Can God trust me with sin? All of us sin. God knows every
sin we will commit. Was dear ol’ God surprised when Adam and Eve sinned? He
wouldn’t be God if it did surprise Him.
Is that what you think when you sin, that it takes God by
surprise?
God knew about sin
and made provision for it before the world was even created.
Revelation 13:8 (KJV)
And all that dwell upon the earth
shall worship the beast, whose names are not written in the book of life of the
Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.
The #1 question of unbelief by far is, If God forgives my
future sins doesn’t that give me license to sin and do as I please?
Jesus died on the cross over 2000 years ago. I was born 59
years ago. In 1975 I gave my life in total surrender to Christ. In order for my
past sins to be forgiven the blood of Christ had to extend to the future beyond
Calvary to 1975 and cleanse me.
Did the blood of Christ stop cleansing me every time I
sinned thereafter? Am I guilty of sin? I’m not denying that I have sin in my
life, I’m the chief of sinners. What I am proposing is that I am not guilty of
sin since Jesus took that guilt away once and for all! I do not have to pay the
price for my guilt!
Hebrews 4:16 (AMP)
Let us then fearlessly and
confidently and boldly draw near to the throne of grace (the throne of God’s
unmerited favor to us sinners), that we may receive mercy [for our failures]
and find grace to help in good time for every need [appropriate help and well-timed
help, coming just when we need it].
Hebrews 10:1-2 (AMP)
1 For since the Law has merely a
rude outline (foreshadowing) of the good things to come—instead of fully
expressing those things—it can never by offering the same sacrifices
continually year after year make perfect those who approach [its altars].
2 For if it were otherwise, would
[these sacrifices] not have stopped being offered? Since the worshipers had once
for all been cleansed, they would no longer have any guilt or consciousness of
sin.
Verse two says, Once worshipers have been once for all
cleansed, they would no longer have any guilt or consciousness of sin! No
guilt! Do you walk around with guilt?
Hebrews 10:22 (AMP)
Let us all come forward and draw
near with true (honest and sincere) hearts in unqualified assurance and
absolute conviction engendered by faith (by that leaning of the entire human
personality on God in absolute trust and confidence in His power, wisdom, and
goodness), having our hearts sprinkled
and purified from a guilty (evil) conscience and our bodies cleansed with pure
water.
Hebrews 10:14 (AMP)
For by a single offering He has forever completely cleansed and perfected
those who are consecrated and made holy.
It’s time to stop condemning people just because you have strong
cojones and can resist 99.99% of the temptations that come your way! There is
none good!!!!!!!!!!!!!
1 John 2:1-2 (MSG)
I write this, dear children, to guide you out of sin. But
if anyone does sin, we have a Priest-Friend in the presence of the Father:
Jesus Christ, righteous Jesus. When he served as a sacrifice for our sins, he
solved the sin problem for good—not only ours, but the whole world's.
References:
Translations are retrieved from http://www.biblegateway.com/ BibleGateway.com © Copyright 1995-2010 Gospel
Communications International
King James Version (KJV)—Public
Domain/ 1604, King James I of England
The Message Bible (MSG)—Copyright ©
1993, 1994, 1995 by Eugene H. Peterson
Amplified Bible (AMP)—Copyright ©
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