Sin

The Deep-Seated Character of Sin

Jeremiah 17:1

… permanent as sin itself, Jesus Christ is able to take our guilt away. His dying upon the Cross is the means by which the filthiest sinner out of …

The Joyous Return

Hosea 14:1-3

… The first motion towards reconciliation is never from the sinner, but always from God. The sinner does not cry, "O Lord, my God, permit me to return"—no …

The Purging of the Conscience

Hebrews 9:13

… is put away and their sin is covered. You see, then, that the first hindrance to holy service is our sense of guilt and from this we must …

When Can We Find Comforters?

Nahum 3:7

… Save me from my sin, the guilt of it. Save me from sinning, the practice of it. Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, purify me from the love …

"Now Then, Do It"

2 Samuel 3:17

… is setting Him in rivalry with foul sin and a base world—and upon you daily guilt is coming—a guilt which grows thicker and blacker as time …

Grace for the Guilty

Isaiah 44:22

… s power—He has convinced them of sin, they are humble, they are penitent, they are prayerful, they feel their guilt, they confess it—yet they have a …

The Holdfasts of Faith

Romans 4:16

… both the Surety and sinner are free." If Christ is raised from the dead, Believers are no more guilty before God for their guilt must have been put …

Remembering God's Works

Psalm 111:4

… He would not let their sin turn away His Grace, but He still loved them. Does not your life, Beloved, prove to you that God is very gracious …

Perseverance Without Presumption

John 10:28

… When the guilt of sin is removed, the love of sin is purged out of the heart—and when the Spirit of holiness is given, the love of …

Further Afield

Acts 13:46-48

… You choose to sin—you choose to remain uncleansed from guilt. You choose to abide under the wrath of God. You have deliberately chosen to be without Christ …

Mourning at the Cross

Zechariah 12:10

… But, dear Friends, when we rightly look to Christ, we see that our guilt was so great that only an Infinite Sacrifice could atone for it Our sin …

The Consecration of Priests

Exodus 29:1

… as a typical transfer of guilt— and the placing of the bullock as the sin offering in the place of the sinner. Come, Brothers and Sisters, though washed …

Walking In The Light And Washed In The Blood

1 John 1:7

… He is so sure that there is no sin laid to his door that he draws nearer to God than a sinner, defiled with sin, may do. He …

The Nature and Design of Divine Chastening

1 Corinthians 11:32

… sin, they sin against greater light and knowledge than other men have. Hence it is that their sins stand in the very first position with regard to guilt …

The Unbeliever’s Unhappy Condition

John 3:36

… I cannot give up these my darling sins.” Perhaps, this sinner hopes that one day, when he cannot any longer enjoy his sin, he will meanly sneak out …

I Was Before

1 Timothy 1:13

… A man may be a less sinner than another, but he may be more conscious of his sin and he will be the man who will love Christ …

Rare Fruit

Isaiah 57:19

… He looks upon the sinner, troubled and tossed to and fro and He says, "What ails you?" "My sin," says the sinner, "has utterly condemned me." "Do you …

Stand Fast

Colossians 1:23

… You shall, one day, be presented "without spot or wrinkle, or any such thing," cleansed from all guilt and cleansed from all tendency to sin and to corruption …

A Basket of Summer Fruit

Amos 8:1-2

… Ah! but what is your wisdom now? Has it not been an advancement in guilt? Have you not looked upon sin so long that you are being changed …

Jesus Washing His Disciples' Feet

John 13:6

… Now the Lord never chastens His people because of any sin in them in order to punish them for their sin—He has punished Christ instead of them …

Prayer 21 — Boldness at The Throne of Grace

… have mourned for Him and then have mourned for our sin. Now, Lord, we confess our guilt before Thee with tenderness of heart and we pray Thee seal …

Enquiring the Way to Zion

Jeremiah 50:5

… the one Propitiation for human sin and who has, by His death upon the Cross, made a full Atonement for the guilt of all who believe in Him …

The Threshing Floor of Ornan

1 Chronicles 21:28

… you have never yet beheld sin in its consequences, sin in its guilt, sin in its doom! God is angry with the sinner every day! Men do not …

The Holy Spirit in the Covenant

Ezekiel 36:27

… the blood of Christ takes all the guilt away and, from that very fact, to lead it to hate sin even more than it did when it first …

Good Cheer From Forgiven Sin

Matthew 9:2

… The great Sin-Forgiver knew right well that earnest gaze which meant, "Be merciful to me, a sinner," and He met that wistful glance with a smile and …

The Lord And The Leper

Mark 1:40-42

… I believe that if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean." Now, poor soul, thou that art full of guilt, and hardened in sin, and yet anxious to …

Blessed Promises For Dying Outcasts

Jeremiah 30:17

… To every guilty sinner conscious of his guilt, who will come and confess it before God, this promise is made today, "I will restore health unto you, and …

Our Stronghold

Proverbs 18:10

… unrighteousness." Possibly it is not so much the guilt of sin that troubles you, as the power of sin. You feel as if you must one day fall …

Mourners, Inquirers, Covenanters

Jeremiah 50:4

… The Lord had no respect unto Cain and his sacrifice because there was no reference to sin, no type of atonement, no confession of guilt in that which …

The Sin-Offering for the Common People

Leviticus 4:27-31

… in the fountain opened for sin and for uncleanness, there shall remain upon you no trace of guilt! Note another discrepancy—the sinner of the common people, in …

The Place of Prayer and Pardon

2 Chronicles 6:28-30

… attempt to lighten your guilt. Let sin be called sin and, in the Presence of Christ— "Sin does like itself appear," and the sinner sees its heinousness and …

For Whom Is The Gospel Meant?

Mark 2:17

… suffering life but man's guilt? Above all, what explains His death and the cloud under which He died but human sin? "All we like sheep have gone …

Between the Two Appearings

Hebrews 9:26-28

… Our sin, which He took to Himself by imputation, He has borne and discharged. Not only is the sinner free, but the sinner's Surety is also free …

The Lamentations of Jesus

Luke 19:41

… set forth as the Propitiation for sin! How shall He that wept and bled and died for sinners repulse a sinner who comes to Him at His bidding …

Death and Its Sentence Abolished

Colossians 2:13

… is without guilt on that account. He who continues an unbeliever may not say that he cannot help it—it is his fault and his sin that he …

Peter's Fall and Restoration

Luke 22:61

… There is not, in any one of the records, a single word said by way of palliation of his great guilt. John pictures Peter's sin in colors …

Love Thy Neighbour

Matthew 19:19

… Love him straight on; his sin is not against thee, but against thy God. Thy God takes vengeance for sins committed against himself, and leave thou him in …

The Best Friend

Proverbs 27:10

… all my guilt is gone, I shall not be ashamed of Jesus. When I am in Heaven and need no more the pardon of sin, I certainly shall …

Honor for Honor

1 Samuel 2:30

… Sin makes its culmination when the sinner is highly favored and brought into close relationship with God by office. 34, 35. And this shall be sign unto you …

Your Personal Salvation

1 Peter 1:9-12

… We do know, however, that they are pure spirits and that the elect angels have not fallen into sin. These beings are not concerned in the Atonement of …