No Need to feel Guilt.

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newton3003

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[FONT=Calibri, sans-serif]Forus who live under God, there is no need to feel guilt.[/FONT]


[FONT=Calibri, sans-serif]Itis inevitable that those of us who fear God and know right fromwrong, good from evil will feel a sense of guilt if we felt we'vedone something wrong or we think we didn't do the right thing. Thatis because guilt results from the obligation we have to do what isright and it causes us to think about that which we may have donewrong. [/FONT]


[FONT=Calibri, sans-serif]Andbecause our flesh is prone to sin, it is impossible for us to feelfree on a continuous basis from the wrongs we believe committed. Butby asking God for forgiveness, he will cleanse us of the sins wecommitted and, until the next time we have sinned, we may feel freeof guilt.[/FONT]


[FONT=Calibri, sans-serif]Ourfaith in God allows for us to be cleansed of our sins by God throughJesus. Romans 5:1 says, “Therefore, since we have been justified byfaith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.” Inour everyday lives, we see people who are called out on the carpet insome form. It can either be at work, or we see individuals on TVhaving been called upon to answer for things they may have beenconnected with. We see that many of these, even under mercilessinterrogation and accusations that would cause a lot of people to befearful of reprisal, seem to exude confidence that they are not inthe wrong. Such confidence can only come from one's absolute beliefin God, and, having asked Him for forgiveness, is forgiven. 1 John1:9 says, “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just toforgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”Similarly, Psalm 32:5 says, “I acknowledged my sin to you,[/FONT]
[FONT=Calibri, sans-serif]andI did not cover my iniquity; I said, 'I will confess mytransgressions to the LORD...'” [/FONT]


[FONT=Calibri, sans-serif]Thereis another type of guilt that comes not from doing what is wrongunder the laws of society, but from a feeling of having done wrongwith our loved ones. The death of a man's wife is very powerful incausing him to feel a sense of guilt, in that he may think his wifecould have done better without him or he may think he hadn't done allhe could to make his wife happy. He has no idea why his wife stayedwith him when she had other options, and he may feel he didn't liveup to his part of the marriage. This is guilt that weighs veryheavily, and it causes many widowers, particularly if they've beenmarried to their wife for a time period that spans from their youthuntil old age, to lose the will to live, and thus die shortlythereafter because of the emptiness they feel, and in knowing they nolonger have the opportunity to correct what they feel they've donewrong in the face of their wives. They have lost the person whoshared their bed for so many years, and now her side is empty andthey will never see her again until, hopefully, their spirit iscalled by God to live in His House. And it doesn't matter to themthat there are people still alive in the flesh who love and needthem, for the guilt these they feel have cause them to turn in onthemselves, tuning everyone out. What makes it particularly poignantis that some of then may just have a feeling that didn't do all theycould by their wife and that the emptiness they now feel is theirjust punishment.[/FONT]


[FONT=Calibri, sans-serif]Butas God is life, and He wants that all should live and prosper, Hewill cleanse us of the sins we may have committed. Even if at thetime we ask Him for forgiveness when we feel guilty, but under Hiseyes we've done nothing wrong at all, He is glad to hear from us forwe show Him our love for Him. And we show our love for Him bystriving to fulfill the plans He has for us.[/FONT]


[FONT=Calibri, sans-serif]Whenwe so love God, through the Spirit evoked by Jesus, there is no needfor fear which is brought on by guilt, as our perfect love for Himcasts out the fears and consternation we may have, and we may onceagain focus on God's plans for us that we may fit in accordingly.[/FONT]
 

trofimus

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Of course there is a need to feel guilt. When we sin.

After we repent, there is no need to feel guilt.

We should not generalize like "never feel guilty" or "always feel guilty".
 

newton3003

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>After we repent, there is no need to feel guilt.

***My point exactly, brother.
 
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What does the Word say about it?
 

newton3003

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[h=3]Hebrews 10:22:Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.[/h]
 

OneFaith

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Those whose consciences have been seared as with a hot iron feel no guilt. Guilt needs to do its job, and we need to remain sensitive to it in order to recognize right from wrong. But God doesn't want us to have excessive sorrow that overwhelms us into depression and suicidal thoughts. Guilt is good, excessive sorrow is bad.