SAFE SIN, CHEAP GRACE, OR HOOKED – Part 1

Safe Sin Genesis 3:1-4; Ezekiel 18:20-23 “But the serpent said to the woman, ‘You will not surely die. For God knows when you eat of it your eyes will be opened and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.’” (Gen. 3:4-5 ESV) From the very beginning, the old Devil has been trying to

THE TWO-FOLD ASPECT OF THE WORD OF GOD – Part 1

1 John 1:6-10 “If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.  But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.”

“. . .FEET SWIFT TO SHED BLOOD”

Romans 1:28-32 3:10-18 “. . .’Their feet are swift to shed blood; in their paths are ruin and misery, and the way of peace they have not known.’  ‘There is no fear of God before their eyes.’” Rom. 3:15-18 (ESV) The scripture’s description of humanity is obviously not overly complimentary.  It is very difficult for

THE THUNDERING “IFS” OF 1 JOHN – Part 2

1 John 1:1, 2:2 “If we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin.” (v. 7) 2* Verse 7: If we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship

“. . . PUT TO DEATH”

Romans 7:14-24 “Therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, I urge you to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God; this is your spiritual worship.” (Rom. 12:1) “Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the sinful nature with its passions and desires.” (Gal. 5:24 NIV) The gospel is the

THE REVEALING OF SIN

Psalm 51 “Cleanse me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow”. . .”Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.” Psalm 51:7, 10 Remember David’s sin against Bathsheba, Uriah, and God, how he tried to cover it up? For