Sin

The Glory of Our Strength

Psalm 89:17

… When they "were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly," and so He saved them from their death in sin and they have been …

The Ark of the Covenant

Jeremiah 3:16

… When he had made a hearty confession of his sin and cried to God for mercy, he uttered those memorable words, "You desire not sacrifice; else would I …

Praying In The Holy Spirit

… As the spider is said to find poison in the very flowers from which the bees suck honey, so do the wicked abuse to sin the same mercies …

The Resurrection Credible

Acts 26:8

… But, Believers, you have already passed through a resurrection from the grave of sin and from the rottenness and corruption of evil passions and impure desires—and this …

'Make This Valley Full of Ditches'

2 Kings 3:16-18

… So with sin, there is no way of putting down sin except by getting the Church of God revived. I am ashamed of some Christians because they have …

Anxiety, Ambition, Indecision

Luke 12:29

… Let none of us become guilty of Uzza's sin! It is our business to serve the Lord with all our heart and soul, just as Martha, with …

What Is Essential in Coming to God?

Hebrews 11:6

… Ugh! This is idolatry and nothing more! The right thing is to look upon the street pavements as too sacred for you to sin there, and to turn …

The Jewel of Peace

2 Thessalonians 3:16

… We are no longer afraid of God—the sin which divided us from Him is blotted out and the distance which it created has ceased to be. The …

Without Christ—Nothing

John 15:5

… Yes, and I mean by Christ not merely His example and the ethical precepts of His teaching, but His atoning blood, His wondrous satisfaction made for human sin …

The Best Thing in the Best Place

Psalm 37:31

… We sin, but we grieve that we sin—and this proves that there is within us a longing for perfect holiness. We say, with the Apostle Paul, "To …

Choice Food for Pilgrims to Canaan

Exodus 33:14

… O my Brothers and Sisters, what a consolation it is to us, while laboring under a sense of sin, that the Lord is able to put away sin …

Filling the Empty Vessels

Philippians 4:19

… All that Christ wants of you, poor Sinner, is that you should be empty and come and let Him fill you with His Grace! Come along with you …

Fragrant Graces

Songs 1:12

… out? Alas, there is our sin! Ah, shameful, cruel sin, to rob my Master of His Glory! But when we fall into sin, of course, our Graces become …

Enoch

Genesis 5:21-24

… He had fallen with the rest of mankind in the sin of Adam. There was sin about him, as there is sin about us by nature, and he …

The Unconquerable King

Daniel 4:34

… Yet never is God the Author or the accomplice of sin—never is He otherwise than the Hater of sin and the Avenger of unrighteousness. Sin rests with …

Out Of Egypt

Matthew 2:14

… They shall not abide in the land of Egypt! Sin shall not be pleasant to them! They shall not continue under Satan's power, but they shall break …

Sheep Among Wolves

Matthew 10:16

… Go with the Gospel to the sepulcher of vice and preach to the dead in sin! The Gospel has a quickening power, Beloved, and Jesus, who is the …

Household Salvation

Acts 16:32-34

… There is no need that they should wait until they are grown up, and have run into sin as their fathers did, that they may be afterwards brought …

Lessons from the Christ of Patmos

Revelation 1:16

… We preach Christ Crucified—God forbid that we should preach anything else! We point to Jesus, saying always, "Behold the Lamb of God, which takes away the sin …

The Sluggard’s Farm

… You may say, “I do not go into open sin; I am moral,” and so forth. Ah, if you would but look, and consider, and search into your …

The Savior Resting in His Love

Zephaniah 3:17

… For look here, Brothers and Sisters, what is there to separate you and me from Jesus Christ's love, which has not been already tried? Can sin ever …

The Sluggard's Farm

Proverbs 24:30-32

… Or where these ranker weeds do not appear, by reason of the restraint of pious connections, you find other sorts of sin. The heart cannot possess it. My …

The Joy of the Lord, the Strength of His People

Nehemiah 8:10

… Grief for sin is the porch of the House Beautiful, where the guests are full of “The joy of the Lord.” I hope, then, that the mourners, to …

The Real Presence, the Great Want of the Church

Solomon 3:4-5

… If any sin obstructs the way, it must be rigorously given up; if there be any neglected duty, it must be earnestly discharged; if there be any higher …

"This Thing Is From Me"

1 Kings 12:24

… Notice also, dear Friends, that God is in events which are produced by the sin and the stupidity of men. This breaking up of the kingdom of Solomon …

The Blind Befriended

Isaiah 42:16

… But they said, "We see." "Therefore," said Christ, "your sin remains." They were the very people whom it was hard to save because they were a seeing people …

Cheer Up, My Comrades!

2 Chronicles 35:2

… it is a kind of angelic work. ‘There appeared unto him an angel strengthening him.’ A prophet was sent to warn the Israelites of their sin; but when …

Co-workers With God

Psalm 127:1

… Oh, that you had not only religion enough to make you a miserable sinner, but enough to make you a rejoicing saint! But if we neglect to search …

Believers—Lights In The World

Philippians 2:14-16

… The wreckers of Satan are always abroad, tempting the ungodly to sin under the name of pleasure. We must put up the true light upon every dangerous rock …

The Heavenly Wind

John 3:8

… At another season it will overflow with such delight in Christ that the sin seems almost forgotten in the pardoning Sacrifice. Why these various operations? We know what …

Love To Jesus

Solomon 1:7

… He cannot, and he will not pollute himself with sin at any time or in any place. Love to Christ in the faithful heart is as the love …

Resurgam

1 Corinthians 15:35-38

… Is not that enough to make a man tremble and cry, “God be merciful unto me a sinner?” But further, remember that while your body shall be identically …

Psalm 60

Psalm 60

… Forgive the sin and smile once more. Turn us to thee, turn thou to us. Aforetime thy face was towards thy people, be pleased to look on us …

Crowning Blessings Ascribed to God

Psalm 65:11

… with glad hearts and rejoicing eyes, for the Lord had put away your sin and you stood "accepted in the Beloved"? Oh, that glad day! Last Sunday we …

The Sons of God

Romans 8:16

… When you have been sitting on the judgment bench; there has been some favourite sin brought up, and you have, oh, let me blush to say it, you …

Prayer 12 — On Holy Ground

… Lord, subdue sin and under Thy feet let drunkenness, and unchastity, and oppression, and every form of wickedness be put away by the Gospel of Jesus Christ and …

Another Royal Procession

Matthew 21:5

… This age does not generally sin in the direction of being too excited concerning divine things. We have erred so long on the other side that, perhaps, a …

The Battle of Life

… If you go down to your grave a captive of sin, the iron bands will be about you for ever. There is no retrieving your position. The priceless …

Compassion For The Multitude

Matthew 14:17

… Nor is it the way of doing good in the world, to avoid the haunts of the poor and to leave the dens of desolation and sin. It …

Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled

John 14:1

… Sometimes it is this one who has fallen into gross sin (God forgive these who have pierced us through with many sorrows!) and another time it is a …