Jesus Paid It All
(Image courtesy of https://static1.squarespace.com.) There is something innate in the human spirit that demands justice and acquittal. We need to be made right. Most often we try to be made right through our actions. Actions that condemn us require, instinctively, actions that acquit us. That's why the common religion of today is, "I'm a pretty good person." In their minds, they have been acquitted because their actions aren't as bad as the guy next to them. Growing up, I was always very hard on myself. I was very critical and even self-abusive, of no fault to my parents. I knew that what I did was never good enough and that drove me to self-loathing. I hated myself because I could never remove the guilt my wrong actions brought with them. A spanking was justly given - and many did I rightly receive - but my spirit knew better: I was guilty. So, I tried harder. But when continual failure met even my best efforts, I became even more self-loath
