6173 guilt, and God
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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



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