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The Three Most Important Words for the Christian Life

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  • Nicholas Davis

What are the most important words you should know for your Christian life? The article describes the three most important words you should know: guilt, grace, and gratitude.

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Ten Things You Should Know about Shame and Guilt

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  • Sam Storms

Shame and guilt are not the same. What is the difference between the two? How can we be free from the effects of shame? This article addresses these questions, pointing you to ten things you need to know about guilt and shame.

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Guilt defined as breaking God’s law and meriting the wrath of God has few spokesmen. C. John Miller
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Bound or Free?

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  • Mark Kelderman

Feelings of guilt or innocence are linked to our conscience. This article explains the role of the conscience in determining whether one is guilty or not.

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Guilt or Not

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  • Mark Kelderman

When are you guilty? This article argues that one must know the difference between objective guilt and subjective guilt. Understanding the two is crucial to answering the question of what is guilt.

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Four Things to Believe When Guilt Overwhelms You

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  • Leah Baugh

Guilt and shame can be overwhelming at times. As a Christian how should you respond when guilt overwhelms you? This article discusses four things to believe.

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Guilt Isn’t Just a “Religious” Problem

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  • Derek Rishmawy

Guilt is something that not only believers but also unbelievers struggle with. This article explains that unbelievers also have a god, whose commands they try to obey but fail in their attempts, and continually suffer guilt and shame as a result. Only the biblical God can deal with guilt and silence the guilty conscience.

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An Unredeemed Sense of Guilt

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  • David Powlison

How do you deal with the guilt that leads to self-condemnation because of sexual sin or any sin? When your conscience condemns you with guilt you need to hold the right standard, and know where to turn to.

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The Idea of Sin in Twentieth-Century Theology

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  • Bruce A. Milne

One looks almost in vain for a major discussion of sin during the twentieth century. Does guilt before God still have meaning in the context of modern developments such as Marxism and psycho-analitical approaches to who man is? This essay attempts to examine the way that theology has sought to come to terms with the idea of sin during the twentieth century.

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'Asham

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  • Leon Morris

This article deals with the way God addressed sin and guilt amongst his covenant people. Hebrew words like asham and related words are examined for a better understanding of the significance of atonement.

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The God Who Bleeds: Hope for the Guilty (Hebrews 9:10-15)

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  • Craig Mercer

Struggle with guilt over past sins? This article leads you to Hebrews 9:10-15 to see two realities: because of Christ's sacrifice our redemption is secure, and our conscience can finally become clear.

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The Guilt and the Shame

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  • Tim Challies

How should Christians deal with guilt and shame? This article advises believers to see the experience of guilt and shame as an opportunity to turn again to the Lord.

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Guilt and the Gospel

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  • John C. A. Ferguson

Guilt is the result of sin. This article explains that all are guilty due to original and actual sin. It also shows that it is only by the gospel that guilt can be dealt with.

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Guilt, Grace & Gratitude

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Three things form the knowledge of all who will enter the kingdom of God: guilt, grace and gratitude. This article explains why this is so.

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Sexual Sanity for Men – Life in the Wasteland

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  • David White

This volume wants to help men with their daily battle against sexual sins and immorality. Chapter 1 describes the situation men are left in after sexual sin as a “wasteland.” Sexual sin results in desolation. It cannot make good on its promises of excitement and pleasure. It delivers discontent and insatiable craving.

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Guilt-free Christianity

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  • William H. Smith

It is through forgiveness in Christ that people can be guilt-free. Fear to talk about sin and guilt today denies the Christian message.

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A Clear Conscience

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  • C. G. Geluk

This article is about our conscience and the growth of our conscience. Guilt and forgiveness is also discussed.

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Abortion's Survivors Overcoming the Guilt

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  • Laurie Fields

This article is about the guilt people experience after an abortion. It shows the way of God for Post Abortion Syndrome.

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Why the Message of the Reformation is Meaningless to Modern Men and Women

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  • John van Regenmorter

This article is about how the Bible looks at guilt and the need for atonement. It also looks at the opposite view in society today. There is almost no idea of shame anymore, and everything focuses on the needs of people.

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"Neurotic" Christianity?

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  • Ronald C. Christie

This article is about guilt and freedom, the Christian faith and intellect, self-fulfillment, and negative Christians.

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Romans 8:21 - Liberation and Reformation

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  • Willem den Hollander

In this article on Romans 8:21 the author looks at war and suffering in today's world, the guilt of humans and the liberation of this world.

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Deuteronomy 21 – Respecting Limits in Applying Covenantal Justice

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  • Nelson D. Kloosterman

This article offers an exposition of Deuteronomy 21, a chapter providing instruction to Israel on how to adjudicate a killing by an unknown murderer.  It discusses matters such as removing guilt, the law's Christ-like kindness, and the right of the firstborn.

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Guilt, Grace, and the Global AIDS Crisis

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  • John Piper

There is a price tag attached to all sin, and often, the bill is paid by people who never did the sin. This means that we must speak carefully about AIDS and guilt. Millions are affected by this disease as a result of someone else’s disobedience rather than their own.

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None Righteous

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  • R. C. Sproul

This article is about sin, guilt and the judgment of God. The author also discusses the righteousness and holiness of God, sin and the wrath of God, total depravity, and the ungodly and the forgiveness of God.

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Our rule is not to go a step out of the way of duty, either to meet a cross or to miss one. Matthew Henry
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