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Puritan Board Professor
John Murray reminds us, "The Westminster Confession of Faith contain in its chapter on Providence this judiciously-worded paragraph in God's dealings with His own children."
Thoughts?
How can one reflect upon our past sins, for positive growth, without being overwhelmed with guilt, and still allow ourselves to move forward in victory and in God's strength? Any practical advice or Scriptural exhorations come to mind?
[Edited on 6-2-2006 by Puritanhead]
The most wise, righteous, and gracious God, doth often-times leave for a season his own children to manifold temptations and the corruption of their own hearts, to chastise them for their former sins, or to discover unto them the hidden strength of corruption and deceitfulness of their hearts, that they be humbled; and to raise them to a more close and constant dependence for their support upon himself, and to make them more watchful against all future occasions of sin, and for sundry other just and holy ends.
Thoughts?
How can one reflect upon our past sins, for positive growth, without being overwhelmed with guilt, and still allow ourselves to move forward in victory and in God's strength? Any practical advice or Scriptural exhorations come to mind?
[Edited on 6-2-2006 by Puritanhead]