Sin

Morning, June 8

1Ch 5:22

… The great reason of their extraordinary success lay in the fact that “the war was of God.” Beloved, in fighting with sin without and within, with error doctrinal …

Evening, July 3

2Ti 2:12

… Again, in troubles which come upon us as the result of sin, we must not dream that we are suffering with Christ . When Miriam spoke evil of Moses …

The Unchanging God Cheering Jacob in His Change of Dwelling Place

Genesis 46:1-4

… One was to purge his household of any sin that might lie upon it. He had a very strange family, this man Jacob. It was badly begun at …

The Necessity of Increased Faith

Luke 17:5

… It is nowhere recorded—that a patient sinner shall be saved. But it is said, “He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved.” Faith is the vital …

Evening, January 25

Ro 3:31

… me to go in the path of thy commandments; for therein do I delight.” Grace is the mother and nurse of holiness, and not the apologist of sin.

Morning, September 5

Ps 120:5

… the hottest fire of the battle? And when weary of the strife and sin that meets you on every hand, consider that all the saints have endured the …

Morning, September 24

Ezr 8:22

… Few run too far in neglecting the creature’s arm; but very many sin greatly in making too much of it. Learn, dear reader, to glorify the Lord …

Evening, November 21

Jn 12:2

… We too were once dead, yea, and like Lazarus stinking in the grave of sin; Jesus raised us, and by his life we live—can we be content …

The Apple Tree in the Woods

Solomon 2:3

… We cannot be certain that a thing is right because it is old, for Satan is old, and sin is old, and death is old, and Hell is …

Evening, May 10

Jn 1:14

… never spouse such a husband as Christ has been to my soul; never sinner a better Saviour; never mourner a better comforter than Christ hath been to my …

Evening, March 21

Job 38:31

… I suffer much from sin and temptation; these are my wintry signs, my terrible Orion. Lord, work wonders in me, and for me. Amen.

Morning, October 21

2Co 5:14

… sweep out the clouds of your worldliness, and clear away the mists of sin. “For Christ’s sake” be this the tongue of fire that shall sit upon …

The Tenses

2 Corinthians 1:10

… I remember how, when I was under conviction of sin, my soul rolled to and fro and staggered like a drunken man, yet the Lord delivered me and …

God's People in the Furnace

Isaiah 48:10

… I chose thee when, in manhood, thou didst sin against me with a high hand; when thy unbridled lusts dashed thee on madly towards hell. I chose thee …

Where Is the Lord?

Isaiah 63:11-14

… I know that her sin is recorded, but He has blotted that out and, at the end, there will remain nothing but what God has done. When your …

Supposing Him to Have Been in the Company

Luke 2:44

… It is to be believed that as a Child He was like other children in all things but sin. Even as a Man, He was like other men …

Positivism

1 John 5:18-20

… He says in the Third Chapter, the fifth verse, "You know that He was manifested to take away our sin, and in Him is no sin." And in …

Morning, October 15

Mal 3:2

… But what will his second advent be? What sinner can endure to think of it? “He shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with …

Evening, December 20

Mt 20:8

… Lord !” Do you know what the joy of Christ is over a saved sinner? This is the very joy which we are to possess in heaven. Yes, when …

Three Names High on the Muster Roll

Daniel 3:16-18

… May God grant that we may never turn His mercies into an excuse for sinning against Him! You who are rich have no more liberty to sin than …

A Promise for the Blind

Jeremiah 31:8

… Ah, poor Adam, how many are the infirmities which your one sin has entailed upon your offspring! Oh, mother Eve, how did your act of transgression bring on …

"Glory Be Unto the Father"

Ephesians 1:3

… We are called to be made whole by being healed of the disease of sin and by having all our broken powers reunited into one harmonious whole. This …

Christ's Indwelling Word

Colossians 3:16

… If I may know myself, and know my Savior—if I may know my sin and the Atonement by which it is put away—if I may know …

'No Root in Themselves'

Mark 4:17

… God grant that they may not go so far as to be baptized and yet go back to their sin, as the sow that was washed goes again …

'Whose Goodness Never Fails'

John 10:11

… Without Him who is our Shepherd we would wander farther and farther into misery and sin—and our ruin would be certain. We are more dependent upon Christ …

Our Banner

Psalm 60:4

… There are some who will not be baptized—they still persist in the sin of putting drops of water in the place of the ordained flood and bringing …

Joshua's Obedience

Joshua 1:7

… We should sin against Him most ungratefully and detestably were we to say within ourselves, "God will not desert His people, therefore let us venture into sin." And …

Number 2500—or, "Entrance and Exclusion"

Matthew 25:10

… As surely as He came once, so, "unto them that look for Him shall He appear the second time without sin unto salvation." It seems to me that …

The Minstrel

2 Kings 3:15

… David said, ‘I thought on my ways, and turned my feet unto thy testimonies.’ If you want a minstrel, think of your sin, your sin against your God …

Great Difference

Malachi 2:17

… Though they concealed their sin even from those who watched them. Though they entered the Church and gained honors in it as Judas did in the college of …

Psalm 72

Psalm 72

… In his other outlandish marriages he did sin; but this is mentioned as by way of special exception (1Ki 11:1); for she was a proselyte, and so …

The Education of Sons of God

Hebrews 5:8

… There is no corruption, no bias towards evil, no original sin, no taint of birth—nothing of the kind. He is the second Adam, but He has not …

Heart'S Ease

Psalm 112:7

… Will you fall into that same sin? Will you provoke the Lord as they do? If you are the subject of the same distraction, you will, probably, fall …

Feeding on the Bread of Life

John 6:47

… I can see no merits of my own which I dare present to God, for I am a mass of sin, and I should be a mass of …

The Heart—a Gift for God

Proverbs 23:26

… that a man should have to live a long life of sin to learn that sin does not pay. It is a sad case when he comes to …

Faith's Firm Resolve

Psalm 71:16

… I will put down, by God's strength, this sin and that. I will go forth conquering and to conquer against the world, the flesh and the devil …

The Blood of the Covenant

Hebrews 13:20-21

… He was the covenantor on our behalf; he took our sin upon himself, and undertook to suffer for it. Having been crucified he yielded up his life, and …

The Corn of Wheat Dying to Bring Forth Fruit

… His crown derives new lustre from his cross; his ever living is rendered more honorable by the fact of his dying unto sin once. Those blessed cheeks would …

The Silken Fetter

Hosea 3:5

… Oh, that blessed, holy fear, that sacred jealousy of sin! I wish we all had more of it. We had, I fear, more of it at our first …

The Shank-bone Sermon—Or, True Believers and Their Helpers

Acts 18:27

… Are you burdened with sin? He bore it on the Cross. Are you afraid that sin will conquer you? You shall overcome by the blood of the Lamb …