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The seriousness of sin, temptation, guilt, and the need for cleansing

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SERMON • SERMON 169

What Have I Done?

Jeremiah 8:6

sin would ruin thee for ever, how ruined art thou now! Why, man, one wave of sin may swamp thee. What will these oceans of thy guilt do …

SERMON • SERMON 1540

The Mediator—Judge And Savior

Acts 10:42

… Do not labor against your conscience to deny your sin, but take the publican's place and cry, "God, be merciful to me a sinner!" That is the …

SERMON • SERMON 618

The Great Physician And His Patients

Matthew 9:12

… A man cannot be a sinner alone. "One sinner destroys much good." The seeds of sin are winged like thistle seeds—you may shut up the leper in …

SERMON • SERMON 3265

Faith Tried and Triumphing

Job 13:15

… You can no more conquer sin in yourself—really conquer it by your own strength—than you can remove the guilt of it by your own merits. The …

SERMON • SERMON 1648

Pilate and Ourselves Guilty of the Savior's Death

Matthew 27:24

… I have but a minute to spare for each point, so now I mast turn to another sin of which many are guilty, namely, THE SIN OF HEARTLESSNESS …

SERMON • SERMON 2683

The Bitterness of the Cross

Zechaariah 12:10

… awful guilt of sin and the Divine wrath which it provokes! And then comes the bitterness of the dread of never being forgiven. The convinced sinner says, "God …

SERMON • SERMON 2840

Laying the Hand on the Sacrifice

Leviticus 4:29

… If there had been anyone who was not a sinner, he would have had no right to be there. A sin offering, for a person who had sin

SERMON • SERMON 474

Faith Omnipotent

Mark 9:23

… Faith, in dealing with sin, does not forget the greatness of it. Our sin is tremendous—it is not possible for us to overestimate its guilt. The sinner

SERMON • SERMON 2586

A Far-reaching Promise

Acts 2:39

… Until he will take the sinner's place and frankly acknowledge his guilt, what is the use of preaching to him? Remember Christ's own words—"They that …

SERMON • SERMON 953

Done In A Day, But Wondered At Forever

Zechariah 3:9

… In addition, let every sinner here remember that the text indicates not only variety of sin, but vast quantities of sin— the sin of a land consisting of …

SERMON • SERMON 2951

With or Without Shedding of Blood

Hebrews 9:22

… Unconverted Sinner with your unremitted sin, we have glad news to tell you! And this is it—your sin may be remitted! There is no sin of which …

SERMON • SERMON 2981

The Safeguards of Forgiveness

2 Samuel 12:13

… He must know that he is a sinner and that sin is an exceedingly evil and bitter thing, for which he deserves to be sent to Hell! And …

SERMON • SERMON 2000

Number Two-thousand—Healing by the Stripes of Jesus

Isaiah 53:5

… and so the sinner will become more and more corrupt as the result of his spiritual death. O my Friends, if you refuse Christ, sin will be the …

SERMON • SERMON 2887

A Dire Disease Strangely Cured

Isaiah 53:5

… First of all, the stripes of Jesus heal us by taking away the guilt of sin. That is the all-important work. By nature and by practice, too …

SERMON • SERMON 2762

Taking Hold of God's Covenant

Isaiah 56:4

… When he charges you with guilt, reply, 'It is quite true,' I am a sinner and, therefore, I am one whom Christ came to save.'" We know that …

SERMON • SERMON 3089

A Sermon on a Grand Old Text

1 Timothy 1:15

… When Luther was under a bitter sense of sin, he said, "Oh, but my guilt is so great I cannot believe that Christ can save me!" But one …

SERMON • SERMON 2093

The Curse and the Curse for Us

Galatians 3:10-14

… Only by the interposition of God Himself could you be saved from guilt. How great that guilt! Lie low before your Lord. Confess your sin with a broken …

SERMON • SERMON 1492

The First Note of My Song

Psalm 103:3

sin, the Lord visits him in pity to show that He looks for nothing in man as the motive power of His love. While yet the sinner has …

SERMON • SERMON 1481

The Red Heifer

Hebrews 9:13

… Son in inconceivable condescension of unutterable love, took the place of sin, the place of the sinner—and was numbered with the transgressors! He must die! Hang Him …

SERMON • SERMON 1661

Praying and Pleading

Jeremiah 14:7

… are the person for whom it is reserved! This deep consciousness of sin; this guilt of yours which you feel and admit points you out as the one …

