Sin

'Return Unto Your Rest'

Psalm 116:7

… All the struggles of your conscience are ended as Christ brings to you peace and rest forever concerning all your sin. In fact, as soon as you come …

The Carpenter's Son and His Relations

Matthew 13:55

… done all things well." But there were others whose eyes were blinded by sin, malice and prejudice who could see nothing good in Him at all. Because He …

Mourning at the Sight of the Crucified

Luke 23:48

… We did not sin as of compulsion, but we deliberately chose the evil way. O Sinner, let both of us sit down together and tell the Lord that …

A Preacher from the Dead

Luke 16:31

… him; and instead of having only the sin of denying many miracles men would have to add to it the guilt of denying another but they would not …

The Memorable Hymn

Matthew 26:30

… They had had gross sin brought prominently to their minds. They had had a personal reminder of their own liability to sin and now they were to have …

Believers A Blessing

Zechariah 8:13

… past, for, albeit that God has blotted out the guilt of our iniquity, yet the consequences of the sin still continue. We cannot undo the evil that we …

Faith in Christ's Ability

Matthew 9:28

… I saw that, although I was a sinner, He came to save sinners, and although I was black with sin, His precious blood was able to wash me …

The Fruitless Vine

Ezekiel 15:1-2

… hath riches often liveth in sin, and rolleth in uncleanness; and, then, weareth his profession as a uniform, wherewith to cover his guilt. Rich men have sometimes been …

A Song Concerning Loving Kindnesses

Isaiah 63:7

… O great Sinner, is there not a gleam of hope for you in this? A great God full of great mercies for a great sinner! Why, that is …

The Priesthood of Believers

1 Peter 2:5

… blood, From His riven side which flowed, Be of sin the double cure, Cleanse us from its guilt and power." If we look closer into this cleaning by …

The Snare of the Fowler

Psalm 91:3

… He will commit a sin that he knows is condemned even by the law of the land; he will rush into a crime, concerning the guilt of which …

The Sad Plight and Sure Relief

Romans 5:6

… He shall stand in the sinner's place. He shall be punished as if He had committed the sin, though in Him was no sin! The vials of …

Danger. Safety. Gratitude.

… when the Lord brought you to penitence for your guilt—if you were allowed to fall into sin and, meanwhile, how much mischief you would have done to …

Prepare To Meet Your God

Amos 4:12

… May God grant that you may not dare to sin under the notion that your sin is a mere trifle, for both you and it will soon cease …

Our Sympathizing High Priest

Hebrews 5:7-10

… Beloved Friends, we live in a world of sin and sorrow and we are sinful and sorrowful—we need one who can put away our sin and become …

Elijah Fainting

1 Kings 19:4

… When we are conscious of sin, it is right enough to wish to be where sin can never come and temptation can never more annoy. There must be …

The King In His Beauty

Isaiah 33:17

… with His likeness satisfied, And grieve and sin no more. Shall see Him wear that very flesh On which my guilt was lain; His love intense, His merit …

Christ Made Sin

2 Corinthians 5:21

… If God should put away sin and accept the sinner, He declares that it should only be through that sinner putting his trust in the Sacrifice offered once …

Free Will—A Slave

John 5:40

… sinner! Thou mayest be sitting this morning condemned like the prisoner in Newgate; but ere this day has passed away thou mayest be as clear from guilt as …

Preaching for the Poor

… Protestants; the blood of Christ the only salvation from sin, the only means of the pardon of our guilt; and the Holy Spirit the only regenerator, the only …

A Hearer In Disguise

1 Kings 14:6

… Jesus Christ took the guilt of His people and carried it Himself. If you trust Him, you shall have peace, for Jesus took your sin. An old woman …

The Way to God

John 14:6

… Ye that are under conviction of sin, and want salvation, believe on him now. In thine heart poor sinner, say— “Just as I am, without one plea, But …

Mistakes Concerning God

Psalm 1:21

… God who utterly abhors everything that is evil, how far has the sinner gone in sin when, instead of confessing his iniquity with shamefacedness and humiliation, he dares …

Christ Glorified

Isaiah 55:5

… full load of sin, the whole mass of human guilt, and placed it upon Him! He was perfectly innocent, and yet was the sin of man heaped upon …

The Dumb Become Singers

Isaiah 35:6

… We were asked, "Sinner, can you, by a future obedience, wipe out your past sin?" We knew it was impossible and we were dumb. Then we were asked …

The Minister's Trumpet Blast and Church Member's Warning

Hosea 8:1

… God hates sin everywhere and if sin gets into His own Church, He will flog it out. It is of no use at all for this traitor to …

Eyes Opened

2 Kings 6:17

… And because man does not see his sin, he does not see the remedy for that sin. Not understanding his danger, he is not in a position to …

Looking Unto Jesus

Psalm 34:5

… But do you doubt God’s power to save! Are you saying in yourself this morning, “How can he forgive so great a sinner as I am?” Oh …

'As' and 'So'

Colossians 2:6

… Suppose I had been to Jesus as a poor sinner and that He had saved me and that He had then said to me, "there, you are saved …

Grace—the One Way of Salvation

Acts 15:11

… Who had plunged into the deepest sin. But God's Grace has met with them and made them new creatures in Christ Jesus. There is a Church meeting …

The Wandering Bird

Proverbs 27:8

… are happy in your sin and I tell you at once that you are dead in sin, for he who puts on guilt must cast off shame. You …

Messrs. Moody and Sankey Defended; or, A Vindication of the Doctrine of Justification by Faith

Galatians 5:24

… regicides," and now we must make a word to describe sin: sin is a deicide. Every sinner, if he could, would kill God, for he says in his …

A Consistent Walk for Time to Come

Colossians 2:6

… May you and I be daily delivered from sin—the guilt and power of it—and so receive Him as Jesus! There is a peculiar emphasis about the …

The Hope That Purifies

1 John 3:3

… We sing— "Let the water and the blood From Your riven side which flowed, Be of sin the double cure, Cleanse me from its guilt and power." We …

Exceeding Gladness

Psalm 21:6

… If, at this moment, a sinner, conscious of his sin, is flying to the Cross for refuge, he is making Christ happy! If he is now bowing the …

The Lamb Of God In Scripture

John 1:35

… God must punish sin. He sent His Son to take our sin upon Him that He might honor the Law of God and establish God's government by …

Loved and Washed

Revelation 1:5

… A man cannot remain a sinner and be at peace with God. Even the Almighty could not make us happy and let us remain in sin. You cannot …

Witnessing at the Cross

Luke 23:39-43

… burden of sin, never felt the sweetness of being delivered from it! This poor thief is as clear in the avowal of his own guilt as in his …

Infant Salvation

2 Kings 4:26

… Had that child lived, it would have been a sinner, and it must have known the bitterness of conviction of sin. It has escaped that; it rejoices now …

A Divine Challenge!

Exodus 8:1

… And the slavery of the sinner to his sin is equally hopeless—he will never be free—unless a mind that is infinitely greater than he can ever …