There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus (Romans 8:1).
Does it convict rather than condemn? I need to explain the difference because a lot of people go through life living under condemnation and guilt thinking it’s the voice of God when it’s not. Conviction comes from God. Condemnation comes from the devil.
The purpose of conviction is to correct something that is out of whack in your life. The purpose of condemnation is just to put you down and make you feel miserable, guilty, and ashamed. The motivation behind conviction is God loves you and wants to help you be better. The motivation behind condemnation is Satan hates you and wants to make you miserable.
When God speaks to you about an area in your life for conviction, He is very specific. God will point out an area and say, “Ken, you were prideful just then.” Or “you were impatient” or “you got angry” or “you’re resentful” or “you’re jealous” or “you lied just now” or “you exaggerated” or whatever. God will give you a very specific area of your life.
Then He gives you the solution. You confess it, you admit it, you say, “God, I admit it. I was wrong. Please help me change.” And bingo! The conviction feeling leaves instantly.
Condemnation on the other hand goes on and on and on. You can feel guilty about it for weeks, months, or years. That’s not from God. That’s from the devil. If you’ve ever felt vaguely guilty in your life where every time you go to God you feel like, “I’m not measuring up. I’m not doing very good.” That means you’re not hearing from God. You’re hearing from your own voice or your past or you’re hearing from the devil.
How many times do you have to ask for forgiveness to be forgiven? Once. So if you keep feeling guilty after you’ve confessed it and you confess it again tomorrow and the next day and the next day. Every time that thing comes back to your mind and you confess it again and say, “Please forgive me. Please forgive me,” what are you saying? You are saying “God, I don’t really believe You forgave me the first time.” And that’s a lack of faith.
God forgave you the first time you asked for forgiveness and meant it and said help me change
Does it convict rather than condemn? I need to explain the difference because a lot of people go through life living under condemnation and guilt thinking it’s the voice of God when it’s not. Conviction comes from God. Condemnation comes from the devil.
The purpose of conviction is to correct something that is out of whack in your life. The purpose of condemnation is just to put you down and make you feel miserable, guilty, and ashamed. The motivation behind conviction is God loves you and wants to help you be better. The motivation behind condemnation is Satan hates you and wants to make you miserable.
When God speaks to you about an area in your life for conviction, He is very specific. God will point out an area and say, “Ken, you were prideful just then.” Or “you were impatient” or “you got angry” or “you’re resentful” or “you’re jealous” or “you lied just now” or “you exaggerated” or whatever. God will give you a very specific area of your life.
Then He gives you the solution. You confess it, you admit it, you say, “God, I admit it. I was wrong. Please help me change.” And bingo! The conviction feeling leaves instantly.
Condemnation on the other hand goes on and on and on. You can feel guilty about it for weeks, months, or years. That’s not from God. That’s from the devil. If you’ve ever felt vaguely guilty in your life where every time you go to God you feel like, “I’m not measuring up. I’m not doing very good.” That means you’re not hearing from God. You’re hearing from your own voice or your past or you’re hearing from the devil.
How many times do you have to ask for forgiveness to be forgiven? Once. So if you keep feeling guilty after you’ve confessed it and you confess it again tomorrow and the next day and the next day. Every time that thing comes back to your mind and you confess it again and say, “Please forgive me. Please forgive me,” what are you saying? You are saying “God, I don’t really believe You forgave me the first time.” And that’s a lack of faith.
God forgave you the first time you asked for forgiveness and meant it and said help me change
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