Scripture teaches us that the effects of sin are always serious. They are threefold: 1. Death in various forms The Bible teaches that sin leads to death, in all its forms, physical, spiritual, and eternal. As Dr. Ferguson says: As a result of sin, a “virulent disease” began “to spread through the whole of…
January 20 Guilty “But we are all as an unclean thing.” —Isaiah 64:6 Read Isaiah 64 Our text tells us that we are all unclean. Do you see yourself as a filthy and defiled sinner before God? Do you therefore also agree with our text? Or do you secretly rely on some good works? Maybe…
January 18 Finding Peace with God “For in thee, O LORD, do I hope.” —Psalm 38:15 Read Psalm 38 By nature we sin against a good-doing God Who calls us to Himself: “Turn unto me and be ye saved….I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked but that he turn from his evil…
Question I want to do what is right, yet I fall again and again. I repent, get up again, and attempt to change; however I get depressed when I seemingly fall again and again. How can I break the cycle of sin? How can I grow in the ability to fight sin via Christ and…
“With all due respect, you can’t be serious. Do you know what sin is?” “As he continued to talk, it was evident that he did not…” “Sin is not a pet to be walked several times a week. It is a lion, a wolf, a bear. It bites and hunts at will. It attacks…