If I were making the rules, I'd just color over this part in magic marker and hope nobody noticed. I certainly would not be qualified according to these rules. I fail to keep all the ways of the Lord, and I'm certainly not blameless. I have guilt.
The good news of the Gospel is that when Jesus Christ went to the cross for us, we are therefore eligible to claim his perfect righteousness as our own. He accepted our shortcomings and sin, and therefore took the punishment. For God to mete out additional punishment on us would be to have two punishments for the same sin, which would be unjust. Therefore, our punishment is cleared because of what Christ has done, and we enjoy the benefit of his perfect righteousness.
All of this is a free gift, which enables us to boldly enjoy the goodness of God without guilt.
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