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title: 'Self-Scrutiny in God’s Presence'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
requiresPurchase: false
authors:
- 'William Greenough Thayer Shedd'
date: 1876-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Personal Piety'
- 'Sin'
- 'Atonement'
scriptures:
- 'Isaiah 1'
- 'Psalms 39'
- 'Romans 8'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/shedd-1876-self-scrutiny-in-gods-presence
---

# Self-Scrutiny in God’s Presence

Shedd urges honest self-examination before God: God's holiness exposes sin, clarifies conviction, and calms panic. Though sins be scarlet, God's mercy in Christ promises forgiveness and restoration.

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