If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. –john1:9. Guilt is what takes place when a person realizes their failure. False guilt, which is what Satan is known to throw at us, is where the sin has been repented of and forgiven, but he still wants us to feel guilty or see ourselves associated with our pasts. We are speaking of false guilt in this teaching, because true guilt should prompt the person to repent and turn from their sin, but false guilt is what Satan uses to rip apart the lives of countless believers around the world. There is a good reason Satan wants us to feel like failures and dirty sinners. Feeling that way keeps us from …show more content…
They were a church congregation that was allowing a terrible sin to take place in their midst. The apostle Paul had to bring the problem to their attention, because somehow their consciences were not working properly (1 Corinthians 5:1-5). When our consciences aren’t trained to work properly or we ignore them, we will tolerate worse and worse behavior If your guilt is caused by your own negative behavior, then it is time to recognize the behavior for what it is and change it—in both your mind and your actions. Instead of burying it all inside you, go to God and confess your sins and seek His forgiveness (1 John 1:9). This is the first step in the process of repentance—the next step is taking concrete steps to change. Once we change, our goal must be to leave the wrong behavior and the guilt in the past and move forward. 1 samuel 2:22 Now Eli was very old; and he heard all that his sons were doing to all Israel, and how they lay with the women who served at the doorway of the tent of