Guilt: an awareness of having done wrong or committed a crime, accompanied by feelings of shame and regret; the fact of having committed a crime or done wrong

1. That Guilty Feeling
Psalm 32; Psalm 51

2. That Guilty Feeling
• Psalm 32:1-2 (NIV) 1
Blessed is he whose
transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are
covered. 2
Blessed is the man whose sin the
LORD does not count against him and in whose
spirit is no deceit.
• Psalm 51:1-2 (NIV) 1
Have mercy on me, O
God, according to your unfailing love;
according to your great compassion blot out my
transgressions. 2
Wash away all my iniquity
and cleanse me from my sin.

3. That Guilty Feeling
Guilt is a thief. It robs a person of their celebratory past,
present, and potential future. You could be judged
successful by many external criteria yet the internal
parasite of guilt continues to eat way any substances of
satisfaction. There are times when our conscious will
provide a hint of guilt as a catalyst for reconciliation or
recovery, but guilt is not meant to be a lasting
psychological partner. Guilt and sin are not meant to be
partners but they will partner unless we understand and
use the key to overcoming that guilt feeling.

4. That Guilty Feeling
Guilt: an awareness of having done wrong
or committed a crime, accompanied by
feelings of shame and regret; the fact of
having committed a crime or done wrong

5. That Guilty Feeling
The Agony of Guilt – Psalm 32
• Silence – Psalm 32:3; Psalm 66:18 (NIV) If I
had cherished sin in my heart, the Lord would
not have listened;
• Sorrow – Psalm 32:4
• Secrecy – 1 John 1:8 (NIV) If we claim to be
without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth
is not in us.

6. That Guilty Feeling
The Accusation of Guilt – 2 Samuel 12:1-7
• God uses Stories
• God uses Scenarios
• God uses Situations

7. That Guilty Feeling
The Admission of Guilt – Psalm 51
• David Accepts Full Responsibility for His Sin – Psalm
51:1-4
• David Acknowledges the Sinfulness of Sin – Psalm 32:5
(NIV) Then I acknowledged my sin to you and did not
cover up my iniquity. I said, "I will confess my
transgressions to the LORD "—and you forgave the
guilt of my sin. Selah
• David Addresses His Confession to God – Psalm 51:4

8. That Guilty Feeling
The Answer to Guilt – Psalm 51:7-13
• Remove the Sin – Psalm 31:2,7, 9
• Restore the Joy – Psalm 51:8, 12
• Renew the Fellowship – Psalm 51:11
• Refocus on the Future – Psalm 51:12-13;
Psalm 32:1-2

9. That Guilty Feeling
Romans 3:23-26 (NIV) 23
for all have sinned and
fall short of the glory of God, 24
and are justified
freely by his grace through the redemption that
came by Christ Jesus. 25
God presented him as a
sacrifice of atonement, through faith in his blood.
He did this to demonstrate his justice, because in
his forbearance he had left the sins committed
beforehand unpunished— 26
he did it to
demonstrate his justice at the present time, so as
to be just and the one who justifies those who
have faith in Jesus.