VOL. 6, NO. 6 | Naked and Ashamed: Does anyone feel guilty anymore?

In this issue, we discuss the role of guilt in the Christian life. Trying to live without guilt is like trying to live without physical pain: It can’t be done and it shouldn’t be done. Like pain, guilt gets our attention. We realize that we are not going to get away with self-justifications, rationalizations, or excuses. The good news is that the only people God wants to save are guilty people. God justifies the wicked, not the righteous (Rom.4:5). After all, “Jesus said, ‘It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick… For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners’” (Matt.9:12-13). Because of that, we are free to come out of hiding, to acknowledge who we really are before God, ourselves, and others.

Featured Articles:

• The Justification of the Guilty, Not the Righteous | by Michael S. Horton
• Guilt and Compassion | by Tremper Longman
• Guiltless Good News | by Donald G. Matzat
• Comfort Ye My People | by Rick Ritchie