Colossians 1:21-22:
Once you were alienated from God and were enemies in your minds because of your evil behavior. But now he has reconciled you by Christ's physical body through death to present you holy in his sight, without blemish and free from accusation—
Read Colossians 1:21-22. Does the phrase "free from accusation" describe the way you think about yourself? Why, or why not?
The definition of accusation is a charge of wrongdoing; imputation of guilt or blame. To me Free from accusation means that we are never blamed or made to feel guilty by God. And maybe I don't get it - but I do feel guilty. And I think when we stray from His path, if we didn't feel guilty we wouldn't be able to find our way back. So perhaps free from accusation isn't free from the consequence of turning from Him - maybe it's the fact that God accepts us and doesn't blame us for being sinners in general anymore. He still doesn't like for us to sin, but He doesn't stand there and shake His fists because he has accepted it is who we are.
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