When someone accuses you of sin, what do you do? What do you do if the accusation is true?

What do you do when that accusation isn't true? Do you accuse back? Do you fight back?

Is it possible to receive criticism, fair criticism or not, with grace?

That's the question up today on Ask Pastor John, as John Piper looks at one of our frequent texts,

one we talk about a lot.

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moment that they needed. I've experienced that, even myself, of hearing an episode and being

met in a moment. So Micah 7 versus 8 and 9 is

where we're headed today. Our old friend, Micah 7, 8, and 9. It's a profound text, one we have

hardly exhausted, even though we've talked a lot about it, it's in our reading tomorrow, which is why

it's on my mind today. And it's also in our question today from Ava, a 25-year-old woman in Vancouver.

Pastor John, thank you for frequently teaching on gutsy guilt here on the podcast from Micah 7, verses 8 to 9.

The prophet's response to his own sin shows a profound balance between owning his guilt before God

and trusting in God's ultimate

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