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Moving From Guilt to Humility

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Sometimes I confuse guilt and humility. When I become aware of a particular weakness or failing, when the sadness of my failure seems to overwhelm me, my first response can sometimes be to try harder. And while sustained effort is an important part of attaining anything valuable–from Christian virtue to proficiency in algebra–trying harder often makes matters worse rather than better.   When I fail in Christian virtue, it is usually not…

Overcoming Sin by Not Hiding

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In response to a comment to the blog entry “The Loving Act of Saying No,” I say the following: We don’t realize how much God loves us–not as abstract human beings, but as distinct persons. We are all sick and need to be healed and cleaned up (so to speak), but we must never lose sight of the fact that it is us whom God saves. When we get to heaven, God…