The Five Faces of Salvation

Face # 1 Guilt

Guilt and Shame and PowerRedeemed State No.

Times“Lost” State No.

TimesInnocence/Righteous 396 Guilt/Guilty 212

Honor 386 Shame/Dishonor 192

Power 542 Fear 332

Purity 315 Defilement/Unclean 296

Meaning/Purpose 126 Meaninglessness 39

Judgment 167

Where Does the Guilt Come From?

From the Bible, of Course But our emphasis comes from our culture, that has its roots in Rome:ArchitectureLawGovernment

Western Theologians Look at all the lawyers:

Tertullian (ca. 160 AD)Basil the Great (ca. 329 AD)Augustine (ca. 354 AD)Ambrose (ca. 374 AD)Martin Luther (ca. 1517)John Calvin (ca. 1535)

Guilt

Definition: Guilt is both the legal and moral condition that results from breaking God's law.

Our End Vision

Romans 8

To Be Released from Guilt

One Verse “Therefore, there is now no condemnationfor those who are in Christ Jesus.” Romans 8:1

Three Stories

MARK 2:1-12

See the ___________of Christ. He has authority to remove

our______. He has authority to heal

our________________. There is now no condemnation…

You are __________________.

Powersins

suffering

forgiven

JOHN 3:1-21

See the __________________of Christ. He came to stop us

from__________________. He came to teach us to _________________________.

There is now no condemnation… You have a _________________________.

Purpose

trying

trust Himfresh start

JOHN 8:1-11

See the ___________________of Christ. Jesus upholds the _____________of

God. Jesus extends the _____________of

God. There is now no condemnation…

You are ________________.

Paradoxjusticemercy

free

Bottom Line

If you trust in what Jesus did for you on the cross, You are not guilty anymore. You don’t have to pay the penalty

You don’t have to receive punishment.

From our story to His story… Start by identifying to which of

these three stories your own story most relates. One of my favorite stories about

Jesus is when: (On a separate piece of paper, fill

in details of story in approximately 3-4 sentences)

From our story to His story… State the primary point of the

story, i.e., to forgive us, to give us a fresh start, to free us from our sins and

struggles…)

From our story to His story… Would you be interested in

knowing more about how Jesus can do that in your life?