Sin

Heaven Above and Heaven Below

Revelation 7:16

… lie hidden within the groans of penitence! "God be merciful to me, a sinner," has in its heart the endless, "We praise You, O Lord." O saints, little …

Jericho Captured

Joshua 6:2

… There has been many a sinner saved and many can tell of eternal love that has sought out with eyes of patience eternity's choice jewels. They can …

"The Disciple Whom Jesus Loved"

John 21:20

… Grace made him to differ, just as truly as Grace separates the vilest sinner from among the ungodly. Though it is granted that there were certain natural characteristics …

The Weaned Child

Psalm 131:2

… The sin of being inconsistent with my poor fallible self does not trouble me a tenth as much as the dread of being inconsistent with what I find …

The Master’s Profession—The Disciple’s Pursuit

Psalm 40:9

… say if you can ponder with a clear conscience the fact of a sinner dying in a Christless state without your being able to say, “I have done …

David's Five-stringed Harp

… Trust in the promise of the faithful God to save all who believe in Jesus! And when you have trusted, you shall never be confounded, sinner though you …

Jubilee Joy—or, Believers Joyful In Their King

Psalm 149:2

… Thus He made an end of sin, broke the head of the old dragon and put Death, itself, to death and led our captivity captive! Behold He comes …

The First Recorded Words of Jesus

Luke 2:48

… If it had not been for the sin which had turned aside the Rabbis and the priests from the faithful following of God, the Temple was the place …

The Golden Key Of Prayer

Jeremiah 33:3

… He understands what heavy hearts we have, sometimes, when under a sense of sin. Satan says to us, "Why should you pray? How can you hope to prevail …

Unprofitable Servants

Matthew 25:30

… In fact, he was superior to those who yield their strength to sin and use their abilities to gratify the guilty passions of themselves and others. I grieve …

Unpurchasable Love

Solomon 8:7

… I say that I am a miserable sinner though I don't know that I am particularly miserable and I don't know that I am particularly a …

"Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled"

John 14:1-4

… I have known many a poor sinner pluck up hope as he has observed the sins and struggles of those who were saved by Grace. And I have …

Psalm 77

Psalm 77

… He confesses that unbelief is an infirmity, a weakness, a folly, a sin. He may also be understood to mean, "this is my appointed sorrow, "I will bear …

Our Lord's Preaching

Isaiah 61:1

… How encouragingly He preached of a life given to men dead in sin—life through the Living Water which becomes a fountain within the soul! You know how …

The King Feasting in his Garden

Solomon 5:1

… In a quiet manner, without any outward outcries, souls have been smitten down with conviction of sin, and have been comforted as they have received Christ by faith …

The Lion-slayer—the Giant-killer

1 Samuel 17:36

… Many of us were carried captive by sin. Transgression had so encompassed us about that we were unable to escape. But our great Lord delivered us! Sinner, why …

Rain and Grace—a Parallel

Job 38:25-27

… river of God's Love which comes down to quench our thirst of sin, to refresh us, to enliven us, to feed us, to soften us and to …

The Holy Saviour

There is an expression used by the apostle Paul respecting the Lord Jesus, which is very beautiful and significant–“who knew no sin.” It does not merely say …

Praying And Waiting

1 John 5:13-15

… Every drop of Jesus' blood cries, "Father, hear him! Father, hear him! Hear the sinner's cry!" That blood was sprinkled on the Mercy Seat that the Mercy …

Patient Job and the Baffled Enemy

Job 1:22

… Satan did not care what Job suffered, so long as he could but hope to make him sin. And he was foiled when he did not sin. He …

Questions and Answers Concerning Zion

Isaiah 14:32

… And Grace is never glorified unless sin is denounced and bemoaned. O Beloved, let your own poverty be a black foil that shall make the precious gem of …

The Anchor

Hebrews 6:17-20

… All the guarantee that a sinner needs for laying hold on Christ is found in the fact that God has set Christ forth to be a Propitiation for …

A Cheerful Giver is Beloved of God

2 Corinthians 9:7

… I should delight to dilate each Sunday and, indeed, in every sermon, upon the simple doctrine of the justification of the sinner in the sight of God by …

War With Amalek

Exodus 17:8

… There is no fighting sin except under the leadership of Christ. We must fight sin with His weapons. We must see its sinfulness by the light of His …

The Golden Lamp and Its Goodly Lessons

Zechariah 4:1-3

… The "Prince of this world," "the Prince of the power of the air" is a dark spirit loving ignorance and sin! This darkness hovers over all the world …

Morning, October 13

2Co 7:10

Morning, October 13 Go To Evening Reading “Godly sorrow worketh repentance.” 2 Corinthians 7:10 Genuine, spiritual mourning for sin is the work of the Spirit of God …

Evening, May 30

Ro 6:6

Evening, May 30 Go To Morning Reading “That henceforth we should not serve sin.” Romans 6:6 Christian, what hast thou to do with sin? Hath it not …

Why the Heavenly Robes are White

Revelation 7:14

… The saints of God are preserved from the great tribulation but the influence of these troubles does make them sin, as it made Job sin in a certain …

A Sermon From A Rush

Job 8:11-13

… solid faith in Christ Jesus in him—no real repentance on account of sin—no vital union to Christ Jesus. He can pray, but not in secret, and …

Walking Humbly With God

Micah 6:8

… Friend, if you are walking humbly with God you have taken your right place as a sinner condemned by the Law, for certainly you have broken the Law …

Prayer 8 — A Prayer for Holiness

… There are many who know that they have been washed and that He that beareth away sin has borne their sin away. These are they who now cry …

Under Constraint

2 Corinthians 5:14

… Now, just as our sin in Adam effectively operates upon us for evil, so must our death with Christ effectively operate upon our lives for good. It ought …

Sermon 443. The Two Draughts Of Fishes

Luke 5:4

… Rather they give many signs of sin and they grieve your spirit. Your night's toiling shall have an end. You shall at last cast the net on …

The Best of All—god Is With Us

1 Chronicles 22:18

… Ah, yes, it was your gracious Lord who gave you that little ray of hope! Tell me, sad Heart, what is it that causes you to hate sin …

Evening, November 2

Psalm 119:53

… They know the evil of sin experimentally, and they are alarmed to see others flying like moths into its blaze. Sin makes the righteous shudder, because it violates …

Temple Glories

2 Chronicles 5:13

… I was a sinner, and God was angry with the wicked every day. I began to pray, prayer gave me no comfort, but made my burden more heavy …

Inward Conflicts

Solomon 6:13

… As the old nature is sin, is essentially sin, so the new nature is essentially Divine Grace—it is a living and incorruptible seed which lives and abides …

The Overflowing Cup

Psalm 23:5

… The sinner's best lot is only for a time. Ours, if it were slender, would far exceed the sinner's, because it lasts forever! Better that a …

Nov. 11 — THE LORD'S FREE MEN

Rom. 6:14

… 11 THE LORD'S FREE MEN "For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace" Rom. 6:14 Sin …

Christ is Glorious—Let Us Make Him Known

Micah 5:4

… Christ is made great ill the conversion of every sinner. When he suppliant penitent cries, “God be merciful to me a sinner,” and the peace-speaking blood comes …