Sin’s fallout effects are never pleasant. God reminds us that we are temples of His Spirit, to be presented as pure and holy. How do we prevent sin’s fallout effects?
Sin’s Fall-Out
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The Only Savior: The Sling for God, Part 55
“Lord, do not rebuke me in your anger or discipline me in your wrath…My guilt has overwhelmed me like a burden too heavy to bear. My wounds fester and are loathsome because of my sinful folly. I am bowed down and brought very low; all day long I go...
Regrets
"King Herod ... seized John and bound him in prison ... And Herodias had a grudge against him and wanted to put him to death. But she could not, for Herod feared John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man, and he kept him safe. ... But an opportunity came when...
No Smoking! The Sling for God, Part 49
I don’t think that the words of Psalms 32:4-5 are a surprise to anyone:“When I kept silent, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long. For day and night your hand was heavy on me; my strength was sapped as in the heat of summer.” (Psalms 32:4 NIV)I don’t...
Cleansing Our Conscience
"For the gifts and sacrifices that the priests offer are not able to cleanse the consciences of the people who bring them." Hebrews 9:9 NLTHe was the sweetest man in the world when she married him, but that would soon change. Peter and Catrina were high school...
Guilty as Proven: Radical Grace From the Book of Romans (8:1-2)
"Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ, because through Christ the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death." (Rom 8:1-2, NIV)In other words: "The Spirit gives life!" (Rom 8:10)After WWII, Nazis were...
Guilty of All
"For whoever keeps the whole Law but fails in one point has become accountable for all of it." James 2:10Forty-four-year-old British multimillionaire Jonathan Burrows was a man who had it made.Working as a managing director for the BlackRock banking system, Burrows...
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