Sin

Joseph of Arimathaea

Mark 15:43-46

… been somewhat excused for holding back—but you cannot keep back without grievous sin, now that so many deride Him. Jesus is worthy of all honor and yet …

Broad Rivers And Streams

Isaiah 33:20-23

… its Power, Till all the ransomed Church of God Be sa ved to sin no more." Hallowed courts, you shall never be desecrated! Sacred rites, you shall never …

Psalm 76

Psalm 76

… It makes them sometimes fit to be his instruments in correcting his people, and so he vindicates himself from the suspicion of being a patron to sin in …

Idols Found Wanting, But Jehovah Found Faithful

Isaiah 46:1-4

… O you who have known the Lord and His Grace, trust your God, the lonely Champion of the righteous, the sole Savior of the sinner, the all-sufficient …

The Dew of Christ's Youth

Psalm 110:3

… He that is clean needs to be kept clean—and he that has Christ shall be kept clean! Dear Friends, there is nothing that a sinner can need …

Martha And Mary

Luke 10:38-42

… or are chief man at a village station, forget that you are a sinner saved by Grace and have need, still, to be looking to the Crucified, and …

Underneath

Deuteronomy 33:27

… I cannot afford to give it up here when its meaning is joyous to the saint and, therefore, not there when its sound is terrible to the sinner …

Precepts and Promises

John 12:26

… If it is only the light of conscience, even if you know it is not perfect, yet, nevertheless, never sin against it, for, if you do, you will …

Gladness For Sadness

Psalm 90:15-17

… been born! But think of those who are prisoners in the chains of sin. Is there a boy or girl of yours in such bonds? Oh, then, I …

Paul—His Cloak And His Books

2 Timothy 4:13

… picturing Paul, and talking of the poverty of many Believers—"Ah," said the Sinner, "Who would be a Christian? Who would suffer so much for Christ? Who would …

Brave Waiting

Psalm 27:14

… cast you away, or fearful that you will not obtain full salvation from sin. I have already told you to continue to knock at Mercy's door—do …

Vanities and Verities

2 Corinthians 4:18

… But come here, Sinner! Come here! I must have you here! Look, do you see it? Do you see it—the smoke of the flame which burns forever …

The Swift Camels

1 Kings 4:20-28

… It would have been far better to give it to the Lord than to see the lawyers devour it." Ah, your sin has found you out! Your Master …

A Procession of Cross-bearers

Mark 10:21

… Dear Friend, if that is your case, pluck out your right eye, cut off your right hand rather than keep them and perish in your sin! Better to …

The Last Words of Christ on the Cross

Luke 23:46

… earth itself does not say, "O God, I will not hold this wretched sinner up any longer! Let me open my mouth and swallow him!" All nature must …

Abraham's Great Reward

Genesis 15:1

… Upon you, Beloved, God has already bestowed a great reward, for He has raised you from your death of sin and His Spirit abides in you, fashioning and …

"Persecuted, But Not Forsaken"

… Now, I am only suffering the curse that came upon the race through sin, and I feel it bitterly. But when I am burning at the stake, I …

A Cure for a Weak Heart

Psalm 31:24

… where are they to be found? It may be that David's great sin seemed to him to lie at the very root of all his grief. 11 …

How to Read the Bible

Matthew 12:3-7

… Help me to understand how I, a poor sinner, can be reconciled to thee.” I recollect how, when I was seeking the Lord, I went to my Bible …

Posture, Action, Gesture, Etc. (Second Lecture)

… said the man, “he’s sure to get on, for he drives at sin as if he were knocking down an ox.” An excellent thing to do in …

Spiritual Knowledge and Its Practical Results

Colossians 1:9

… be, "Lord, what will You have me do?" Lord, teach me what is sin and what is righteousness, that I may discern things which are excellent. Whereas there …

The Best Beloved

Song 5:16

… Do you recollect the first sight you ever had of him? It was on a day when your eyes were red with weeping over sin, and you expected …

Ask and Have

James 4:2

… not," for no Truth of God is made prevalent through their zeal; no sin is smitten; no holiness promoted; nothing is done by which God is glorified. And …

Christ's Universal Kingdom and How It Comes

Psalms 2:8

… its beams through the midnight of ignorance over the raging waters of human sin, preserving men from rock and shipwreck, piloting them into the port of peace! Tell …

Comforted and Comforting

2 Corinthians 1:3

… there may be some poor soul here broken down under a sense of sin, some seeker who cannot find the Savior. He may speak to some of you …

By The Fountain

Genesis 49:22

… And you remember his gracious answer, "How can I do this great wickedness and sin against God?" God was evidently with him, keeping him in the way of …

Sentence Of Death, The Death Of Self-trust

2 Corinthians 1:9

… us into reliance upon our own judgment! In any shape it is a sin against God and a mischief to ourselves! May the God of all Grace destroy …

Prayer to God in Trouble an Acceptable Sacrifice

Psalm 50:15

… You will jealously protect your remaining days from being wasted by sloth or desecrated by sin. And let me tell you that even when you die and come …

The Candle

Matthew 5:15

… not deal with men in the gross, but with each man by himself. Sin is personal and so must Grace be. We are individually in the darkness and …

Commendation for the Steadfast

Revelation 3:8

… Believe it when circumstances seem to make it questionable; believe it when your own heart fails you; believe it when your sin and corruption rise within you like …

The God of Bethel

Genesis 31:13

… It is a Ladder strong enough to bear the biggest sinner that ever tried his weight on it! And if you will but come and trust Jesus, you …

The Triumphal Entry Into Jerusalem

… Wondrous kingdom of Christ, in which the very beast shall have its share! “For the creature was made subject to vanity by our sin.” It was the beast …

"My Times Are In Your Hand"

Psalm 31:15

… O Sinners, you are in the hands of an angry God and this is terrible! The God against whom you continually sin and whom you provoke by refusing …

Mahanaim—or, Hosts Of Angels

Genesis 32:1

… the weakness of our hearts! But let us not fall into the grievous sin of unbelief. Are we not without excuse if we do so? In times of …

Watching to See

Habakkuk 2:1-4

… something about his daily walk that does not agree with holiness—some darling sin that spoils his hope of being saved as a Christian. So he tries, as …

Farm Laborers

1 Corinthians 3:6-9

… Idolatry has been the sin of all nations, including God's favored people, the Jews, and including certain persons who call themselves Christians who still make idols out …

Lessons From the Manna

Exodus 16:4

… And they took their journey from Elim, and all the congregation of the children of Israel came unto the wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai …

The Rule and Reward of Serving Christ

John 12:26

… To be saved means that we are rescued from the slavery of sin and brought into the delightful liberty of the servants of God. O Master, You are …

Obedience Rewarded

Matthew 28:8-10

… When sin abounds, when error rages, when the faithful are but few, then every man—and every woman and even every babe in Grace, must speak, or lisp …

Greater Things Yet Who Shall See Them?

John 1:50

… Therefore, "Behold the Lamb of God which takes away the sin of the world." The Lord Himself says, "Look unto Me, and be you saved, all the ends …