FORGIVENESS: WE ALL NEED IT
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HOW WE USUALLY GET RID OF GUILT
HOW WE USUALLY GET RID OF GUILT
1. “LET’S SWEEP IT UNDERNEATH THE CARPET.”
1. “LET’S SWEEP IT UNDERNEATH THE CARPET.”
3 When I refused to confess my sin, my body wasted away, and I groaned all day long. 4 Day and night your hand of discipline was heavy on me. My strength evaporated like water in the summer heat. Interlude 5 Finally, I confessed all my sins to you and stopped trying to hide my guilt. I said to myself, “I will confess my rebellion to the Lord.” And you forgave me! All my guilt is gone. Interlude
HOW DO WE
A Maskil of David. 1 Blessed is the one whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. 2 Blessed is the man against whom the Lord counts no iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no deceit. 3 For when I kept silent, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long. 4 For day and night your hand was heavy upon me; my strength was dried up as by the heat of summer. Selah 5 I acknowledged my sin to you, and I did not cover my iniquity; I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,” and you forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah 6 Therefore let everyone who is godly offer prayer to you at a time when you may be found; surely in the rush of great waters, they shall not reach him. 7 You are a hiding place for me; you preserve me from trouble; you surround me with shouts of deliverance. Selah 8 I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon you. 9 Be not like a horse or a mule, without understanding, which must be curbed with bit and bridle, or it will not stay near you. 10 Many are the sorrows of the wicked, but steadfast love surrounds the one who trusts in the Lord. 11 Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, O righteous, and shout for joy, all you upright in heart!
A Maskil of David. 1 Blessed is the one whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. 2 Blessed is the man against whom the Lord counts no iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no deceit. 3 For when I kept silent, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long. 4 For day and night your hand was heavy upon me; my strength was dried up as by the heat of summer. Selah 5 I acknowledged my sin to you, and I did not cover my iniquity; I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,” and you forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah 6 Therefore let everyone who is godly offer prayer to you at a time when you may be found; surely in the rush of great waters, they shall not reach him. 7 You are a hiding place for me; you preserve me from trouble; you surround me with shouts of deliverance. Selah 8 I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon you. 9 Be not like a horse or a mule, without understanding, which must be curbed with bit and bridle, or it will not stay near you. 10 Many are the sorrows of the wicked, but steadfast love surrounds the one who trusts in the Lord. 11 Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, O righteous, and shout for joy, all you upright in heart!
WE SWEEP IT UNDERNEATH THE CARPET BY...
WE SWEEP IT UNDERNEATH THE CARPET BY...
MINIMIZING IT
RATIONALIZING IT
COMPROMISING IT
“You will never succeed in life if you try to hide your sins.” ()
“You will never succeed in life if you try to hide your sins.” ()
2. “It’s not my fault! I didn’t do it! She did it!”
2. “It’s not my fault! I didn’t do it! She did it!”
“You will never succeed in life if you try to hide your sins.”
12 The man replied, “It was the woman you gave me who gave me the fruit, and I ate it.”
Genesis 3:12
3 People ruin their lives by their own foolishness and then are angry at the Lord.
3. “Man! How could I have done that? How could I be so stupid?
3. “Man! How could I have done that? How could I be so stupid?
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4 My guilt overwhelms me— it is a burden too heavy to bear.
6 I am bent over and racked with pain. All day long I walk around filled with grief.
IN OTHER WORDS, WE GET RID OF OUR GUILT FEELINGS BY:
BURYING IT
BLAMING OTHERS
BEATING UP OURSELVES
WHAT JESUS WANTS US TO DO WITH OUR GUILT...
WHAT JESUS WANTS US TO DO WITH OUR GUILT...
1. HE WANTS ME TO ADMIT THAT I BLEW IT.
1. HE WANTS ME TO ADMIT THAT I BLEW IT.
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27 The Lord gave us mind and conscience; we cannot hide from ourselves.
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8 If we claim we have no sin, we are only fooling ourselves and not living in the truth.
8 If we claim we have no sin, we are only fooling ourselves and not living in the truth. 9 But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness.
I MUST STOP DECEIVING MYSELF.
I MUST STOP DECEIVING MYSELF.
I MUST STOP DECEIVING MYSELF.
I MUST STOP DECEIVING MYSELF.
2. HE WANTS ME TO ACCEPT MY OWN RESPONSIBILITY.
2. HE WANTS ME TO ACCEPT MY OWN RESPONSIBILITY.
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3 I recognize my faults; I am always conscious of my sins.
3 I recognize my faults; I am always conscious of my sins.
JAMES
16 Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results.
16 Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.
16 Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results.
Make a Personal Moral Inventory:
Make a Personal Moral Inventory:
Take
James 5:16
Lord, give me a list between me and you.
Lord, give me a list between me and you.
Give me a list between me and others.
Give me a list between me and others.
3. HE WANTS ME TO ASK FOR FORGIVENESS.
3. HE WANTS ME TO ASK FOR FORGIVENESS.
9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
I MUST STOP DEFEATING MYSELF.
I MUST STOP DEFEATING MYSELF.
GOD IS MORE WILLING TO FORGIVE ME THAN I AM WILLING TO ADMIT IT.
GOD IS MORE WILLING TO FORGIVE ME THAN I AM WILLING TO ADMIT IT.
Romans 3:23-24
23 For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard. 24 Yet God freely and graciously declares that we are righteous. He did this through Christ Jesus when he freed us from the penalty for our sins.
WHAT GOD DOES WITH MY GUILT...
WHAT GOD DOES WITH MY GUILT...
GOD FORGIVES ME IMMEDIATELY: RIGHT AWAY! “If we confess our sins to him…He will forgive.” ()
GOD FORGIVES ME COMPLETELY: ABSOLUTELY!
13 You were dead because of your sins and because your sinful nature was not yet cut away. Then God made you alive with Christ, for he forgave all our sins. 14 He canceled the record of the charges against us and took it away by nailing it to the cross.
3. GOD FORGIVES ME REPEATEDLY: TIME AND TIME AGAIN!
25 Therefore he is able, once and forever, to save those who come to God through him. He lives forever to intercede with God on their behalf.
Hebrews 7:25
4. GOD FORGIVES ME FREELY: “WHAT DA!”
Psalm 32:1-2
1 Oh, what joy for those whose disobedience is forgiven, whose sin is put out of sight! 2 Yes, what joy for those whose record the Lord has cleared of guilt, whose lives are lived in complete honesty!
1 Oh, what joy for those whose disobedience is forgiven, whose sin is put out of sight! 2 Yes, what joy for those whose record the Lord has cleared of guilt, whose lives are lived in complete honesty!
Psalm 32:
GOD WANTS YOU TO BE FORGIVEN. HE WANTS YOU TO BE HAPPY & JOYFUL ALL THE TIME!
GOD WANTS YOU TO BE FORGIVEN. HE WANTS YOU TO BE HAPPY & JOYFUL ALL THE TIME!
DO YOU HAVE ANY PROBLEM WITH THAT?
DO YOU HAVE ANY PROBLEM WITH THAT?