Sin

Jesus, The Stumbling Stone Of Unbelievers

1 Peter 2:7

… If I doubt the veracity of God I have assailed His authority and if, when He sets forth His Son to be a Propitiation for sin, I refuse …

"Living, Loving, Lasting Union"

Ephesians 5:30

… become a sharer in human guilt, yet by the blessed mystery of His unity with His people, He could take their sin upon Himself and bear it in …

Till We Meet Again

Revelation 22:21

… All His saving Grace, all that which redeems from guilt, from sin, from trouble—all that which saves us with an everlasting salvation—may that be yours to …

The Believer Not An Orphan

… of God still kept His residence, notwithstanding all the foulness of his guilt and sin. But, beloved, in addition to this, Jesus Christ by His Spirit makes visits …

The Special Call And The Unfailing Result

1 Corinthians 1:9

… Why, Man, tonight, what are you? A pardoned sinner—not a sin against you in God's book. What are you?—A justified person. The righteousness of Christ …

Might Have Been, or May Be

John 11:37

… Christ can deal with original sin and constitutional sin! Some seem to have inherited a nature more wild than common—their heart does not appear to be a …

Psalm 19

Psalm 19

… Verse 13. "Let them not have dominion over me." Any small sin may get the upper-hand of the sinner and bring him under in time, and after …

Psalm 53

Psalm 53

… There is too much dainty dealing nowadays with atheism; it is not a harmless error, it is an offensive, putrid sin, and righteous men should look upon it …

Two Good Things

Psalm 119:71

… Spirit for power to conquer our sin and to the cleansing blood of Jesus Christ for the real taking away of guilt. He who has struggled with his …

Kept From Iniquity

Psalm 18:23

… due sense of its foulness and guilt in the sight of God. Ask the Lord to make you hate, most, that sin to which you are most inclined …

Psalm 43

Psalm 43

… men , but from sin; and in and through Christ they may humbly plead justice as against sinners, so against sin; not only against the guilt but against the …

Psalm 38

Psalm 38

… The confession of an awakened sinner. Verse 4. ( last clause ). Sin. 1. Heavy— a burden . 2. Very heavy— A heavy burden . 3. Superlatively heavy— too heavy for me …

Daily Blessings for God's People

Psalm 68:19-20

… Oh! the benefits of early education! the being restrained from, sin. Oh! the benefits of conviction! of being enlightened and made to see the guilt off sin. Oh …

Delay Is Dangerous

Genesis 24:55

… immediately seeking the Savior! You at once are free from the guilt and condemnation of sin. You are at once clothed with a peerless robe of righteousness. Immediately …

Coming to Christ

1 Peter 2:4

… He who believes Jesus Christ to be God, and to be the appointed atonement for sin, and relies upon him as such, has come to him, and it …

Public Testimony—a Debt To God and Man

2 Kings 7:9

… But is this enough? What are you actually doing? "To him that knows to do good, and does it not, to him it is sin." I have heard …

Psalm 69

Psalm 69

… This holy man lay under some fresh guilt, and this made him so uncomfortable under his affliction, because he saw his sin in the face of that, and …

Psalm 95

Psalm 95

… the Lord's holiness, by no means excuses our guilt. We are in most danger of tills sin in times of need, for then it is that we …

The Memorable Hymn

… Our strain must vary as we talk of sin, feeling its bitterness, and lamenting it, and then of pardon, rejoicing in its glorious fulness. David wrote a considerable …

The Question of Fear and the Answer of Faith

Job 23:6

… Not so, however, the sinner. When God has once convinced him of his sin, he sees God as a great God, a God of great justice, and of …

The Parable of the Ark

Genesis 7:15

… discern sin, righteousness and judgment. No other conviction is of any real value. As we are brought under the teaching of the Spirit, we perceive our guilt and …

Psalm 103

Psalm 103

… When sin is pardoned, it is never charged again; the guilt of it can no more return than east can become west, or west become east. Stephen Charnock …

God's Gentle Power

1 Kings 19:11-13

… Thou art the sinner condemned. Thou art the sinner invited to mercy. Thou art the sinner that shall be received by grace." Believe thou, and thou shalt be …

Omniscience

Genesis 16:13

… Ah! sinner, remember, thou sinnest with God’s eyes looking on thee. How black must be thy heart! how awful thy sin! for thou sinnest in the very …

Divine Destruction and Protection

Ezekiel 17:29

… There lies the dead body of sin, and here comes the living spouse of sin, to be immolated upon that same pile. Her name is Pride. She comes …

Psalm 34

Psalm 34

… of you see the inside of yourselves! O poor sinner, thou hast an unsupportable burden of sin and guilt lying on thy soul, ready to press thee down …

The Spirit of Bondage and Adoption

Romans 8:15

… shall convince the world of sin." It needs a miracle to make a man know that he is, in very deed, a sinner. He will not admit it …

Fearing and Trusting—trusting and Not Fearing

Psalm 56:3

… FEAR CONCERNING THE GUILT OF PAST SIN. Do not tell me with regard to temporal troubles that they are sharp and bitter! Believe me, that trouble for sin …

His Name—the Mighty God

Isaiah 9:6

… Every arrow was aimed against him with all the might of Satan’s are here, and that is no little! And yet, without sin or taint of sin …

Psalm 40

Psalm 40

… lead the perfectly immaculate to stand in the sinner's place, and bear the horror of great trembling which sin must bring upon those conscious of it. They …

The Young Soul-Winner at Waterbeach

… This is the beauteous salvation Jesus gives, complete deliverance from the guilt, consequences, and effects of sin. The choicest happiness which a mortal can know is that of …

'Do I Love the Lord or Not?'

John 21:17

… I cannot help thinking there was some sin in Peter's grief. He was grieved as one who felt himself aggrieved—"Is it not too bad to ask …

A Solemn Embassy

2 Corinthians 5:20

… Why, at the very announcement of these tidings, the rebellious sinner's ears should be opened! It were enough to make him say, "I will hearken diligently; I …

Christ in the Covenant

Isaiah 49:8

… Well, in the first place, Christ is in the covenant in order to comfort every coming sinner . “Oh,” says the sinner who is coming to God, “I cannot …

The Blind Beggar

Mark 10:46-52

… Spiritually, we are blind; we are unable to discern our lost estate; unable to behold the blackness of sin, or the terrors of the wrath to come. The …

Living Temples for the Living God

Isaiah 66:1

… Oh, then, God's mercy will come, for mercy delights to visit misery! Mercy is always at home where there is a sinner confessing sin— "Mercy is welcome …

Goodness Going Before

Psalm 21:3

… We are expecting to have perfect freedom from every ill, from pain, from sin and from sorrow! And to have what the Apostle calls "a far more exceeding …

The Work of the Holy Spirit

Galatians 3:3

… I believe, then, the first thing the Spirit does is this—he finds the sinner dead in sin, just where Adam left him; he breathes into him a …

Why Are Men Saved?

Psalm 106:8

… Sinner, I comfort thee; not in thy sin, but in thy repentance. Sinner, the saints of heaven were once as bad as thou hast been. Art thou a …

Psalm 55

Psalm 55

… Alas, poor Jerusalem, to be thus the victim of sin and shame! Virtue reviled and vice regnant! Her solemn assemblies broken up, her priests fled, her king banished …