14th May 2024

14th May 2024


Pray (ACts)


Read (1 John 1v10)


Message (Scott Woodburn)


It might surprise you to know that in some churches "sin" is a dirty word. That's good, isn't it? Well no. It's not that these fellowships hate sin and see it for what it is. Instead, sin is seen as something that should never be mentioned in polite company or a concept from the 1800s that has no place in a modern church.


I hope your church isn't such a place. Christ did not come to make good men better but to save sinners. Therefore we would do well to understand sin, make repentance a daily feature of our walk and resist all temptation to downplay the gravity of sin. John put it this way "If we say we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us." (v10). Did you catch that? If we are so deceived by sin that we declare ourselves sinless, then we have rejected Christ's word and made Him a liar. Perish the thought!


The reality is that sin remains the greatest issue facing the human race. To pretend it doesn't exist or isn't important is a foolish stance. The Gospel is exceptionally good news for those who are perishing (1 Corinthians 1v18) and so the perishing must understand their need for forgiveness. To ignore sin is like telling your Doctor all is well even though you haven't slept in months and your appetite is nonexistent.


Sin is deceitful and many, including churches, ignore it or pretend that everyone isn't too bad. But I humbly suggest that to deny the existence and seriousness of sin is the work of Satan himself. Brothers and sisters, may we not be deceived into thinking that we are without sin. We must be aware of it in our own lives and bar the door to it in our fellowships. Christ is no liar, sin exists and He died to save us from it. Thanks be to God.


Pray (acTS)


Sing


WSC


Q38 What benefits do believers receive from Christ at the resurrection? At the resurrection, believers, being raised up to glory, shall be openly acknowledged and acquitted in the day of judgment, and made perfectly blessed in the full enjoying of God to all eternity.
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