I Sinned?
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But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness.
If we claim we have not sinned, we are calling God a liar and showing that his word has no place in our hearts.
We have discussed God’s grace and his atoning salvation but we missed the reason for the need of all these things, sin
I know that it isn’t a pleasant subject to discuss but if fail to remember from where we came we are bound to return!
Acknowledging sin is taking responsibility
If we claim we have not sinned, we are calling God a liar and showing that his word has no place in our hearts.
When Adam and Eve sinned they tried to cover it themselves instead of acknowledging it!
The woman was convinced. She saw that the tree was beautiful and its fruit looked delicious, and she wanted the wisdom it would give her. So she took some of the fruit and ate it. Then she gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it, too.
At that moment their eyes were opened, and they suddenly felt shame at their nakedness. So they sewed fig leaves together to cover themselves.
In a futile attempt to hide from God they thought they could just hide it away
God’s response was quite different, knowing what had happened He still called out to find them!
In the initial confrontation man made excuses
He replied, “I heard you walking in the garden, so I hid. I was afraid because I was naked.”
“Who told you that you were naked?” the Lord God asked. “Have you eaten from the tree whose fruit I commanded you not to eat?”
The man replied, “It was the woman you gave me who gave me the fruit, and I ate it.”
Then the Lord God asked the woman, “What have you done?” “The serpent deceived me,” she replied. “That’s why I ate it.”
PASS THE BUCK! No one wanted to take responsibility!
The Bible tells us that all have sinned
For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard.
Notice the verb “fall short” it is in the present passive indicative and is correctly translated here “is falling short”
Even this side of the cross we are falling desperately short!
Sin is more than a laundry list of actions - it is a dangerous force at work against us now that we know the truth!
When Cain was confronted by God about his sacrifice, the work of his own hands he was warned:
“Why are you so angry?” the Lord asked Cain. “Why do you look so dejected?
You will be accepted if you do what is right. But if you refuse to do what is right, then watch out! Sin is crouching at the door, eager to control you. But you must subdue it and be its master.”
Notice the word “desire”
Desire is an active force waging war within us.. It is a strong feeling to have or do something!
The Bible tells us
Do not let any part of your body become an instrument of evil to serve sin. Instead, give yourselves completely to God, for you were dead, but now you have new life. So use your whole body as an instrument to do what is right for the glory of God.
For you have been called to live in freedom, my brothers and sisters. But don’t use your freedom to satisfy your sinful nature. Instead, use your freedom to serve one another in love.
The Apostle Paul told the Corinthians:
I discipline my body like an athlete, training it to do what it should. Otherwise, I fear that after preaching to others I myself might be disqualified.
So what am I to do?
So humble yourselves before God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
Come close to God, and God will come close to you. Wash your hands, you sinners; purify your hearts, for your loyalty is divided between God and the world.
By submitting to the Holy Spirit, He will help us bring ourselves under the Lordship of Christ!
When you sin, ask for forgiveness!
1 John 1:9 (NLT)
But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness.
that takes a humble and a contrite heart
This is what the Lord says: “Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool. Could you build me a temple as good as that? Could you build me such a resting place?
My hands have made both heaven and earth; they and everything in them are mine. I, the Lord, have spoken! “I will bless those who have humble and contrite hearts, who tremble at my word.
The word contrite here is the word meaning caused by or showing sincere remorse. filled with a sense of guilt and the desire for atonement; penitent: a contrite sinner.
Repentance is more than bing sorry I got caught, repentance means to “turn around”
The good news is that when we repent God floods our life with goodness and grace.
There is only one sacrifice that will forgive us our our transgressions, that is the shed blood of Jesus Christ!
Long ago God spoke many times and in many ways to our ancestors through the prophets.
And now in these final days, he has spoken to us through his Son. God promised everything to the Son as an inheritance, and through the Son he created the universe.
The Son radiates God’s own glory and expresses the very character of God, and he sustains everything by the mighty power of his command. When he had cleansed us from our sins, he sat down in the place of honor at the right hand of the majestic God in heaven.
But to all who believed him and accepted him, he gave the right to become children of God.