Sin

God's Glory in Hiding Sin

Proverbs 25:2

… When the conscience is thoroughly awakened, it seems impossible that sin should ever be covered. The convicted sinner says, "My sin, my sin, I always see it! Can …

Disobedience to the Gospel

Romans 10:16

… Does not everybody know that suicide is a terrible sin? Yet the suicide does, as it were, but kill his body—but what guilt must be his who …

Perfect Restoration

Zechariah 10:6

… Come, poor souls, you that are heavy with guilt! You that lie at death's dark door, condemned by reason of a whole life of sin, offer to …

The Danger of Unconfessed Sin

Psalm 32:3

… He could find no peace and yet he would not go and confess the sin! He was still sullenly looking up to God, not as a sinner, but …

Repentance Unto Life

Acts 11:18

… His guilt buried all hope of repentance, and in the misery of desperation, not the grief of true regret, he confessed his sin to the high priests, crying …

Apart

Zechariah 12:12-14

… No, Brothers and Sisters, his mourning becomes deeper as his knowledge of his guilt becomes greater. And his hatred of sin grows in proportion as he understands that …

Our Heavenly Father's Pity

Psalm 103:13

… Our God is constant in His affection and merciful towards His children! When they go astray, He pities all their guilt and sin. It is true, He takes …

The Righteous Father Known and Loved

John 17:25

… According to the tenor of its teaching, sin is a misfortune, transgression a mere trifle, and the souls that suffer for willful guilt are objects to be pitied …

The Pierced Heart of Jesus

John 19:32-37

… He would deliver them from the power as well as from the guilt of sin! I believe this is very near Christ's heart. That He may present …

The Wordless Book

Psalm 51:7

… Yet the sinner, black through sin, when brought under the cleansing power of the blood of Jesus, becomes "whiter than snow." Now, how can a sinner be made …

Spiritual Liberty

2 Corinthians 3:17

… And now is there any sin? The sin is on Christ; the righteousness is on me. Ask for the sinner, Justice! Let the voice of Justice cry, “Bring …

Psalm 51

Psalm 51

… Pardon of sin must ever be an act of pure mercy, and therefore to that attribute the awakened sinner flies. "According to thy lovingkindness." Act, O Lord, like …

The Loaded Wagon

Amos 2:13

… Moreover, remember, Beloved, that sin attacks God in all His attributes. Sin attacks Him on His Throne and stabs at His existence. What is sin, Sinner? Is it …

For or Against?

Matthew 28:4-6

… O God, save us all from being any longer opposed to You! Deliver us from the guilt of the past and the sin of the present, and reconcile …

Chastisement

Hebrews 12:5

… the one suffering may be as great as the other, the sinner who, while here is punished for his guilt, may suffer no more in this life than …

'The Blood of the Testament'

Hebrews 9:19

… That blood gives the pardoned sinner access with boldness to God, Himself. That blood, having taken away the guilt of sin, operates in a sanctifying manner and takes …

Slaying the Sacrifice

Leviticus 1:5

… God, Himself, in human form, took human guilt upon Himself—the sin was none of His—it was only imputed to Him, but when He was made sin …

Lost Through One-Saved Through One

Romans 5:16

… Do you understand this, poor seeking Sinner—that you need not dread the punishment of your sin if you will but trust in Jesus? You then need have …

Guile Forsaken When Guilt Is Forgiven

Psalm 32:2

… Now, mark that at the very same time that the guilt of sin is taken away and blessedness is bestowed, it happens unto the forgiven man that he …

A Lift for the Prostrate

Mark 1:31

… only required where there is sin—an Atonement is only needed where there is guilt! Christ comes to you, a guilty sinner, and He lays His hand upon …

Love's Competition

Luke 7:42

… The Holy Spirit washes us from the power of sin as the blood of Christ cleanses us from the guilt of sin. Where sin is forgiven, there must …

The Two Debtors

Luke 7:41

… sin will last! Everything is according to scale and it must be so in religion! As you diminish the guilt of sin and the punishment of sin, you …

The Old, Old Story

Romans 5:6

… Christ has no sin of his own, but he takes human guilt, and is punished for human folly. We have no righteousness of our own, but we take …

Great Changes

Luke 13:30

… yourself kept from guilt, amazed when you are preserved from sin—for the whole tendency of unrenewed human nature is towards iniquity. "In sin did my mother conceive …

Strong Consolation for the Lord's Refugees

Hebrews 6:18

… Now, when a sense of guilt comes over the soul, Nature begins to say, "Can the Lord be a sin-pardoning Lord? Can He love me as He …

Mistaken Notions About Repentance

Ezekiel 36:31

… You will understand me when I say that no man living has ever had a full and complete view of the guilt of sin, but that we all …

The Sin Offering

Leviticus 4:3

… Jesus is a sinner's Savior. "If any man sin, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the Righteous." It is not written, "If any man …

Shutting, Sealing and Covering—or, Messiah's Glorious Work

Daniel 9:24

… Thus in the three, together, we have a picture of the utter extinction of sin, both as to its guilt and its power, yes, and its very existence …

Peace—a Fact and a Feeling

Romans 5:1

… a sinner. "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins." But if any man says that he has no sin he …

Things That Accompany Salvation

Hebrews 6:9

… And has thine heart been ever washed with water? Say, dost thou hate sin? Is thy guilt all cleansed, and is the power of guilt cut away, so …

Justice Satisfied

Romans 3:26

… Mark! not that the sinner deserves forgiveness: that can never be. Sin can never merit anything but punishment, and repentance is no atonement for sin. Not that God …

A Miracle of Grace

… But ah! young man, you cannot sin in that atrocious way without incurring extraordinary guilt. It will be remembered that you sin against the light; it will be …

The Son Glorified by the Father and the Father Glorified by the Son

John 17:1

… double fountain is to Believers the effectual cleansing of both the guilt and the power of sin! And thus the Savior's pierced heart glorified Him in its …

The Voice of the Blood of Christ

Hebrews 12:24

… sinner! I would ask thee to come and listen to that voice that distils upon thy ears and thy heart to-day. Thou art full of sin; the …

Joseph And His Brothers

Genesis 45:3-5

… Spirit show man the exceeding sinfulness of sin, and you will never hear a word about that. No! The sinner cries, "Lord, whatever You do with me, You …

Accomplices in Sin

1 Timothy 5:22

… If hand joins with hand in sin, there is a multiplication of its guilt, for each man who has helped to lead a fellow creature into iniquity will …

Out of Nothing Comes Nothing

Job 14:4

… That blessed Spirit has the whole power of the Godhead and wherever He works effectually, He convinces of sin, making men see the guilt and evil of it …

India’s Ills and England’s Sorrows

Jeremiah 9:1

… May God blot out the sin. We do not forget our own guilt; but an overwhelming sense of the guilt of others, who have with such cold-hearted …

A Challenge and a Shield

Romans 8:34

… But if God shall assume human flesh and die for that sinner, the Law of God is even more honored. When Christ Jesus took away our guilt and …

Abundant Pardon

Isaiah 55:7

… power as well as from the guilt of sin. Those dear lips of Christ are put to the wounds of our sin to suck the poison out lest …