The feeling of condemnation one can experience when they sin can be overwhelming, and at times destructive. I can relate to the sick feeling of grief that is felt in your spirit when you have given into a temptation and afterward you feel like you have been taken for a ride by the devil. Sometimes you really did sin, other times you feel a sense of aggravated conscience over breaking man made rules and regulations. It is important do be aware of what God actually considers sin before allowing yourself to feel condemned for breaking man made and societal rules of morality. For example, a person may attempt to heap condemnation upon you for expressing disagreement with something like gay marriage. In our society expressing disagreement with such a concept has been considered what amounts to a "societal sin" by those who defy God's word in the matter. They will often call you bigoted, hateful, against human rights, a religious zealot, and etc. But this does not mean tha...
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