Dictionary of Bible Themes » 6000 Sin and salvation » 6100 Aspects of sin » 6172 guilt » 6173 guilt, and God
All human beings are guilty in the sight of God, and all require forgiveness and expiation of their sin. Guilt can arise through failing to know what is right, through failing to do what is right and through giving in to temptation to do wrong.
Guilt as the objective condition of sinners
Guilt results from intentional sin
Leviticus 6:1-7; James 2:10 See also Numbers 5:5-7; Deuteronomy 24:14-15; Ezra 9:13-15; Ezekiel 22:1-4; John 16:7-8
Guilt results from unintentional sin
Leviticus 4:13 See also Leviticus 4:22,27; Acts 3:17-20
Guilt as an accumulation of sin
Hosea 13:12 See also Ezra 9:6; Isaiah 1:4; Isaiah 24:20
God's knowledge of human guilt
Psalm 69:5 See also Genesis 4:8-10; Joshua 7:1-26; Jeremiah 2:22; 1 Corinthians 4:4-5
God's anger at human guilt
2 Chronicles 24:18 See also Numbers 32:10-13; 2 Kings 22:11-13; Hosea 12:13-14; Romans 1:18; Romans 2:5-8; Ephesians 5:6-7
God's determination to punish the guilty
God himself punishes the guilty
Numbers 14:18 See also Exodus 20:5; Jeremiah 25:12; Nahum 1:2-3
Human judges are to punish the guilty
Deuteronomy 25:1-3 See also Proverbs 17:15; Proverbs 24:23-25; Romans 13:1-5; 1 Peter 2:13-14
See also
1020 God, all-knowing 1025 God, anger of 1075 God, justice of 1310 God as judge 5482 punishment 5493 retribution 6023 sin, universality 6124 condemnation 7318 blood, symbol of guilt 8277 innocence
