Tag: guilt
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A Good Conscience
Philippians 3:19 “they glory in their shame” One of the greatest gifts that God has given us is our conscience. As pain is God’s gift to warn us of physical injury, the conscience is God’s gift to warn us of spiritual harm. In 1 Timothy 1:18-19 Paul encourages his protégé Timothy to “wage the good…
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I Was Naked and You Clothed Me
Matthew 25:36 “I was naked and you clothed me.” Have you ever heard the saying, “Do as I say, not as I do”? It’s often said in jest as a response right after it’s been pointed out to someone that they aren’t following what they’ve been telling someone else (such as their own children) that…
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A Good Fear
Hebrews 4:1 “Therefore, while the promise of entering his rest still stands, let us fear lest any of you should seem to have failed to reach it.” Do you realize that not all fear is bad? You’ve seen the t-shirts with the words in bold letters, “No Fear!” I’m not real sure of the point the…
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If You Want Something Done Right . . .
Hebrews 1:3 “After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.” I’m sure you’ve heard the expression, “if you want something to be done right, you have to do it yourself!” I’ve heard this said (in fact I’ve been known to say it) when someone had asked or paid…
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A Very Great Race
Hebrews 12:1 “Let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us” In various places in Scripture the Christian life is compared to a race. In other places it’s called a “fight.” These words call to mind a contest, one…
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When Believers Sin
Luke 22:60-62 “But Peter said, ‘Man, I do not know what you are talking about.’ And immediately, while he was still speaking, the rooster crowed. And the Lord turned and looked at Peter. And Peter remembered the saying of the Lord, how he had said to him, ‘Before the rooster crows today, you will deny me three times.’ And he…
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The Problem of Conscience
Hebrews 4:12-13 “For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart. And no creature is hidden from his sight, but all are naked and exposed to the…
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The Only True Cure for Guilt
Matthew 18:21-22 “Then Peter came up and said to him, ‘Lord, how often will my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?’ Jesus said to him, ‘I do not say to you seven times, but seventy-seven times.’” Matthew 9:6 “the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins.” Is there anything…
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The two sides of the “good news”
John 15:22-25 “If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have been guilty of sin, but now they have no excuse for their sin. Whoever hates me hates my Father also. If I had not done among them the works that no one else did, they would not be guilty of sin, but now they…
To Encourage You 