Contributed by Donnie Martin on Feb 19, 2009
Sin promises freedom, but it only brings slavery (John 8: 34); it promises success, but brings failure; it promises life, but “the wages of sin is death” (Rom.6: 23). The boy thought he would “find himself,” but he only lost himself! When God is left out of our lives, enjoyment becomes
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Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Feb 25, 2009
What is sin [a comparison of man’s and God’s perspective]?
Man call is an accident, God calls it abomination.
Man calls it a defect, God calls it a disease.
Man calls it an error, God calls it an enmity.
Man calls it a liberty, God calls it lawlessness.
Man calls it a trifle, God calls it a
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Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Mar 3, 2009
Whatever happened to sin? That which, upon first exposure, provokes revulsion will, upon continued exposure, come to be tolerated and finally embraced.
When what was once a crime becomes a debate,
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Contributed by Charles Wallis on Jun 24, 2009
“Sin goes way beyond disobedience. The deepest problem of sin is that it makes us incapable of knowing the Father…we cannot know the Father’s heart. It makes us so blind that it is impossible for us to see the Father’s face.” C. Baxter
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Contributed by Rickey Bennett on Aug 16, 2009
Sin is vile, ugly, odious, malignant, pestilent, pernicious, hideous, spiteful, poisonous, virulent, villainous, abominable, and deadly. Sin is sinful, all sinful, only sinful, altogether sinful, and always sinful.--Ralph Venning, The Sinfulness of Sin
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Contributed by Chris Jordan on Dec 12, 2009
"Because God is gracious, therefore sinful men are forgiven, converted, purified and saved. It is not because of anything in them or that ever can be in them that
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Contributed by Hugh Laing on Feb 17, 2010
This world lays in the clutches of sin today...we are fat, bloated, and have forgotten how to weep for the sinfulness that lays all around us and I lay the blame at the feet of God's chosen messengers...the ministers.
We tell them what they want to hear...that God will forgive them if they
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Living in sin is like having a running car in a closed garage: the more we live in sin, the more Carbon Monoxide will inevitably come out. It is a byproduct of our exhaust as sinful people. The visible smoke will also build up over time, and it is harder to see that we need
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Contributed by Larry Wilson on Jul 30, 2010
• It is easy to view sin lightly in a world that sees sin as inconsequential, but we should view sin as seriously as Ezra did. (LAB)
• When we see those around us in sin, we must fall on our knees as did Ezra!
WHAT A FRIEND WE HAVE IN JESUS
What a Friend we have in Jesus, all our sins and griefs
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