Sin (4/6)

If he refuses to listen to them, report it to the Church… Matthew 18:17

If he refuses to listen to them, report it to the Church. And if he refuses to listen to the Church, treat him as you would a Gentile or a tax collector.
Matthew 18:17 church listening
In the same way, I tell you, there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous people who have no need of repentance.
Luke 15:7 conversion repentance joy

Preferable is the little that the righteous possess
than the great wealth of the wicked.
For the power of the wicked will be overcome,
but the Lord protects the righteous.
Psalm 37:16-17 money righteousness
What god can compare with you,
the God who takes away guilt
and forgives the transgressions
of the remnant of your people?
You will not allow your anger to fester forever,
for your delight is in bestowing mercy.
Micah 7:18 mercy forgiveness
But if you do not forgive others, then your Father will not forgive your transgressions.
Matthew 6:15 forgiveness Father
The labors of the wicked man produce little profit,
but the one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.
Proverbs 11:18 righteousness reward
If your brother should sin, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him. Even if he wrongs you seven times a day, and comes back to you seven times to say, ‘I am sorry,’ you must forgive him.
Luke 17:3b-4 repentance forgiveness speaking
You will again show us compassion
and wash away our guilt;
you will cast all our sins
into the depths of the sea.
Micah 7:19 compassion forgiveness
And now, what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized, and have your sins washed away, calling on his name.
Acts 22:16 baptism purification
In Christ
and through his blood
we have redemption
and the forgiveness of our sins.
In accord with the riches of his grace.
Ephesians 1:7 Savior forgiveness blood
If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. It is preferable for you to lose one part of your body than to have your whole body thrown into Gehenna.
Matthew 5:29 desires hell body
Help us, O God, our Savior,
for the glory of your name;
deliver us and wipe away our sins
for your name’s sake.
Psalm 79:9 salvation worship redeemer
Many shall be purified, cleansed, and refined, but the wicked will persist in their evil ways.
Daniel 12:10 purification understanding wisdom
When God raised up his servant, he sent him first to you, to bless you by turning each one of you from your wicked ways.
Acts 3:26 resurrection Jesus blessing
He reveals deep and hidden mysteries
and knows what lies in the darkness,
for light dwells with him.
Daniel 2:22 almighty evil God
You have heard that it was said of old: ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ But I say to you that anyone who looks with lust at a woman has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
Matthew 5:27-28 marriage desires heart
What then should we say? That the Law is sinful? Absolutely not! Yet if it had not been for the Law, I would not have known what sin was. I would not have known what covet is if the Law had not said, “You shall not covet.”
Romans 7:7 law desires
Indeed, it is seldom that anyone will die for a just person, although perhaps for a good person someone might be willing to die. Thus, God proved his love for us in that while we were still sinners Christ died for us.
Romans 5:7-8 salvation death
The face of the Lord is turned against those who do evil,
to erase all memory of them from the earth.
Psalm 34:17 evil
For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who has been tested in every respect as we are, but without sinning.
Hebrews 4:15 temptation compassion weakness
I intend to prove the holiness of my great name which has been profaned among the nations, and which you have profaned among them. Thus, the nations will know that I am the Lord, says the Lord God, when through you I will display my holiness in their sight.
Ezekiel 36:23 God holiness
He is himself the sacrifice for our sins—
and not only for our sins
but also for the sins of the whole world.
1 John 2:2 Savior forgiveness world
For I handed on to you as of primary importance what I received: that Christ died for our sins, in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried and that he was raised to life on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures.
1 Corinthians 15:3-4 sacrifice Jesus resurrection
All those who have sinned outside the Law will perish outside the Law, and all who sinned under the Law will be judged by the Law.
Romans 2:12 law judgment punishment
Therefore, whatever you have said in the dark will be heard in the daylight, and what you have whispered behind closed doors will be shouted from the housetops.
Luke 12:3 speaking listening light

You are from your father, the devil,
and you choose to carry out your father’s desires.
He was a murderer from the beginning,
and he does not abide by the truth,
for there is no truth in him.
When he lies,
he speaks in accord with his own nature,
for he is a liar
and the father of lies.