The receiving of the law provided a way to remove
the guilt of sin, but it could not give us the new birth (and put an end to death).
Oliva wonders whether divorced and remarried couples who commit to a life of continence still bear
the guilt of sin when they fail.
Many of us may also remember times where our own weakness has appeared insurmountable — times when we lay prostrate — unloading
the guilt of our sins and fears on a trusted friend, the person we've hurt or distrusted, or on God.
Unbelievers are not justified meaning they're not saved from
the guilt of sin — unforgiven.
We witness the downward spiral of disobedience («While I kept silence, my body wasted away») and the moment of evangelical conversion («Then I said, «I will confess my transgression to the Lord,» and you forgave
the guilt of my sin»).
Free from
the guilt of sin, free from the fear of death — for he has, through Christ, the forgiveness of sins and the promise of eternal life.