Must Christians confess their sins? 1 Jn 1:9 deals with the confession of sins. A few cross references will help respond to the objections that this verse has any application to Christians. There are several aspects of this verse that we need to consider. We will group the cross references...
Contradiction of Sinners Against Himself Heb. 12:1-4 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In this lesson we are going to look at the contradiction of sinners that Jesus suffered. The purpose for this is to help us overcome sin and the weights that so easily beset us as the passage says. The trick...
Keep it Simple II Kings 5:1-14 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO This passage is an example of just how simple the Christian life can be. Naaman had leprosy, a type of sin in the Bible, and was directed to a man of God. He then was given some instructions. All he needed...
Kept Myself from Mine Iniquity II Sam 22:21-25 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Our text is 2 Sam 22:21-25. In this Old Testament passage David speaks of “my righteousness,” and “my cleanness” – in the New Testament, by contrast, we need the righteousness of Jesus Christ – however, there is a principle...
Reality Check Whether you acknowledge it or not, you live in reality. Your life is real, your job is real, your devil is real, and your God is real. To be able to deal with reality, you must first recognize it as such. Today most of what is presented to...
Perfecting Holiness in the Fear of God II Cor. 7:1 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO This sermon is about perfecting holiness in the fear of God, not so much by cleansing ourselves after we have sinned but by staying away from unclean things. Until now I have read 2 Cor 7:1, as...
Truth & Mercy Ps. 85:10 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In Ps 85:10 we find truth and mercy and righteousness and peace mentioned. Doctrinally, this passage fits in the millennial reign of Jesus Christ. However, there is definitely a spiritual application to us. The hinge word in this passage is “truth.” Notice...
Break the Cycle of Sin Rom. 6:1-2 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO One thing I have noticed about Christians is that many times they are just stuck in the same sin – they may be ashamed and feel guilty or they may be defensive about their behavior or they may justify their...
The Snare of the Devil – Sin [Ps.1:17] “Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.” Rarely will an animal fall in to a snare that is not disguised. Trappers are very diligent to remove all human smell from traps and snares, or else...
How to Bear Temptation 1 Cor. 10:13 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO People often misquote this verse by saying, “God will never give you more than you can handle” – but when you read this verse carefully you see, in the first place, he doesn’t “give” the temptation to you [Jas 1:13]...
