Dealing with Guilt

“I now rejoice, not that you were made sorrowful, but that you were made sorrowful to the point of repentance; for you were made sorrowful according to the will of God, so that you might not suffer loss in anything through us. For the sorrow that is according to the will of God produces a repentance without regret, leading to salvation, but the sorrow of the world produces death.” 2 Corinthians 7:9-10

One of Satan’s most potent weapons is the fraudulent use of guilt in the believer’s life. He enjoys seeing the Christian wrestle with unnecessary guilt. He understand that if unresolved, it can lead to a miserable Christian existence, destroying joy and peace.

This doesn’t have to happen to you or any believer. God has made full provision for the problem of guilt through proper understanding of His remedy and discernment of Satan’s deceptive tactics. When Jesus died on the cross, He paid the penalty of your sin and its condemning guilt. You are forgiven of all your sins - past, present, and future. Your sin debt is paid in full when you receive Christ as Savior.

When you sin after salvation, the Holy Spirit convicts you of specific transgressions Any guilt feelings are the Spirit’s loving prompting for confession and repentance. Such confession agrees with God that you have violated His truth and allows you to experience His complete forgiveness.

If you find yourself walking around in a cloud of guilt but you cannot point to a specific act of sin, then this is a lie of Satan. Reject them. Refuse them. God loves you unconditionally and never puts a false guilt trip on you.

“Let us go to Calvary to learn how we may be forgiven. Then let us linger there to learn how to forgive.” -Charles Spurgeon