Here then is where the deceit of sin intervenes. It separates the doctrine of grace from its purpose. It persuades us to dwell upon the notion of grace and diverts our attention from the influence that grace gives to achieve its proper application in holy lives. From the doctrine of assured pardon of sin, it [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Guilt’
Here Then Is Where the Deceit of Sin Intervenes
Posted in Owens, John, tagged Grace, Guilt, Sin on February 10, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
It’s So Much More than Just Feelings
Posted in Bridges, Jerry, tagged Guilt, Shame, Sin on January 6, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
We should not seek holiness in order to feel good about ourselves, or to blend in with our Christian peer group, or to avoid the sense of shame and guilt that follows the committing of persistent sin in our lives. Far too often our concern with sin arises from how it makes us feel. Sinful [...]
Only Then Can We Be Free to Love
Posted in Bridges, Jerry, tagged Christ's Blood, Conscience, Gratitude, Guilt, Love, Obedience on December 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
When our sense of guilt is taken away because our consciences are cleansed by the blood of Christ, we are freed up to love Him with all our hearts and souls and minds. In fact, not only are we freed up, we are motivated in a positive sense to love Him in this wholehearted way. [...]
We Cannot Love Anything We Are Adverse To
Posted in Fraser, James, tagged Condemnation, God's Love, Guilt, Obedience, Purity, Wrath on December 13, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
But whilst the conscience retains the charge of guilt, condemnation and wrath, there cannot be purity, or sincerity of heart toward God, or sincerity of the love of God. Human nature is so formed, that it cannot love any object that is adverse and terrible to it. – James Fraser as quoted by Bridges, Jerry; [...]
It Originated Solely with His Goodness
Posted in Bridges, Jerry, tagged God's Wrath, Grace, Guilt, II Peter on September 7, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Grace, as we have already observed, is the undeserved favor of God show to those who deserve His wrath. Grace presupposes guilt on our part. By definition, it is sovereign, undeserved favor. (In fact, God did not grant such favor to the angels that sinned [II Peter 2:4]). The decision to grant such favor to [...]
Saint and Sinner
Posted in Bridges, Jerry, tagged Christ's Sinlessness, Guilt, Righteousness, Saints, Sinner on August 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
We should always view ourselves both in terms of what we are in Christ, that is, saints, and what we are in ourselves, namely, sinners. To help us understand this twofold view of ourselves, consider Jesus as an analogy. In His own person He was sinless, but as our representative He assumed our guilt. However, He [...]
One of the Attitudes Christians are Prone to Have
Posted in Bridges, Jerry, tagged Christian Life, Guilt, Sin on August 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Christians tend toward one of two opposite attitudes. The first is a relentless sense of guilt due to unmet expectations in living the Christian life. People characterized by this mode of thinking frequently dwell on their besetting sins or on their failure to witness to their neighbors or to live up to numerous other challenges [...]
We Need, More Than Anything, A Sustainable Motivation
Posted in Bridges, Jerry, tagged Believers, Discipleship, Guilt on August 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
We believers do not need to be challenged to a life of committed discipleship, but that challenge needs to be based on the gospel, not on duty or guilt. Duty or guilt may motivate us for a while, but only a sense of Christ’s love for us will motivate us for a lifetime. – Bridges, [...]
We Can Easily Fall Into One of Two Errors
Posted in Bridges, Jerry, tagged Discipline, Faith, Gospel, Guilt, Obedience, Performance, Trust on August 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Without a continual reminder of the good news of the gospel, we can easily fall into one of two errors. The first is to focus on our external performance and become proud like the Pharisees. We may then begin to look down our spiritual noses at others who are not as disciplined, obedient and committed [...]
What is the Goal of Popular Preaching Today?
Posted in Horton, Michael, tagged Guilt, Interpretation, Law, Preaching, Sinners on June 20, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Often in popular preaching today, it seems that the goal is to get through the interpretation of the passage in order to arrive at the contemporary application, which typically evidences the preacher’s own hobby-horses and recent diet of reading or movies. Usually, application equals law - to-do lists – rather than using the passage to actually [...]
