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Podcast: Open the Bible UK Daily
Episode: Our First Instinct When We Feel Guilty
Description: With what shall I come before the LORD… Shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves a year old?Micah 6:6These are the words of someone who holds up his hands and says, “You got me. I’m guilty. Now what do I do?”
Our first instinct when we feel guilty is to become religious (burnt offerings). “This doesn’t feel right. Maybe we could give something to the church? Or do some work around the church?”
Notice the ascending scale in the plea bargain. It starts with a few year-old...