We say we believe
this, but I do wonder if we really do.
Our actions often betray our beliefs.
Think about it. We are often far
more sin tolerant than we should be. We
excuse sin far too easily, both in ourselves and in others. We act as if sin is not that big of a
deal. We act as if God will not judge us
for our sins.
Yet, the Scriptures
clearly teach us that sin is taken very seriously by God. It pushes us away from God. God will never tolerate sin in His
presence. When we sin, we alienate
ourselves from God and we stay alienated until we confess our sins to Jesus and
seek His forgiveness.
Sin left unattended
will fester and grow in us. It is like
cancer and it will make us an evil and wicked people. We cannot stop sin from growing in us on our
own. We must have Christ's help. Without Christ's righteousness, we are
helpless sinners.
Do not believe the
lie that sin does not matter. God will
show His anger from heaven against all who sin against Him. The day is coming in which the full fury of
God's wrath will be released on earth.
Jesus is coming to take the Church out of the world and when that
happens, there will be nothing to restrain sin.
Things will get very ugly very fast.
Don't mess around with sin. When
we confess our sins to the Lord, He will faithfully forgive us and cleanse us
from all unrighteousness. Sin will not
go away on its own. We need Jesus.
God has made sure
that we can't plead ignorance. He has
placed within us a sin sensitivity. We
know what is right and wrong and no one can claim innocence because they didn't
know they were a sinner. God will hold
each of us accountable for the knowledge that we have and what we do with it.
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