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Remember, O LORD, your compassion and unfailing love, which you have shown… Psalm 25:6-7

Remember, O Lord, your compassion and unfailing love, which you have shown from long ages past. Do not remember the rebellious sins of my youth. Remember me in the light of your unfailing love, for you are merciful, O Lord. Psalm 25:6-7	Be mindful of your mercy, O Lord, and of your steadfast love, for they have been from of old. Do not remember the sins of my youth or my transgressions; according to your steadfast love remember me, for your goodness' sake, O Lord! mercy goodness
If you forgive those who sin against you, your heavenly Father will forgive you. Matthew 6:14	For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. grace forgiveness mercy

Jesus replied, “I tell you the truth, everyone who sins is a slave of sin.” John 8:34	Jesus answered them, “Very truly, I tell you, everyone who commits sin is a slave to sin.” addiction slavery
Those who live only to satisfy their own sinful nature will harvest decay and death from that sinful nature. But those who live to please the Spirit will harvest everlasting life from the Spirit. Galatians 6:8	If you sow to your own flesh, you will reap corruption from the flesh; but if you sow to the Spirit, you will reap eternal life from the Spirit. eternal life Spirit harvest
That’s why those who are still under the control of their sinful nature can never please God. Romans 8:8	And those who are in the flesh cannot please God. dependence desires
Oh, what joy for those whose disobedience is forgiven, whose sin is put out of sight! Psalm 32:1	Happy are those whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. forgiveness blessing
For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 6:23	For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. eternal life reward judgment
We have happy memories of the godly, but the name of a wicked person rots away. Proverbs 10:7	The memory of the righteous is a blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot. righteousness blessing
And “don’t sin by letting anger control you.” Don’t let the sun go down while you are still angry, for anger gives a foothold to the devil. Ephesians 4:26-27	Be angry but do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, and do not make room for the devil. anger evil devil
Now repent of your sins and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped away. Acts 3:19	Repent therefore, and turn to God so that your sins may be wiped out. conversion forgiveness repentance
For sin is the sting that results in death, and the law gives sin its power. 1 Corinthians 15:56	The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. law idols
Well then, should we keep on sinning so that God can show us more and more of his wonderful grace? Of course not! Since we have died to sin, how can we continue to live in it? Romans 6:1-2	What then are we to say? Should we continue in sin in order that grace may abound? By no means! How can we who died to sin go on living in it? grace life
When you become aware of your guilt in any of these ways, you must confess your sin. Leviticus 5:5	When you realize your guilt in any of these, you shall confess the sin that you have committed. confession
Repent, and turn from your sins. Don’t let them destroy you! Ezekiel 18:30b	Repent and turn from all your transgressions; otherwise iniquity will be your ruin. conversion punishment
There is a path before each person that seems right, but it ends in death. Proverbs 14:12	There is a way that seems right to a person, but its end is the way to death. righteousness life thoughts
And I will forgive their wickedness, and I will never again remember their sins. Hebrews 8:12	For I will be merciful toward their iniquities, and I will remember their sins no more. forgiveness grace
Do not love this world nor the things it offers you, for when you love the world, you do not have the love of the Father in you. 1 John 2:15	Do not love the world or the things in the world. The love of the Father is not in those who love the world. love Father world
“Come now, let’s settle this,” says the Lord. “Though your sins are like scarlet, I will make them as white as snow. Though they are red like crimson, I will make them as white as wool.” Isaiah 1:18	Come now, let us argue it out, says the Lord: though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be like snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall become like wool. forgiveness purification blood
But when people keep on sinning, it shows that they belong to the devil, who has been sinning since the beginning. But the Son of God came to destroy the works of the devil. 1 John 3:8	Everyone who commits sin is a child of the devil; for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The Son of God was revealed for this purpose, to destroy the works of the devil. devil
For wherever there is jealousy and selfish ambition, there you will find disorder and evil of every kind. James 3:16	For where there is envy and selfish ambition, there will also be disorder and wickedness of every kind. selfishness evil
Godliness makes a nation great, but sin is a disgrace to any people. Proverbs 14:34	Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people. righteousness
Think carefully about what is right, and stop sinning. For to your shame I say that some of you don’t know God at all. 1 Corinthians 15:34	Come to a sober and right mind, and sin no more; for some people have no knowledge of God. I say this to your shame. righteousness conversion understanding
For God made Christ, who never sinned, to be the offering for our sin, so that we could be made right with God through Christ. 2 Corinthians 5:21	For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. righteousness mediator
But we have sinned and done wrong. We have rebelled against you and scorned your commands and regulations. Daniel 9:5	We have sinned and done wrong, acted wickedly and rebelled, turning aside from your commandments and ordinances. confession law
Everyone who sins is breaking God’s law, for all sin is contrary to the law of God. 1 John 3:4	Everyone who commits sin is guilty of lawlessness; sin is lawlessness. law righteousness