Posts Tagged ‘ Sin ’
“She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.”
Matthew 1:21, ESV
Joseph and Mary were willing servants of God to bring the Savior into the world.
Likewise, we carry Christ to this world to show the world their need for the One who has removed their sins by His sacrifice.
But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Corinthians 15:57, ESV
We have victory over death and sin because our God came and overcame these in our place, for our benefit, and for His glory!
Therefore whatever you have said in the dark shall be heard in the light, and what you have whispered in private rooms shall be proclaimed on the housetops.
Luke 12:3, ESV
We may think we can get away with private sins and things nobody was around to see, hear, or know.
But God sees and knows all, and we will stand before Him one day.
For sin will have no dominion over you, since you are not under law but under grace.
Romans 6:14, ESV
This may be one of the hardest things for us to learn and know: that our sin only has as much control as we let it have over us. God’s grace, imparted through Christ’s atonement and by the Holy Spirit, frees us from sin’s power.
So whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin.
James 4:17, ESV
Are you loving your neighbor?
Do you simply pass by the person in need or simply respond “I’ll pray for you” instead of helping when able?
Jesus was inconvenienced by the cross. We can at least change a tire, listen to a sad story, and be a little late sometimes.
To not may be sin.
The ear that listens to life-giving reproof will dwell among the wise.
Proverbs 15:31 ESV
Whether being talked out of a stupid idea or convinced of sin and separation from God, listening to wise advice (telling you you are stupid or wrong) will save your life.
Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.
2 Corinthians 3:17, ESV
Through the Holy Spirit and by the power of the Son’s sacrifice and resurrection, the Father frees us from the chains of sin and death that bind our minds, hearts, and souls, and eventually even our bodies.
Live as people who are free, not using your freedom as a cover-up for evil, but living as servants of God.
1 Peter 2:16 ESV
Freedom is the ability to choose. We are free to choose sin (from which we have been freed), but why would we want to use our freedom to slap God in the face rather than love Him?
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
1 John 1:9, ESV
There is no forgiveness without confession and repentance.
Give your sin to God, and find peace.
If it helps, tell a trusted Christian brother or sister.
Who is a God like you, pardoning iniquity and passing over transgression for the remnant of his inheritance? He does not retain his anger forever, because he delights in steadfast love.
Micah 7:18, ESV
God overlooked ignorance of sin for thousands of years. He removes our sin now.
Why?
Because He delighted to come to us, to sacrifice Himself, so that, when we believe in this, He lavishes His love, grace, and forgiveness on us.
a simple man of God 