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When Cain murdered Abel, God conducted the first trial and declared a lifetime punishment on the unrepentant wickedness of Cain. God’s righteousness always requires righteous justice. When we exercise our free will to follow Cain in committing unrepentant sins, we fall under the righteous judgment of God. And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when Continue reading Unrepentant sin requires righteous judgment
I have always considered ungodliness and unrighteousness to be different words for the same thing, but there are compelling reasons to consider these as separate sins. But the Pharisees, when they heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, gathered themselves together. One of them, a lawyer, asked him a question, testing him. “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Continue reading Difference between ungodliness and unrighteousness
Sinners separated from God by original sin Because of the sin of Adam and Eve, we were all separated from God. This separation is like a wide gap that we could never cross on our own. But Jesus, through His death and resurrection, made a way for us. He crossed that gap and brought us back to God. Now, through Continue reading Separated Christians (from sin to God through the gospel but not from each other)
I have a pastor friend who used to be really disappointed his church was not actively seeking sinners. One Sunday he boldly asked, “Where are the prostitutes?” I know what he meant, but it didn’t go over well at that church, and it shouldn’t be a surprise that he was asked to leave shortly afterward. Who are the sheep who Continue reading Is your church actively seeking sinners?
BREAKING NEWS!!!! JERUSALEM — Jesus Christ has been convicted of sin by heavenly tribunal and sentenced to death for the crimes. Followers desperately hoping for last minute reprieve. This is not fake news. This is not clickbait. This is the Bible truth. God didn’t make a deal, or pass some legislation, or negotiate a plea bargain, or work out a Continue reading JESUS CHRIST FOUND GUILTY OF SIN