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Bible verses about sin
Passages on the nature of sin, its consequences, God's judgment, repentance, and the way of forgiveness through Christ.
What does the Bible say about sin?
Sin is the Bible's word for the fundamental problem of the human condition. It appears in the third chapter of Genesis and remains in view until the last chapters of Revelation. The Bible defines sin not only as breaking rules but as falling short of God's glory, rebelling against his authority, and missing the mark of what human beings were created to be.
These verses help readers understand what sin is, what it does, and what God has done about it. They cover the origin of sin, its universality, its consequences, and the remedy offered in Christ.
Key passages
"For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;"
All have sinned and come short of the glory of God. Must guilty man remain under wrath? Is the wound for ever incurable?
"For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord."
The wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life. The pleasure and profit of sin do not deserve to be called fruit. Sinners are but ploughing iniquity, sowing vanity, and reaping the same.
"If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us. A message from the Lord Jesus, the Word of life, the eternal Word, we should all gladly receive. The great God should be represented to this dark world, as pure and perfect light.
"Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you."
Submit yourselves to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. Since all wars and fightings come from the corruptions of our own hearts, it is right to mortify those lusts that war in the members. Wordly and fleshly lusts are distempers, which will not allow content or satisfaction.
"All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all."
All we like sheep have gone astray. In these verses is an account of the sufferings of Christ; also of the design of his sufferings. It was for our sins, and in our stead, that our Lord Jesus suffered.
"Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me."
Create in me a clean heart, O God. Purge me with hyssop, with the blood of Christ applied to my soul by a lively faith, as the water of purification was sprinkled with a bunch of hyssop. The blood of Christ is called the blood of sprinkling, Heb 12:24.
Main takeaways
- All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.
- The wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life.
- Confession and repentance are the path from sin to forgiveness.
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