The oldest and most revered tactic for avoiding the misery of guilt is religion. This tactic may be the most deceptive because it comes closest to the truth. It recognizes what the intellectual and physical strategies generally ignore: that the ultimate cause of guilt is that there is a righteous God whose will for his creatures is ignored or defied. It recognizes that under every pang of conscience in the human soul there is the silent, often unexpressed conviction, 'I have gone against God.' The means that religion has developed to deal with this guilt is to try to placate or appease God with good works or religious ritual. Religious people know they owe God a great debt for their disobedience. But they often make the terrible mistake of thinking they can pay it back through good works and the performance of religious duties.
John Piper

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SINS

SINS SINS, National Pervade all ranks # Isa 1:5 Jer 5:1-5 6:13 Often caused and encouraged by rulers # 1Ki 12:26-33 14:16 2Ch 21:11-13 Pr 29:12 Often caused by prosperity…

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SYRIA

SYRIA SYRIA Originally included Mesopotamia # Ge 25:20 28:5 De 26:5 Ac 7:2 More properly the country around Damascus # 2Sa 8:6 Damascus the capital of # Isa 7:8 Abana…

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TRAVELLERS

TRAVELLERS TRAVELLERS Called way-faring men # Jud 19:17 Isa 35:8 Preparations made by, alluded to # Eze 12:3,4 Often collected together and formed caravans # Ge 37:25 Isa 21:13 Lu…

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UNICORN

UNICORN UNICORN Generally had a single horn # Ps 92:10 Sometimes found with two horns # De 33:17 DESCRIBED AS 3a) Intractable in disposition # Job 39:9,10,12 3b) Of vast…

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WAR

WAR WAR Antiquity of # Ge 14:2 Originates in the lusts of men # Jas 4:1 A time for # Ec 3:8 GOD 4a) Frequently ordered # Ex 17:16 Nu…

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