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• Hill, Michael (1942-)

• 1991-07-25

• Moore Theological College

• Hill speaks on the topic of sin in the Christian life. Hill identifies the common anxiety for many Christians who consistently dwell upon and fear the sin in their lives. When one finds continual sin in the Christian life, a common response is to downplay sin. A biblical understanding of conscience identifies it as a mechanism which evaluates our actions in terms of our moral rules and principles. When action does not measure up to the ideals we have, one feels guilt and shame. Guilt is an awareness that you have caused others to suffer. For others, unending guilt is generated once an action has been done which breaks a moral boundary with no possibility for redemption. Christians must remind themselves that they are dealing with a person rather than a set of rules. The rules themselves are an expression of the intentions of God for us and all of creation. Within the Old Testament sacrificial system, the Israelites learnt that guilt and sin can be delt with by the personal God through forgiveness. Sin can be removed by forgiveness; God can absorb the offence in His own person, allowing Him to continue relating to us. What is required is a clean, good, and pure conscience. In the Bible, sin is taken seriously. We must not gloss over the consequences of sin. The way to deal with sin is through the Cross and through forgiveness. Two passage which show this include Romans 8:33-34 and Hebrews 10:19. The Christian needs to look from us and from our sin toward the love of God in Christ; to see the love of God demonstrated through Christ on the Cross. We often fail to take the forgiveness of God seriously as we have trivialised it. It is only through pain that forgiveness comes about. Three things Hill reminds listeners about includes: 1. Not seeking to relax our conscience. 2. To look to the cross of Jesus as the forgiveness of God for sin. 3.Through repentance and faith, we will know that we have a right relationship with God.

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