Sin (2/5)

For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. Matthew 6:14

For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. Matthew 6:14	If you forgive those who sin against you, your heavenly Father will forgive you. grace forgiveness mercy
Yahweh, remember your tender mercies and your loving kindness, for they are from old times. Don’t remember the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions. Remember me according to your loving kindness, for your goodness’ sake, Yahweh. 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. mercy goodness

For he who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption. But he who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life. Galatians 6:8	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. eternal life Spirit harvest
Jesus answered them, “Most certainly I tell you, everyone who commits sin is the bondservant of sin.” John 8:34	Jesus replied, “I tell you the truth, everyone who sins is a slave of sin.” addiction slavery
Those who are in the flesh can’t please God. Romans 8:8	That’s why those who are still under the control of their sinful nature can never please God. dependence desires
For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 6:23	For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord. eternal life reward judgment
“Be angry, and don’t sin.” Don’t let the sun go down on your wrath, and don’t give place to the devil. Ephesians 4:26-27	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. anger evil devil
Repent therefore, and turn again, that your sins may be blotted out, so that there may come times of refreshing from the presence of the Lord. Acts 3:19	Now repent of your sins and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped away. conversion forgiveness repentance
The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. 1 Corinthians 15:56	For sin is the sting that results in death, and the law gives sin its power. law idols
Blessed is he whose disobedience is forgiven, whose sin is covered. Psalm 32:1	Oh, what joy for those whose disobedience is forgiven, whose sin is put out of sight! forgiveness blessing
Return, and turn yourselves from all your transgressions, so iniquity will not be your ruin. Ezekiel 18:30b	Repent, and turn from your sins. Don’t let them destroy you! conversion punishment
What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? May it never be! We who died to sin, how could we live in it any longer? Romans 6:1-2	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? grace life
There is a way which seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death. Proverbs 14:12	There is a path before each person that seems right, but it ends in death. righteousness life thoughts
Don’t love the world or the things that are in the world. If anyone loves the world, the Father’s love isn’t in him. 1 John 2:15	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. love Father world
The memory of the righteous is blessed, but the name of the wicked will rot. Proverbs 10:7	We have happy memories of the godly, but the name of a wicked person rots away. righteousness blessing
Wash yourselves. Make yourself clean. Put away the evil of your doings from before my eyes. Cease to do evil. Isaiah 1:16	Wash yourselves and be clean! Get your sins out of my sight. Give up your evil ways. purification evil
“Come now, and let’s reason together,” says Yahweh: “Though your sins are as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow. Though they are red like crimson, they shall be as wool.” Isaiah 1:18	“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.” forgiveness purification blood
We have sinned, and have dealt perversely, and have done wickedly, and have rebelled, even turning aside from your precepts and from your ordinances. Daniel 9:5	But we have sinned and done wrong. We have rebelled against you and scorned your commands and regulations. confession law
But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you won’t fulfill the lust of the flesh. Galatians 5:16	So I say, let the Holy Spirit guide your lives. Then you won’t be doing what your sinful nature craves. Spirit desires
It shall be, when he is guilty of one of these, he shall confess that in which he has sinned. Leviticus 5:5	When you become aware of your guilt in any of these ways, you must confess your sin. confession
If anyone sins, doing any of the things which Yahweh has commanded not to be done, though he didn’t know it, he is still guilty, and shall bear his iniquity. Leviticus 5:17	Suppose you sin by violating one of the Lord’s commands. Even if you are unaware of what you have done, you are guilty and will be punished for your sin. law punishment
For sin will not have dominion over you, for you are not under law, but under grace. Romans 6:14	Sin is no longer your master, for you no longer live under the requirements of the law. Instead, you live under the freedom of God’s grace. grace law
I acknowledged my sin to you. I didn’t hide my iniquity. I said, I will confess my transgressions to Yahweh, and you forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah. Psalm 32:5	Finally, I confessed all my sins to you and stopped trying to hide my guilt. I said to myself, “I will confess my rebellion to the Lord.” And you forgave me! All my guilt is gone. confession forgiveness acknowledging
He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. To this end the Son of God was revealed: that he might destroy the works of the devil. 1 John 3:8	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. devil
I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance. Luke 5:32	I have come to call not those who think they are righteous, but those who know they are sinners and need to repent. repentance conversion Jesus

Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a disgrace to any people.

Godliness makes a nation great, but sin is a disgrace to any people.

Bible verse of the day

Behold, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, including those who pierced him. All the tribes of the earth will mourn over him. Even so, Amen.

Revelation 1:7 Jesus second coming crucifixion