PHARAOH--"I have sinned."--Exodus 9:27. I. The first case I shall bring before you is that of the HARDENED SINNER, who, when under terror, says, "I have sinned." And you will find the text in the book of Exodus, the 9th chap. and 27th verse: "And Pharaoh sent, and called ...
The hermit advised him to be kicked out of the monastery. When their brother was kicked out, his abuse (the passionate indignation that was active in him) passed on to Timothy. Timothy understood the reason for the abuse and began crying to God: “I have sinned, forgive me!” And a v...
But there is a way to avoid God’s judgment on sinful humanity. That is to be hidden in Christ (Col. 3.3) because, as the book of Romans tells us, we have all sinned and fallen short of God’s glory.Rom. 3: 9What then? Are we Jews any better off? No, not at all. For we...
Enclosed you will find a cashier’s check for $150. I cheated on my tax return last year and have not been able to sleep ever since. If I still have trouble sleeping I will send you the rest.1 Each of us wants to feel forgiven for the wrong things we have done. The question is,...
For there is no distinction, 23 for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God; 24 being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus; 25 whom God sent to be an atoning sacrifice, through faith in his blood, for a demonstration of his ...
He who searches our minds and hearts isn’t impressed by the mental gymnastics we go through (whether consciously or unconsciously) to avoid the pain of knowing we’ve blown it. He knows what’s really going on within us, even when we don’t. He also knows that we have a hard time ...
1 Timothy 6:9 "But they that will berich fall intotemptationand asnare, and [into] manyfoolishand hurtfullusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition. 10 For theloveof money is the root of allevil: which while somecovetedafter,they have erred from thefaith, and pierced themselves...
Jesus answered for all of us who have had expectations dashed, “It was not that this man sinned, or his parents,but that the works of God might be displayed in him” (John 9:3). For 38 years this man lived blind. For 38 years his parents suffered this loss. Thirty-eight years pu...
the lurking place into which he seems to have crept after the eating of the fruit, and appears now a crushed and crest-fallen worm, writhing in the sunlight of the face of his Creator. How singular the meeting in such circumstances of the two grand foes, the archangel of darkness and ...
It is much easier for Satan to deceive one than two. This is one of the reasons God gave marriage. God knew that it would be better to have two so the one could help the other to avoid temptation. When Adam and Eve were separated Satan was able to bring this world into sin. ...