Many people struggle with a sense of guilt. They may try to ignore this sense, rationalize it, or desensitize themselves to it, but it is there. It points to the fact that all people are objectively guilty before God. In this Crucial Questions booklet, Dr. Sproul shows all men are guilty before the holy God, having incurred a debt to their Creator that they have no hope of paying. Yet not all sinful people experience feelings of guilt; indeed, King David felt no guilt about his adultery with Bathsheba until he was confronted by Nathan the prophet. Thus, guilt feelings are used by God to open men's eyes to the one true remedy for their actual guilt--the forgiveness that God has provided through Jesus Christ. Here is solid biblical counsel for those who hear the accusations of their consciences.
