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Do you have guilt that just won’t go away? Perhaps you wake up each day wondering how long you can keep on living with the shadow of past sins lingering over you, and the question that consumes your heart is, “How could God ever forgive me for what I’ve done?”

If so, then this message from Dr. Stanley is for you. In this sermon he explains that your sense of guilt is natural. It is our conscience, a part of the internal alarm system God has given us to alert us to sin in our lives. If you’re a believer, you also have the Holy Spirit who will make you aware of sin in your life.

The Lord takes our sins seriously. Our rebellious nature is what keeps us from being a part of the kingdom of God and inheriting eternal life. Not only that, it is destructive to our lives here on earth. This is why God deals with each sin according to its severity.

The good news, however, is that God forgives all kinds of sin if we accept His gift of salvation. Christ provided the payment for our salvation by dying on the cross. If we acknowledge our need for it and turn away from our sins, God will forgive us once and for all. Then, when we sin again (because we all still battle our fleshly nature), we can remember what Christ did for us and repent; God will restore us to a right relationship with Him. We will not be spared the consequences of that sin, but it no longer has the power to condemn us.

Sin is no trivial matter. Learn to respond in humility and repentance when you find it in your life and purpose to live in obedience to a loving and forgiving God.