1 Peter 4:18
And if the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?
It seems as if we live in a day where anything and everything is supposed to be accepted. People live in open sin and dare anyone to say it’s wrong. They want to be patted on the back and made to feel comfortable for doing wrong. I am here to say that sin is sin. It is sin if I do it and it is sin if you do it. While God has promised to never leave us, we are able to walk away from him and his grace. 2 Peter 2:21- For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them. God’s grace is sufficient and his mercy endures forever, but there is a turning point in our lives where old things pass away and all things become new. (2 Corinthians 5:17)
Isaiah 59:2
But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear.
The Bible is very blunt about sin. It goes so far to say ‘to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.’ James 4:17 God hates sin and while he gives us a space of time to repent there comes a time when he draws the line. He has written his commandments in fleshy tables of our hearts. (2 Corinthians 3:3) We can put on a front of not knowing, but God will not close the door with out first pulling and wooing you to come back to him. We cannot walk away from God and expect the blessings of God. God will not be made a mockery of; he will have the final say.
Romans 6
1What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?
2God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?
3Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?
4Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.
5For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection:
6Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.
7For he that is dead is freed from sin.
8Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him:
9Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him.
10For in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God.
11Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.
12Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof.
13Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God.
14For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.
15What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid.
16Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?
17But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you.
18Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness.
19I speak after the manner of men because of the infirmity of your flesh: for as ye have yielded your members servants to uncleanness and to iniquity unto iniquity; even so now yield your members servants to righteousness unto holiness.
20For when ye were the servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness.
21What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death.
22But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.
23For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
1 John 3:6-10
6Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him.
7Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.
8He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.
9Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.
10In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.
If we say we have no sin, we lie and the truth is not in us (1 John 1:8). This scripture is not an excuse to walk in sin. When we come to ourselves and realize our need of Jesus, we admit we are sinners in need of the blood of Jesus that cleanses us from all sin. (1 John 1:7) We are sinners SAVED by grace through faith (Ephesians 2:8). We then put on the whole armor of God so we can stand (Ephesians 6:11). Not saying we may not stumble or fail in an area, but when we do, we are QUICK to repent. When we repent we turn away from that thing and get our focus back on our Savior. And our Savior leads us down paths of righteousness. (Psalm 23:3)
1 John 2:1-6
1My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:
2And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.
3And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.
4He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
5But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him.
6He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.
Revelation 2:5Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent.
Repent-
To feel pain, sorrow or regret for something done or spoken; as, to repent that we have lost much time in idleness or sensual pleasure; to repent that we have injured or wounded the feelings of a friend. A person repents only of what he himself has done or said.
To remember with sorrow; as, to repent rash words; to repent an injury done to a neighbor; to repent follies and vices.
Repentance-
Sorrow for any thing done or said; the pain or grief which a person experiences in consequences of the injury or inconvenience produced by his own conduct.
Real penitence; sorrow or deep contrition for sin, as an offense and dishonor to God, a violation of his holy law, and the basest ingratitude towards a Being of infinite benevolence. This is called evangelical repentance, and is accompanied and followed by amendment of life.
*Definitions from Noah Webster’s 1828 American Dictionary of the English Language
We must embrace his grace and mercy and turn from our wicked ways. If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. -2 Chronicles 7:14 I uploaded a song awhile back as my post. The name of that song is, What’s Wrong with Living Right? (love it) At the end of the song Sara testifies and says, ‘Sometimes there are some things in your life that you just really have a hard time letting go. If we leave things in our life and we end up in hell, there ain’t nothing on this earth that would be worth it.’ She goes on to say, ‘God, if there’s something wrong in my life please tell me. Lord, I know you have a calling on my life, but that doesn’t make me exempt from not getting cut off and going to hell. Just because I have prophecies hanging over my life does not mean that I can’t walk out of the will of the Lord. I just began to plead with the Lord. God please, whatever you have to do, please God, make sure, God, that I am right with you Jesus.’ That testimony has stuck with me. God has a plan for our lives, but we must first submit ourselves to him. Now is the accepted time of salvation. I beg you to turn yourself over to him. Start anew today with a made up mind that NOTHING is worth missing heaven.
Galatians 5:1
Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.
Hebrews 12:1
Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,
1 John 1:4
And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full.
2 Corinthians 6:1&2
We then, as workers together with him, beseech you also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain. (For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.)
My 4 year old's mini sermon: 'It's Jesus' way, not our way. Some worship the devil, but WE WORSHIP JESUS. We beat up the devil!!
