James 1:14-15 | Temptation comes from our own desires, which entice us and drag us away. These desires give birth to sinful actions. And when sin is allowed to grow, it gives birth to death.
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Exploring God’s timeless truth from “in the beginning” has shown us how amazing God our Creator is. His creativity, power, and love are worthy of our praise! But we’ve also seen that our sin separates us from Him and that’s a big problem-
Romans 6:23a | For the wages of sin is death…
Adam and Eve experienced this first hand as they were kicked out of the garden, but this isn’t the last time sin impacts their lives in a major way. This time though, the choice not to follow God is made by one of their children, rather than by Adam and Eve themselves.
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Romans 3:23-26 | For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard. Yet God, in his grace, freely makes us right in his sight. He did this through Christ Jesus when he freed us from the penalty for our sins. For God presented Jesus as the sacrifice for sin. People are made right with God when they believe that Jesus sacrificed his life, shedding his blood. This sacrifice shows that God was being fair when he held back and did not punish those who sinned in times past, for he was looking ahead and including them in what he would do in this present time. God did this to demonstrate his righteousness, for he himself is fair and just, and he makes sinners right in his sight when they believe in Jesus.
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2nd Corinthians 5:21 | For God made Christ, who never sinned, to be the offering for our sin, so that we could be made right with God through Christ.
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Galatians 1:4 | Jesus gave his life for our sins, just as God our Father planned, in order to rescue us from this evil world in which we live.
In your own words, how did mankind fall? [If you’re not sure, head back to Sunday’s devo or read Genesis 3].
Romans 6:23 | For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord.
Isaiah 59:2 | It’s your sins that have cut you off from God. Because of your sins, he has turned away and will not listen anymore.
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1st John 1:8-10 | If we claim we have no sin, we are only fooling ourselves and not living in the truth. But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness. If we claim we have not sinned, we are calling God a liar and showing that his word has no place in our hearts.
Yesterday, we looked at the importance of acknowledging or admitting that you’re a sinnner. But just acknowledging your sin isn’t enough.
Romans 3:23 | For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard.
Psalm 51:5 | For I was born a sinner— yes, from the moment my mother conceived me.
Romans 5:12 | When Adam sinned, sin entered the world. Adam’s sin brought death, so death spread to everyone, for everyone sinned.
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