SERMON • SERMON 1660

The Perpetuity of the Law of God

Matthew 5:18

… Lower the Law and you dim the Law of God by which man perceives his guilt! This is a very serious loss to the sinner rather than a …

CHAPTER

A Word From the Beloved's Own Mouth

… By how much the condemnation of guilt is black and terrible, by so much the forgiveness of sin is bright and comforting. Let us rejoice in the Lord …

SERMON • SERMON 565

The Great Liberator

John 8:36

… Is there a possibility that I can escape from guilt? Can so foul a sinner as I am be made clean? I know that the leopard cannot lose …

SERMON • SERMON 595

Barabbas Preferred To Jesus

John 18:40

sin—He was altogether incapable of becoming a sinner—holy, harmless and undefiled is Christ Jesus! But He takes the whole load of His people's guilt upon …

CHAPTER

Look Upwards

… In all thine agony, in all thy repentance for thy guilt, look unto Christ, and find pardon. Remember to put thine eyes heavenward, and thine heart heavenward too …

CATECHISM

Question 17: Wherein consists the sinfulness of that state whereinto man fell?

Ro 5:19; Ro 3:10; Eph 2:1; Ps 51:5; Mt 15:19

… Wherein consists the sinfulness of that state whereinto man fell? A The sinfulness of that state whereinto man fell, consists in the guilt of Adam's first sin

SERMON • SERMON 53

Healing for the Wounded

Psalm 147:3

… Oh, sin-sick sinner! the King of heaven will not despise thee , but thou too shalt find him thy Comforter, who healeth all thy diseases. Mark, moreover, how …

COMMENTARY

Psalm 32

Psalm 32

… When the Lord pardons a sinner, he doth not pay a debt, but gives a legacy. 2. God in forgiving sin, remits the guilt and penalty. Guilt cries …

SERMON • SERMON 932

How God Condemned Sin

Romans 8:3

… If he ceased to love sin, and yet were lying under the guilt of it, his present condition would be deeply miserable rather than happy—his conscience pure …

SERMON • SERMON 100

The Comer’s Conflict with Satan

Luke 9:42

… The devil throws the sinner down and pulls him almost limb from limb, by persuading him that his guilt is heinous beyond parallel, and his iniquities are far …

DEVOTIONAL

Dec. 21 — FROM ANGER TO LOVE

Micah 7:19

… As for the guilt of our sins, how gloriously is that removed! "All their sins," -- yes, the whole host of them; "thou wilt cast" -- only an almighty arm …

SERMON • SERMON 95

The Day of Atonement

Leviticus 16:34

… Sure, sinner, there is nothing that move thee to repentance like the thought of that great sacrifice of Christ which is necessary to wash away thy guilt. “Law …

DEVOTIONAL

Oct. 28 — SINS OF IGNORANCE

Num. 15:25

… He sees the sin that He may cease to see it by casting it behind His back. Our great comfort is that Jesus, the true priest, has made …

SERMON • SERMON 2856

Our Hiding Place

Isaiah 32:2

sin." But man was under condemnation because of his guilt—will Jesus Christ, as the great Substitute for sinners—bear upon Himself the punishment due to human guilt

DEVOTIONAL

Jan. 19 — MOUTH CONFESSION; HEART BELIEF

Rom. 10:9

… I must be saved from the guilt of sin, the power of sin, the punishment of sin, and ultimately from the very being of sin. God hath said …

SERMON • SERMON 741

A Troubled Prayer

Psalm 25:18

… As the guilt is heavy, let our repentance be sincere. Sometimes, again, sorrow reminds us of the sin of need of sympathy with those in like sorrow. "Ah …

SERMON • SERMON 3563

Cheering Congratulation

Psalm 32:1

… When the guilt of sin is felt and the burden of sin grows heavy—and when the wound stinks and is corrupt, as the Psalmist says—we are …

SERMON • SERMON 3385

The Savior's Thirst

John 19:28

… At this time would we get away to Calvary and there stand and hear our Redeemer crying, "I thirst," as He bears for us the guilt of sin

SERMON • SERMON 3311

The Water and the Blood

John 19:34

… Well, and what then? Why, it should teach us, dear Friends, what a shameful thing sin must be! For, though Christ was no sinner, yet when our sins …

SERMON • SERMON 497

The Procession of Sorrow

John 19:16

… our sins to him; he was made sin for us; and, as the substitute for our guilt, bearing our sin upon his shoulders—for that cross was a …