…and truth “Salvation is all about the penalty of sin, and what God requires of us to be made free of the penalty. It’s not about how much you’ve sinned, or how much you sin after salvation. God requires sincerity…
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Signs of an unrepentant heart
…of sinfulness… is not salvation at all. That is condemned of God. God hates sin. We are to hate what is evil. (Romans 12:9b) How much sin can a “so-called Christian” support, and still be following Him? I am apalled…
I’m not what he says I am
…am. I am what God says I am. God says I am a brand new creature — in Christ. I am not the sum total of all my sins. Why? Because all my sins are gone gone gone gone. Because…
Post New Apostolic Reformation Reflections
…the sinfulness of the world, by providing a sufficient, effectual Sacrifice for sin, needed in all ages; and the sinfulness of believers themselves is shown, by requiring them continually to confess their sins, and to apply by faith to the…
Psalm 51. Wash me. Cleanse me.
…tender mercies, blot out my transgressions. 2 Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity. Cleanse me from my sin. 3 For I know my transgressions. My sin is constantly before me. 4 Against you, and you only, I have sinned, and…
Bein’ Bad or Good
…no other anything. Only Jesus, because only Jesus is truly God. Do you really want to serve anyone or anything other than the One True Creator God? Since God is in charge, there is no real choice but one. Each…
Seeing change in your heart
…of sins 1 He’s got all of it covered by His death on our behalf. So the problem is not your sin. What God requires is sincere repentance of those sins. God forgives all wrongdoings of all repentant sinners –…
The Overcoming Faith of Christ Followers
…sinfulness so that He then angrily takes away our salvation. For those who have accepted Him with sincerity and truth — all sin is forgiven – past tense. It was done for us by Him. And further sin by us…
This is Salvation in Christ
It’s a very simple message from God, actually – what He expects of us. His message is to all of us — us sinful, willful, rebellious, self-centered creatures: …He commands all people everywhere to repent [that is, to change their…
Enjoy spiritual well-being
…And when we fail, we confess our sin — and begin again renewed. That is spiritual wellness. That is the close walk with God. Paul concludes this important letter by saying that it is up to each of us to…
Want it – to know it… God’s message to us
…Your Thinking or God’s Word? Pleasure and bad behaviors we love to fall for Being a sinner Ashamed of yourself? God takes care of sinners About sin Tolerating Evil God forgives sins by His Holy Holy Justice About past sins…
About past sins and being forgiven now
A study of Bible passages dealing with: past sins and being forgiven now. The very clear message of Christ is that sinners can be changed when they repent in sincerity and truth, choosing to become God’s true followers. You can…
“The spirits of the righteous made perfect”
…of Abel. “Looking only at Jesus…” Hebrews 12:1-3 Daily, “looking only at Jesus” we find: “We rid ourselves of every obstacle We rid ourselves of the sin which so easily entangles us We run with endurance the race…
Hebrews 12:1
“Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses [who by faith have testified to the truth of God’s absolute faithfulness], stripping off every unnecessary weight and the sin which so easily and cleverly entangles us, let…
Run with endurance and active persistence the race that is set before us
…strong Self-talk prayer Pray Pick a Sin – Any Sin Unrestrained Sinful, Sinful Human Beings Saving Knowledge Me, When I Die…still in sin Me, When I Die …forgiven. The well-guarded soul Practicing Sin – Not Following Christ Hope in Christ…
Accepting Jesus – Plus Some Other
…not about us and our sin. It’s about His offer of salvation and our acceptance of that grace. Sinners are not saved by cleaning up and staying straight. We get saved solely by His grace, His free gift of salvation….
Voting Dichotomously
…all you do (voting, etc)… is focused on pleasing your Savior, right? We sin and fail Him, but the true believer confesses sin, rejects sin, and follows Him anew. Holding-back on Jesus Jesus knows your heart. He sees your innermost…
Only God’s Way Leads to Himself
…your words and your reasonings have? After all. FOR MORE: Following Someone Practicing Sin – Not Following Christ Being Who We Are It is quite sobering to read the Bible and realize who we are, here on earth. …
The Security of the True Believer
When we, anyone, comes to God with sincerity and truth, giving Him all that we are, bowing our heart to Him in confession and repentance of sin – we are saved, redeemed, and given eternal life in that very moment….
Hebrews 1:1-4
…[Himself and no other] had [by offering Himself on the cross as a sacrifice for sin] accomplished purification from sins and established our freedom from guilt, He sat down [revealing His completed work] at the right hand of the Majesty…
A place for hypocrites
…church can make do without me getting involved I’m healthy and strong and …not leaving this earth anytime soon I can get away with habitual sins while Jesus delays His return I can pick-up a few bad habits It’s okay…
Acting Wickedly
…ordinances – even so, even under grace with salvation in Christ, the New Testament shows us clearly what is obedience and what is sin. Acting righteously is Looking to God to “incline our hearts to Himself” (v58) To actually walk…
Judgement of God
…things” to an end: 1. No “Good” of God. If we die in our sin, we keep our sin, and we then begin a life totally separated from God, separated from His goodness, existing without any goodness. I do not…
I am well in my soul
…keep it well. Life in Jesus is all about Him. I refuse to “opt out“, to give in to sin. I don’t let it beat me down. “Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body” –Romans 6:12 “Followers…
What’s living rent-free inside your head?
…were to let sin reign in my body, and I let some rent-free bothersome, ugly creatures out – what a mess there would be. But, as any believer can say: now that I am following Jesus, I can choose to…
Waiting for it
…for sinners to repent and find salvation (Romans 2:4). If you are still under condemnation from God (Mark 16:16) on the day that Jesus returns… then you will miss out big-time. So He waits. God wants us all to be…
Turning away from God
…Sin My Heinous Heinous Ways A God Damn Keeping Sin Explaining “Natural” God eventually gives you a free rein Don´t Let It Practicing Sin, Not Following Christ Freed from a righteous “God Damn” A God Damn God wants us…
Turn from – Turn to
PIC: corner of this way street and that way street When you turn from your sinfulness (true “repentance“), and turn to Christ for His forgiveness (“accept Christ” and His ways), He then recreates you in that instant and you become…
Jesus is stronger
…Heaven – forever wild and truly free. Jesus is stronger than… all my sin all my fears all my suffering all my pain all my sorrow all my doubts all my weaknesses Jesus is stronger than… my impending death my…
Does saying a “sinners prayer” save one from going to hell?
…before we decide. What is sin? We first need to look at what sin is. If you are from a Roman Catholic background the church teaches there are two kinds of sin: “venial” and “mortal”. The mortal sins are things…