Faces of Sin (part 2)

Contents

1 The Nature of Sin: Born into a Fallen World
2 Inherited Sin: The First Adam’s Curse
3 Confession and Forgiveness: God’s Merciful Grace
4 The Daily Armor: Repentance and Prayer
5 Our Battle Against the Enemy
6 God’s Holiness and Our New Life in Christ
7 Judgment Day: The Ultimate Choice
8 The Imperative of Daily Repentance
9 Study the Word: Building a Relationship with the Father

The Nature of Sin: Born into a Fallen World

Diving into study this morning, and lo and behold, the Lord puts the topic of sin back in my face. Just a confirmation of sharing His word with the sin series!

Inherited Sin: The First Adam’s Curse

First of all, we were ALL born in since because of the first Adam and the curse He brought upon mankind by disobeying God at the eating of the forbidden fruit. There is no denying that we ALL sin. The word says in 1 John 1:6-10 that if we deny the fact that we sin or have sinned, then we are deceiving ourselves and the truth is not is and matter of fact, it goes on to say that we will also be calling God himself a liar and that is disrespect to Him on all levels.

Confession and Forgiveness: God’s Merciful Grace

In that it does say though, that if we confess out sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us for those sins…through the bloodshed of Christ Jesus. SO thankful that God sent His son Jesus to die for our sins and take the punishment for us. Can’t even really phantom the totality of it all to be honest, the magnitude of it is too great for us to even comprehend. I do know one thing though, I am forever grateful.

The Daily Armor: Repentance and Prayer

We have to live in a daily life of repentance because sin comes in all forms shapes and sizes and can disguise itself quickly and cunningly under the guidance of the enemy. We have to pray daily and ask for God to keep our mind and thoughts pure and stuck on Him and His ways and keep going back to that day after day, and all through the day…its that serious.

Our Battle Against the Enemy

The enemy does not sleep and is like a roaring lion prowling for whom he can devour and conquer 24/7 so we must protect ourselves with the armor God has left us with. Speaking of enemy, when we choose to live in sin now, and even before we came to Christ, we make ourselves God’s enemy, and also, when we choose to love the world more than we love God, we become His enemy. It’s our choice. Love our creator and worship Him, or love the world and worship it…I choose the first choice!

God’s Holiness and Our New Life in Christ

God is holy and can’t stand sin, and sin separates us from God. We have a wicked heart by nature, but once we have come to Christ Jesus and accepted Him as our Lord and savior, He has done a new work in us and we no longer have to operate as the Old man because He has made us a New creation and we walk in New life and under the guidance of the Holy Spirit instead of this fleshly driven being. We can’t even please God if we are walking in our flesh and not in the spirit.

Judgment Day: The Ultimate Choice

So many things we don’t even know when we don’t open up the Word of God and study for ourselves. EVERYONE will be judged when it is time and there are only two places that you can go…eternal life with the Father, or in eternal brimstone and lake of fire…again, I choose the first choice!

The Imperative of Daily Repentance

Accept the fact that we ALL need to repent each and every day in order to stay in good standing with the Father. Please do not forget it. We don’t know when it’s time, and I pray that we all recognize that and do what we are supposed to do so that we may spend the rest of eternity with our Father.