Sometimes we wrong or harm others by making mistakes, by some lack of awareness, or inability to act in the moment, or something like that. Other times we knowingly and deliberately act or fail to act in a way that wrongs or harms someone else, and this can be called sin.
We may regret both sins and mistakes, but there is no guilt for those who only make mistakes. Guilt is for those who choose to do what they do, who were under no necessity to do otherwise.
It is not always under our power to not make mistakes, but it is always under our power to not sin. Therefore if we are guilty, then we certainly have hope, because it is in our power to do better. All we have to do is decide to do things differently. If there is no guilt, then there may not be hope.
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