Suppressing sin is like holding a beachball underwater; it will eventually resurface. True change, however, comes from repentance, a complete change of mind and purpose, leading to a supernatural cleansing by God. Only by allowing Jesus to replace suppression with change will He be our Lord.
Category: Sin
Posted inLife
Jesus of Nazareth, the Crown of Mankind
The author reflects on Larry Bird’s extraordinary influence on Indiana State University’s basketball team in the 1970s, which showcased community engagement and pride. This leads to the topic of God’s original intention for mankind and the failure of the first Adam to be humanity’s leader. However, Jesus Christ came, representing the final Adam, leading mankind in God’s greater plan for humanity.
Posted inForegiveness, Jesus, Sin
Lists
The theologian Tertullian of Carthage, around 220 A.D., created the list of the deadly sins. There were nine to start with.
Posted inJesus, Sin
Neutralize Acid
So, the rating czars decided that a show containing violence, sex, and drug use was ok for fourteen-year-old kids. Wow.
Posted inJesus, Sin
Naked Before God
During this time of tumult and trouble that is ripping apart families and friends, neighbors and nations, we need to stop pretending that we’re ok. That’s what Adam and Eve did when they dressed in fig leaves. They were not “ok,” and neither are we.
Posted inJesus, Mercy, Sin
Err on the Side of Mercy
When, after millennia, Jesus, the Son of God in the flesh, stepped into the history of humanity, people didn’t know what to think of Him.
Posted inForegiveness, Jesus, Sin
Make No Provision For Sin
There’s an aspect of this sin from which we all can learn and bolster our righteousness. Notice that Paul wrote, “make no provision.”
Posted inForegiveness, Jesus, Sin
A Returned Man
Leprosy was a “type” for sin: it was loathsome, spreading, incurable, and the Israelites were to avoid lepers. Yet Jesus, seeing the leper’s faith, reached into his condition, into “sin”, and touched the man.
