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September 19, 2021 | Dr. Jim Bradford | 2 Corinthians: Gritty Spirituality - Good Guilt, Bad Guilt
David Brooks, New York Times
"Religion may be in retreat, but guilt seems as powerfully present as ever.…There is sin but no formula for redemption.”
2 Corinthians 7:5-9 NIV
2 Corinthians 7:10 NIV
Good guilt: Godly sorrow = Conviction
Bad guilt: Worldly sorrow = Condemnation
GOOD GUILT'S SAVING POWER:
Conviction => Repentance => Salvation
2 Corinthians 7:11 NIV
2 Corinthians 7:13a
By all this we are encouraged.
2 Corinthians 7:1 NIV
BAD GUILT'S DESTRUCTIVE POWER:
Condemnation => Death
* You feel hopeless
* You want to give up
* You never seem to measure up
* You are emotionally exhausted
* You are behaviorally paralyzed
* You are spiritually insecure
WHY DOES BAD GUILT PERSIST?
* Incomplete repentance
--- No sorrow over sin
--- No active follow-through
* Personal shame
--- Unworthy ≠ worthless
--- Contrition ≠ self-hatred
* Self-righteousness
--- Disappointment with self rather than a delight in grace
--- Self-condemnation that perpetuates self-fixation
THE PROMISE OF A CLEAN CONSCIENCE
Hebrews 9:13-14 NIV
1 Peter 1:18-19 NIV
1 Corinthians 11:23-24 NIV
1 Corinthians 11:25 NIV