One day last week God Prompted me to open my Bible to Leviticus 6, guilt offerings. The question He ask, “How were they convicted of guilt without the Holy Spirit?”
Is this why God had to give the Law so they would know they were not acting well?
Leviticus 6 When a person sins and acts unfaithfully against the LORD and deceives…or lies… then it shall be, when he sins and becomes guilty, that he shall restore what he took plus 1/5 and give a guilt offering to the LORD. The question is still how does he become guilty?
After they become guilty they need to repay and give the offering that gets rid of the guilt for one year. Did they actually feel free of guilt? Did the guilt come back when the year was up? Did they have to offer another guilt offering for the next year?
I remember in high school reading the Bible and being convicted of a sin. I believe it was Holy Spirit speaking to me, pointing out something I knew wasn’t good but it wasn’t until I actually saw it in print I was convicted. The problem was I stopped but still felt the guilt for 30 years!
It was in my late 30’s when God impressed upon me, “Jesus already paid! I didn’t have to pay!”
I now live guilt FREE, and shame FREE!
Jesus died to take all my sin and to give me His Righteousness!
Romans 10:4 “for Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.” Romans 5:17b “much more those who receive the abundance of grace and the gift of righteousness will weigh in life though the One, Jesus Christ.”