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Adapted from the series by David Jeremiah

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The Ancient Art of

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• Psychological coping mechanism dating back to ancient times.

• Generally used up until the 1940’s, but sometimes under a different name.

• Simple philosophy that can be adapted to most of life’s various difficulties and hardships.

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Chapter 1I resent my siblings because my parents paida lot more attention to them than they did me.

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Shut up. Get over it.

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Series Outline• What is it?

• What does it do to me?

• How do I kill it?

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Some Facts About Guilt• Before becoming a Christian, guilt is meant

to bring you to Christ.• After becoming a Christian, guilt is meant

to bring you to Christ.• A Christian should experience guilt in one

of two ways:– I’ve sinned, and my guilt leads to me ask Jesus

for forgiveness.– I’ve been forgiven, and my guilt needs to be

forgotten.

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Secret Weapon Recap• Fear– Love

• Discouragement– Humility

• Loneliness– Introspection

• Guilt– Acceptance

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What is it?• You’ve done something wrong.• You know you’ve done something wrong.• You have not received forgiveness:– You need to accept Jesus as Savior.– You need to confess your sin to your Savior.

• Still unresolved, you are burdened and troubled.

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Psalm 32

Today’s Reading

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What does it do to me?• Silence– “If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will

not hear.” Psalm 66:18– Unwilling to talk to God about our sin, we find

ourselves unable to talk to Him about anything.

– We feel a sickening silence in our heart.– Manifests psychological dysfunction and

physiological ailments.

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What does it do to me?• Sorrow– We feel that we are not in control as we were

before.– We find it hard to genuinely enjoy just about

anything.– Our outlook is depressed.– Not exactly the life of the party.

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What does it do to me?• Secrecy– Unresolved guilt demands a latticework of

guarded secrets, half-truths, and outright lies.– These compound to make the overall situation

worse, if not “hopeless.”– We find it difficult to meaningfully connect

with the closest people in our lives.– This secrecy dulls our conviction about right

and wrong within ourselves and others.

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How do I kill it?• Before too long, God will send a Nathan on

an intercept course with our lives.• A conversation or circumstance will arouse

your conviction and give you a glimpse of the exit.

• Decision time:– Put a sword through it.– Recede back into the cycle for another round.

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How do I kill it?• Accept FULL responsibility.– “I did it.” No passive terminology here.

• Acknowledge the damage you caused.– Don’t follow the world’s example of watering

down the impact of sin.• Address your confession to God.– No priest, psychologist, or parent can get you

out of this.• Accept His forgiveness.

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Cleansing the Filth• The hoarder’s house and the dumpster.– Looks good on the outside, nightmare on the

inside.• The only way to deal with filth is to purge

it, not move it into different corners.• The only way to remove sin is by the blood

of Jesus…precious yet serious imagery.– OT mercy seat above the Ark.– NT “covering” of the blood of Jesus.

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What will I get in return?• Removal of the sin. It no longer has power

over you, nor does God hold it against you.– There were no sacrifices available to David to

atone for either adultery or murder.• Restoration of joy!– Weight lifted, shackles broken.

• Renewal of fellowship.– Communication and communion with God.– Renewed focus and purpose.

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Bonus Slide• Are you struggling because you want guilt

to hang around someone else’s neck?

• Are you feeling guilty about the right things?