Sin

Solace for Sad Hearts

Isaiah 61:3

… sin. No mourner need despond, much less despair, since God has executed the sentence of His wrath upon the Great Substitute, that He might freely accept every sinner …

Where to Find Fruit

Hosea 14:8

… Sing with Toplady— “Let the water and the blood, From thy river side which flowed, Be of sin the double cure, Cleanse me from its guilt and power …

A Divided Heart

Hosea 10:2

… Take heed, sinner, take heed, running on in thy sin thou wilt meet with punishment; but after all, O hypocrite, look well to thy ways, for thy sin …

Beauty for Ashes

Isaiah 61:3

… Some of us will never forget our grief for sin—it was a bitterness with which no stranger could intermeddle. We shall never forget the anguish of our …

Restless! Peaceless!

Isaiah 57:20

… But let me tell you this, my Friend, if you sin against the Light of God and knowledge, there may be an intensity of guilt in your sin …

Christ's Plea for Ignorant Sinners

Luke 23:34

… We began to sin as children—we knew that it was wrong, but we did not know all that sin meant. We went on to sin as young …

The Security of the Church

Psalm 125:2

… Thou mayest fall God grant thou mayest not; but though thou be kept eminently consistent and extremely virtuous, thou wilt sin and sometimes that sin will get such …

God's Thoughts and Ours

Psalm 139:17

… If no consciousness of guilt remained upon your conscience. If you knew that all God's thoughts concerning you were thoughts of love—then you would bless His …

Penitence, Pardon and Peace

Luke 7:37-38

… of sin, she did not apprehend all the heinousness of her guilt as the perfect mind of Jesus did—and yet though she was a sinner, a well …

Holy Song From Happy Saints

Isaiah 5:1

… It was a perpetual prayer, a confession of sin and a bemoaning of myself which occupied all my time. I could not sing, then, and if any of …

Evangelical Congratulations

Philippians 1:18

… But I believe that it will be the preaching of Christ's propitiatory Sacrifice, as a proper sin-offering, and that these words will bring out the aspect …

'A Time to Love'

Ecclesiastes 3:8

… Do you remember that blessed day when Jesus first met with you? You can never forget the time when your great load of guilt rolled off your shoulders …

Circumcision and Uncircumcision

Galatians 5:6

… A conscious sinner, an awakened sinner, never can be lulled to sleep, again, except by that same voice which first awakened it! Conscience finds peace concerning sin when …

Growth in Faith

Luke 17:5

… That He is also the Atonement for sin. But it is more than that—it is a trusting in the work of Christ to save you. As to …

Confession of Christ

Matthew 10:32

… You may confess in the world, you may confess your love for pleasure, for wealth, for sin, but I will make my confession in Christ." That is, without …

The Root That Bears Wormwood

Deuteronomy 29:18

… Now, if he forever lives as a sinner, he will continue to get worse and worse in sin, for we all know that it is the nature of …

Christ’s First and Last Subject

Matthew 4:17

… well as the guilt of the sin, or else it is but a mock repentance which we pretend to possess. Down on thy face, sinner, down on thy …

The Royal Savior

Acts 5:31

… of sin the double cure— Cleanse me from its guilt and power! Could my zeal no respite know, Could my tears forever flow, All for sin could not …

A Painful and Puzzling Question

Mark 4:40

… You will be saved from sinning as well as from the guilt of sin. The drunk shall become sober, the unchaste shall become pure, the mere moralist shall …

The Former and the Latter Rain

Jeremiah 5:24

… Moreover, many of us, before our conversion, passed through fire and through water—conviction of sin frowned on us by the year together. We laid in Doubting Castle …

The Divine Discipline

Deuteronomy 32:11

… Cannot some of you recollect times when your nests were stirred by Providential dealings while you were in sin? All things went well with you for a season …

Words Of Expostulation

Jeremiah 2:18

… swine eat husks? Is it not his proper food? Should not the sinner love to sin? Is it not his very element? But what have you to do …

God in Nature and in Revelation

Psalm 19:7-9

… Your word have I hid in my heart, that I might not sin against You. The best thing put into the best place for the best of all …

The First Cry from the Cross

Luke 23:34

… You knew you were sinners, you knew that, but you did not know the far-reaching guilt of sin. You have not been attending the house of prayer …

Sincere Seekers—assured Finders

1 Chronicles 28:9

… We have lost our God by the Fall—by our own sin. We have alienated ourselves from Him, but our case is not hopeless. Since Jesus Christ has …

Unstaggering Faith

Romans 4:19-21

… And the more earnest your endeavors to bring them to Jesus the more, it seems, the sin that dwells in them is provoked. It is possible that you …

Praise Comely to the Upright

Psalm 33:1

… But the darkness here meant is the darkness of sin, the darkness of lies. If I walk in a lie, or walk in sin, and then profess to …

Christ the Tree of Life

Revelation 22:2

… being found in the sinner's place, He suffered the wrath that was due for sin as if He had been a sinner! Beloved, I wish it were …

Christ Loosens From Infirmities

Luke 13:11-13

… Had you no sin, you would not need a Savior. Come with your sin and trust in Him! Let not your weakness distress you. Had you no weakness …

'The Shadow of a Great Rock'

Isaiah 32:2

… a sinner, let that sinner fly to Christ and he shall find a shelter from that wrath! Whenever conscience oppresses you and reminds you of your guilt, depend …

The Voice From Heaven

Revelation 11:12

… Sinner! Sinner! Your blood is on your own head if you refuse this great Salvation! O God the Holy Spirit, make them willing in the day of Your …

Not Now, But Hereafter!

Job 21:29-31

… I shall not enlarge further, except to say in gathering up the thoughts, impenitent sinner, be thou sure of this; there shall not a sin of thine fall …

Titles of Honor

… is included in it, but it means salvation from sin, salvation from the guilt and power of sin, salvation from your doubts, your fears, your troubles—salvation from …

Life's Inevitable Burden

Galatians 6:6

… As far as the sin has been common they may confess together, but in so far as the guilt in each case is personal and particular, so must …

Footsteps Of Mercy

Job 33:23

… It is not consistent with the holiness of God to pardon a sinner while he denies his guilt, or invents excuses to justify his crimes. Nor is it …

'The Old Testament 'Prodigal'

2 Chronicles 33:12

… a great sinner And afterwards, with greater comfort, view him as a remarkable convert First, let us notice— I. HIS CIRCUMSTANCES. A man's sin may be heightened …

'Marvelous Loving Kindness'

Psalm 17:7

… Some fresh sin breaks out only to be blotted out with the ever-pardoning blood of Jesus. We get into fresh difficulties only to receive fresh aid. The …

With Golden Band Girded

Revelation 1:13

… As long as you have a sin to confess, Christ will be your Advocate with the Father to purge your guilt and purify your souls. As long as …

The Great White Throne

Revelation 20:11

… Your sin is not unpardonable! You may yet find mercy! Christ invites you. His blood drops cry to you— "Come and welcome, Come and welcome, Sinner, come." Oh …

A Word with those who Wait for Signs and Wonders

Luke 11:29

… are conscious of their guilt to such an extent as to be very uneasy as to their condition. They dearly perceive that sin will be punished by the …