the five faces of salvation face # 1 guilt. guilt and shame and power redeemed state no. times...
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Guilt and Shame and PowerRedeemed State No.
Times“Lost” State No.
TimesInnocence/Righteous 396 Guilt/Guilty 212
Honor 386 Shame/Dishonor 192
Power 542 Fear 332
Purity 315 Defilement/Unclean 296
Meaning/Purpose 126 Meaninglessness 39
Judgment 167
Where Does the Guilt Come From?
From the Bible, of Course But our emphasis comes from our culture, that has its roots in Rome:ArchitectureLawGovernment
Western Theologians Look at all the lawyers:
Tertullian (ca. 160 AD)Basil the Great (ca. 329 AD)Augustine (ca. 354 AD)Ambrose (ca. 374 AD)Martin Luther (ca. 1517)John Calvin (ca. 1535)
To Be Released from Guilt
One Verse “Therefore, there is now no condemnationfor those who are in Christ Jesus.” Romans 8:1
Three Stories
MARK 2:1-12
See the ___________of Christ. He has authority to remove
our______. He has authority to heal
our________________. There is now no condemnation…
You are __________________.
Powersins
suffering
forgiven
JOHN 3:1-21
See the __________________of Christ. He came to stop us
from__________________. He came to teach us to _________________________.
There is now no condemnation… You have a _________________________.
Purpose
trying
trust Himfresh start
JOHN 8:1-11
See the ___________________of Christ. Jesus upholds the _____________of
God. Jesus extends the _____________of
God. There is now no condemnation…
You are ________________.
Paradoxjusticemercy
free
Bottom Line
If you trust in what Jesus did for you on the cross, You are not guilty anymore. You don’t have to pay the penalty
You don’t have to receive punishment.
From our story to His story… Start by identifying to which of
these three stories your own story most relates. One of my favorite stories about
Jesus is when: (On a separate piece of paper, fill
in details of story in approximately 3-4 sentences)
From our story to His story… State the primary point of the
story, i.e., to forgive us, to give us a fresh start, to free us from our sins and
struggles…)