Guilt

Guilt is one of the strongest tools of control. Guilty people are fearful, easily manipulated, and prone to slavery whether to the state, other people, or destructive habits. History shows that regimes thrive on guilt because it weakens resistance and paralyzes conscience. Only Christ deals with guilt at its root. Psychology teaches men to live with guilt; Scripture declares that guilt requires atonement and only Jesus Christ can provide it. Without His atoning work, guilt enslaves; with it, men are truly free. A people freed from guilt are not easily ruled, for “if the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed” (John 8:36).