Posts Tagged ‘ Sin ’
Those who hunger and thirst for righteousness are blessed, for they will be filled.
Matthew 5:6, HCSB
God’s heart is for the oppressed, and He gives His righteousness through Christ to those who draw near to Him for wisdom and righteousness and freedom from the oppression of sin.
The gentle are blessed, for they will inherit the earth.
Matthew 5:5, HCSB
God’s heart is for the oppressed, and we join in His love fornthe lost when we are kind and gentle with unbelievers, knowing they are still under the oppression of sin and in desperate need of the freedom of the gospel, needing the same help we receive from God.
Those who mourn are blessed, for they will be comforted.
Matthew 5:4, HCSB
God’s heart is for the oppressed, and those who mourn their sin and the effects of sin find comfort and freedom in Christ who redeems from the oppression of sin.
“The poor in spirit are blessed, for the kingdom of heaven is theirs.”
Matthew 5:3, HCSB
God’s heart is for the oppressed, and the poor in spirit are aware of how oppressive sin is. God reaches out by the Holy Spirit to draw us to Christ and find freedom.
Why am I so depressed? Why this turmoil within me? Put your hope in God, for I will still praise Him, my Savior and my God.
Psalm 42:11, HCSB
God’s heart is for the oppressed, especially that all are oppressed by sin. When we focus too much on our sin and evil in the world, it is easy to be depressed, but focusing on Christ gives peace and hope.
But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore, I will most gladly boast all the more about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may reside in me.
2 Corinthians 12:9, HCSB
God’s heart is for the oppressed, and when we give ourselves over to His freedom from sin He can even use our weaknesses for good, perhaps as a bridge to others who are oppressed.
Learn to do what is good. Seek justice. Correct the oppressor. Defend the rights of the fatherless. Plead the widow’s cause.
Isaiah 1:17, HCSB
God’s heart is for the oppressed. All are oppressed by sin, but some face more challenges. The Holy Spirit should move us in the love of Christ to seek justice in all things.
“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.
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