These three—separation from God, feelings of
These three—separation from God, feelings of guilt, and accusation from Satan—can be three big problems in your Christian life. How can these be overcome? Only by the blood of Christ.
SEPARATION FROM GOD
When Adam sinned in the garden of Eden, he immediately hid from God. Before Adam sin ned, he enjoyed God and was in His presence all the time. Yet after he sinned, he hid. Sin always results in separation from God.
Even as a Christian you may experience this. After committing some little sin, you sense a great gulf between you and God. Because God is righteous, He cannot tolerate sins. This is what the prophet Isaiah said: "No, Jehovah's hand is not so short that it cannot save; / Nor is His ear so heavy that it cannot hear. / But your iniquities have become a separation / Between you and your God, / And your sins have hidden His face / From you so that He does not hear" (Isa. 59:1-2).
After Adam sinned, God did not say, "Adam, what have you done?" Rather, God said, "Adam, where are you?" In other words, God is not as much concerned with what sins you may com mit, as He is with the fact that your sins separate you from Him. God loves you, but He abhors