A Better Understanding of Sin… 1 John 1:5-9

This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him, there is no darkness at all.  If we claim to have fellowship with him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live out 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, purifies us from all sin. If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.  If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.

How many sins are you aware of?

A man or woman who is unsaved is not concerned about sin. They may have regretted their actions when the consequences are not favorable. They can quickly put aside any lingering shame or guilt in the pursuit of their desires. They justify themselves when they sin. They compare themselves to others, always able to find someone more unworthy to feel better about themselves and their sin.

But a person who has experienced true salvation has a heightened sense of his sin. Their initial, life-changing, moment-of-salvation recognition of their sinful condition before a holy God knows they are lost and condemned; this awareness results in a confession of sin. Forgiveness is humbly asked for, and repentance occurs; they turn away from their sin and turn to God. True believers also exhibit a growing awareness of their sinful flesh as God exposes our weaknesses, failures, desires, and old habits that displease Him. Their regenerated heart is continually humbled and contrite, hating all things sinful and desiring fellowship with God.

Our Society Is Struggling With Sexual Sin, Addictions, Greed, etc.

Pornography is a sin committed against one’s own body.

It had become more acceptable to be associated with sinful things in our society than a few decades ago when it was shameful to have anything to do with immoral things. If you are trying to do right in God’s eyes but still struggling with sin, there is hope for you! I applaud your desire to get right with God, and I pray that God will give you the strength to stand up against your sin and mine. 

Nowadays, many people want to do their own thing, not paying attention to God’s will. Instead, they ignore what they believe it says in the Bible. In today’s American society, “sin” has been replaced with “mistake or error” or other words like them.

Here Are Some Helpful Links About Sin:

• Does God tempt us to sin?
• How can I learn how to hate my sin?
• How should a Christian deal with feelings of guilt regarding past sins?
• Questions about sin?

If you are like many, you are struggling with sin. I encourage you to get help and support from God’s word!

You Are Not Alone; Learn How To Avoid Sin!

Sin began when Lucifer, an angel of God, became discontent with his place. He wanted to be the supreme authority. He wanted to be God. Lucifer (the devil) then tempted Adam, the first human, not to trust God. The sin factor entered the human race through Adam, and people became sinners by nature. Adam’s sin of rebellion brought him spiritual death, which has been passed on to every person who has been born from him. Got a question? We are all sinners, not because we sin; instead, we sin because we are sinners. King David spoke about his fallen human nature in Psalm 51:5, “Surely I was sinful at birth, sinful from the time my mother conceived me.”

2 Corinthians 10:4-5 The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.

Some Specific Structures To Encourage You:

John 3:16 ESV

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.

Romans 6:23 ESV 

For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Romans 3:23 ESV

For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,

1 John 3:4 ESV 

Everyone who makes a practice of sinning also practices lawlessness; sin is lawlessness.

1 John 1:9 ESV 

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

1 John 1:8 ESV 

If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

1 John 1:7 ESV 

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.

Romans 5:12 ESV

Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned—

James 4:17 ESV 

So whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin.

James 4:7 ESV 

Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

2 Corinthians 5:21 ESV

For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

Romans 5:8 ESV 

But God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

Acts 2:38 ESV 

And Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

John 10:10 ESV 

The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.

John 8:34 ESV

Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who practices sin is a slave to sin.

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