Posts Tagged ‘ Sin ’
“just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life — a ransom for many.”
Matthew 20:28, HCSB
God comforts and protects us, most importantly by serving our greatest need of forgiveness from sin and reconciliation with God through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Here is the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
John 1:29, HCSB
God comforts and protects us, first by comforting us in the freedom from our sins bought by Jesus’ blood and then in protecting us from spiritual attacks and the shame of our past.
For godly grief produces a repentance not to be regretted and leading to salvation, but worldly grief produces death.
2 Corinthians 7:10, HCSB
God is always faithful, and when He reveals our sin He also shows us grace and love. Trust Jesus and His forgiveness, letting go of the sins of the past.
Therefore, since we also have such a large cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us lay aside every weight and the sin that so easily ensnares us. Let us run with endurance the race that lies before us
Hebrews 12:1, HCSB
We are called in Christ to help each other be more like Christ, so we look to the historic Church and the Church today to guide us in getting past sin amd find encouragement.
Therefore, no condemnation now exists for those in Christ Jesus
Romans 8:1, HCSB
We join God in the work of salvation, realizing we no longer face His wrath or punishment and showing this good news to those who have yet to believe.
But the Lord is faithful; he will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one.
2 Thessalonians 3:3, CSB
God told the Prophets that He was coming, and He came born as the person of Jesus of Nazareth who then promised to send the Holy Spirit. After defeating the power of sin, He now empowers us to fight sin and evil by dwelling inside us until His return.
keeping our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of our faith. For the joy that lay before him, he endured the cross, despising the shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
Hebrews 12:2, CSB
We find joy and peace by remaining focused on the joy Christ could see on the other side of the cross, knowing He took our shame and punishment on Himself to bring us into fellowship with God when we believe He saved us from the curse of sin and is always with us.
For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but one of power, love, and sound judgment.
2 Timothy 1:7, CSB
The gospel is overcoming fear, hatred, and sin in the power of Christ’s blood and of the Holy Spirit through repentance, faith, grace, and love.
Love finds no joy in unrighteousness but rejoices in the truth.
1 Corinthians 13:6, CSB
The gospel includes hating our sin and turning to the righteousness of Christ, walking in His way and helping others to follow.
So it is sin to know the good and yet not do it.
James 4:17, CSB
We walk in the footsteps of Christ, and this looks like doing good in loving obedience to God, helping others and doing what is right even when no one is looking.
a simple man of God 