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164 The Search For Significance Remedy: The remedy for GUILT is to trust in Christ's substitutionary death to pay for the condemnation for sin. The remedy for CONVICTION is confession, agreeing with God that our sin is wrong, that Christ has forgiven us, and that our attitude and actions will change. Although Christians are no longer subject to condemnation, we will not be free from its destructive power until we learn to distinguish between guilt and conviction. The Holy Spirit wants us to be convinced that we are forgiven, accepted, and loved — totally secure because of Christ. The Holy Spirit is the "paraclete," or one "called along side," to lift us up and encourage us. As a part of His ministry, He faithfully makes us aware of any behavior that does not reflect the characteristics of Christ. He helps us understand both our righteousness before God and the failures in our performance. What can we conclude from these truths? We can conclude that guilt is rooted in condemnation, but conviction leads us to confession and repentance and to a renewed realization of God's grace and forgiveness. Knowing this, how can we deal with feelings of guilt? First, we need to affirm that Christ has forgiven us and made us judicially righteous. Our sin does not bring condemnation, but it is harmful and dishonors God. We can confess our sin to God, claim the forgiveness we already have in Christ, and then move on in joy and freedom to honor Him. The following prayer expresses this attitude: "Father, I affirm that I am deeply loved by you, that I am fully pleasing to You, and I am totally accepted in Your sight. You have made me complete and
Guilt vs. Conviction 165 given me the righteousness of Christ, even though my performance often falls short. "Lord, I confess my sins to You. (List them. Be specific.) I agree with You that these are wrong. Thank You for Your grace and forgiveness. Is there anything I need to return, anyone I need to repay, or anyone I need to apologize to? Thank You." It is important to affirm our righteousness in Christ as well as confess our sins. God does not need to be reminded of our right standing in Him, but we do. Therefore, we need to make this prayer a daily experience and let it pervade our thoughts and hearts. As we yield to the gentle prodding of God-given conviction, confess our sins, and affirm our true relationship with Him, we are gradually shaped and molded so that we may increasingly honor "the One who died and rose again on our behalf."
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INTRODUCTION When Christ told His d
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TABLE OF CONTENTS " " 1. Our Search
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Chapter Two The Origin of the Searc
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The Performance Trap 39 FEAR OF FAI
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The Performance Trap 41 cannot heal
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The Performance Trap 43 ANGER, RESE
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The Performance Trap 45 would not b
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The Performance Trap 47 As marvelou
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The Performance Trap 49 pelled by i
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The Performance Trap 51 ETERNAL REW
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Approval Addict 57 proval of others
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Approval Addict 61 FEAR OF REJECTIO
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Approval Addict 71 16. MATTHEW 26:2
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The Blame Game 77 them and escorted
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The Blame Game 79 tion to love and
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The Blame Game 81 righteous condemn
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The Blame Game 83 deal with inadequ
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The Blame Game 85 INTERPRETATION OF
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The Blame Game 87 we reason that we
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GOD'S ANSWER: PROPITIATION The Blam
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The Blame Game 91 die. But God demo
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The Blame Game 93 There was only on
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Chapter Seven Shame When past failu
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Shame 97 Too often our self-image r
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Shame 99 SHAME TEST Read each state
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Shame 101 THE EFFECTS OF SHAME Susa
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Shame 103 INFERIORITY By definition
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Shame 105 were the moment we truste
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Shame 109 To summarize the last fou
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Summarizing the Search 111 earth. A
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