All have sinned, and come short of the glory of God – Romans 3:23
In one short statement Paul sums up both the gravity and the scope of the human condition.
What is the great damage that sin inflicts? Worst of all, sin causes us to fall short—not just of parental expectations or personal potential—but of the […]
It is important to remember that every sin leads to Hell – even a sin as seemingly “small” as eating one bite of a forbidden fruit. There is no sin which, in the eyes of God, is “forgivable” in the sense of being too small or petty for Him to care about. Because God is […]
Read more »Turn thou us unto thee, O Lord, and we shall be turned – Lamentations 5:21
This prayer expresses the utter inability of anyone to heal their own spiritual wounds, to draw near to God in their own strength, or to turn from sin without His divine intervention and assistance: turn us unto thee, O Lord.
As sinners, […]
Ye will not come to me, that ye might have life – John 5:40
What a terrible, treacherous thing sin is! In Jesus Christ is everlasting life, and yet our sinful nature willfully rejects the abundant life for the pursuit of the non-existent. Our passion by nature is to seek lasting pleasure outside of the loving […]
He was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities – Isaiah 53:5
It was love that sent Jesus to the cross. It was “the joy set before Him” that kept Jesus on the cross. But it was our sins that necessitated the cross.
Why couldn’t Jesus simply come to earth and preach and call […]
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