The guilt goes away with repentance and you are forgiven.
John defined repentance as taking active steps. It means engaging in behaviors that completely oppose your past actions, from which you need repentance. The exact and true definition of repentance is not just repeating I’m sorry. It is not simply saying I won’t do it again. It is also not just stopping what you were doing. It is doing the total opposite.
John said if you have two coats……he did not say stop hoarding. He said go and give it to someone that has none. And he said the same thing about everybody else. I’m sorry this isn’t top more. It needs to be starting now. You won’t feel guilt to go away, then repent. But not from the definition that everybody’s been told. Repent from what it truly means.