We Are Guilty - John 7:53-8:11 Pain / Promise: We are ashamed / Jesus removes our guilt

We are guilty of sin. We feel the burden of our wrongdoing and choices in life. We have to bear the consequences of our actions that include our actions that have hurt us, hurt others, and the punishment for those actions. We feel not only guilt, but also shame over who we are and what we have done. We feel unlovable, ashamed, and we know we are guilty. Though we are guilty, Jesus removes our guilt. He forgives and removes our sin. He takes away our shame by embracing us in our shame in his humiliation in the world and on the cross. He loves us even though we are unlovable, and his love makes us lovable. He creates what is lovely in us, and he frees us from our past that we may go and sin no more, but rejoice in what he has done for us, by taking our shame and guilt away from us.