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  (SERMON CLIP) CONDEMNATION IS OUR GREATEST ENEMY
  by Derek Prince
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Summary: This sermon focuses on the distinction between guilt and
conviction of sin, emphasizing that condemnation is a tool of Satan
while conviction comes from the Holy Spirit as a friend guiding us to
righteousness. It warns against those who induce guilt, highlighting the
importance of showing people how to be made righteous rather than making
them feel condemned.

Topics: "Guilt vs. Conviction", "The Role of the Holy Spirit"
Scripture References: Romans 8:1, John 16:8, 1 John 1:9, Proverbs 27:6, Galatians 5:1

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This sermon focuses on the distinction between guilt and conviction of
sin, emphasizing that condemnation is a tool of Satan while conviction
comes from the Holy Spirit as a friend guiding us to righteousness. It
warns against those who induce guilt, highlighting the importance of
showing people how to be made righteous rather than making them feel
condemned.

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But you'll notice as we turn to it that Paul returns again to this theme
of no condemnation with which he began this chapter. You remember the
first verse, there is therefore now no condemnation. You see, our
greatest enemy and the greatest tool of Satan against us is
condemnation, being made to feel guilty.

I need to tell you there's a great difference between being made to feel
guilty and conviction of sin. The Holy Spirit convicts of sin. He's
specific, he's practical, he says, you did this, you shouldn't have done
it.

This is what you've got to do to put it right. And the moment you've put
it right, it's all over. But guilt is something you can never fully
define.

Did I say the right thing? Maybe I didn't say the right thing. Maybe I
haven't done enough. Maybe I didn't treat her right.

Maybe what she said about me was right. Maybe I'm not really true or
sincere or, you see, there's no end to guilt. And the further you go
into it, the deeper you sink.

It's totally different. Guilt comes from the enemy. Conviction comes
from our friend.

There's a Portuguese proverb which says, the friend is the one who shows
you the danger. That's what the Holy Spirit does. He shows us the danger
to get us out of it.

Let me say to you, and I can't go into the reasons for this, be very
cautious about anybody who makes you feel guilty. Because very seldom
what they say is from God. God is not in the business of making people
feel guilty.

As a young and ardent preacher, I used to tell my small congregation how
bad they were. And I mean, I did a good job of it. And every Sunday I
would just put them down and they'd walk out and say, thank you,
wonderful message.

And I'd think to myself, did they really hear what I said? How could
they call that a wonderful message? But one day God in his mercy spoke
to me and he said, I want you to understand, you're doing the devil's
work for him. I didn't call you to make people feel guilty. I called you
to show people how they could be made righteous.

And I realized that the devil and his aides were doing the job well
enough without my help. And I ceased to become one of the devil's little
helpers.

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Video: https://sermonindex2.b-cdn.net/pugACfOUHq0.mp4
Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/derek-prince/sermon-clip-condemnation-is-our-greatest-enemy/
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