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Bible Facts: What does the Bible say about Sin
Your adversary will sift you (Luke 22:31
And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired [to have] you, that he may sift [you] as wheat.Luke 22 verse 31), your abilities will sabotage you...Sin is an unexpected opportunity compounded by an undetected weakness and an unprotected life. -Adrian Rogers, Strength in Times of Crisis-
Them that sin rebuke before all, that others also may fear. 1 Timothy 5:20
scriptures
Genesis 4:7,
Genesis 18:20,
Genesis 20:9,
Genesis 31:36,
Genesis 39:9,
Genesis 42:22,
Genesis 50:17,
Exodus 10:17,
Exodus 16:1,
Exodus 17:1,
Exodus 20:20,
Exodus 23:33,
Exodus 29:14, 36,
Exodus 30:10,
Exodus 32:21, 30-32, 34,
Exodus 34:7, 9
Leviticus 4,
Leviticus 5,
Leviticus 6,
Leviticus 7:7, 37,
Leviticus 8:2, 14,
Leviticus 9,
Leviticus 10:16-17, 19,
Leviticus 12:6, 8,
Leviticus 14:13, 19, 22, 31,
Leviticus 15:15, 30,
Leviticus 16,
Leviticus 19:17, 22,
Leviticus 20:20,
Leviticus 22:9,
Leviticus 24:15,
Numbers 5:6-7,
Numbers 6:11, 14, 16,
Numbers 12:11,
Numbers 15:24-25, 27,
Numbers 16:22,
Numbers 18:9, 22, 32,
Numbers 19:9, 17,
Numbers 27:3,
Numbers 28:15, 22,
Numbers 29,
Numbers 32:23,
Numbers 33:11-12
Deuteronomy 9:21, 27-28,
Deuteronomy 15:9,
Deuteronomy 19:15,
Deuteronomy 20:18,
Deuteronomy 21:22-23,
Deuteronomy 22:26-27,
Deuteronomy 23:21-22,
Deuteronomy 24:4, 15,
Deuteronomy 24:16,
1 Samuel 2:17,
1 Samuel 2:25,
1 Samuel 12:23-24,
1 Samuel 14:33-34, 38,
1 Samuel 15:23, 25,
1 Samuel 19:4-5,
1 Samuel 20:1,
2 Samuel 12:13,
1 Kings 8:34-36, 46,
1 Kings 12:30,
1 Kings 13:34,
1 Kings 14:16,
1 Kings 15:26, 30, 34,
1 Kings 16:2, 13, 19, 26,
1 Kings 17:18,
1 Kings 21:22,
1 Kings 22:52-53,
2 Kings 3:3,
2 Kings 10:29, 31,
2 Kings 12:16,
2 Kings 13:2, 6, 11,
2 Kings 14:6, 24,
2 Kings 15:9, 18, 24, 28,
2 Kings 21:11, 16-17,
2 Kings 23:15
2 Chronicles 6:22, 25-27, 36,
2 Chronicles 7:14,
2 Chronicles 25:4,
2 Chronicles 29:21, 23-24,
2 Chronicles 33:19,
Ezra 6:17,
Ezra 8:35,
Nehemiah 4:5,
Nehemiah 6:13,
Nehemiah 10:33,
Nehemiah 13:26,
Job 2:10,
Job 5:24,
Job 10:6, 14,
Job 13:23,
Job 14:16,
Job 20:11,
Job 31:30,
Job 34:37,
Job 35:3
Psalm 4:4,
Psalm 32:1, 5,
Psalm 38:3, 18,
Psalm 39:1,
Psalm 40:6,
Psalm 51:2-3, 5,
Psalm 59:3, 12,
Psalm 85:2,
Psalm 109:7, 14,
Psalm 119:11,
Proverbs 10:16, 19,
Proverbs 14:9, 34,
Proverbs 20:9,
Proverbs 21:4,
Proverbs 24:9,
Ecclesiastes 5:6,
Isaiah 3:9,
Isaiah 5:18-19,
Isaiah 6:7,
Isaiah 27:9,
Isaiah 30:1-2,
Isaiah 31:7,
Isaiah 53:10, 12,
Jeremiah 16:10, 18,
Jeremiah 17:1, 3,
Jeremiah 18:23,
Jeremiah 31:34,
Jeremiah 32:35,
Jeremiah 36:3,
Jeremiah 51:5,
Lamentations 4:6
Ezekiel 3:20-21,
Ezekiel 18:24,
Ezekiel 30:15-16,
Ezekiel 33:14-15,
Ezekiel 40:39,
Ezekiel 42:13,
Ezekiel 43:19, 21-22, 25,
Ezekiel 44:27, 29,
Ezekiel 45:17, 19, 22-23, 25,
Ezekiel 46:20,
Daniel 9:20-21,
Hosea 4:8,
Hosea 8:11,
Hosea 10:8,
Hosea 12:8,
Hosea 13:2, 12,
Amos 8:14,
Micah 1:13,
Micah 3:8,
Micah 6:7,
Zechariah 13:1,
Matthew 12:31,
Matthew 18:21,
John 1:29,
John 5:14,
John 8,
John 9:2, 41,
John 15:22, 24,
John 16:8-9,
John 19:11,
Acts 7:60,
Romans 3:9, 20,
Romans 5:12-13, 20-21,
Romans 6,
Romans 7,
Romans 8:2-3,
Romans 8:10,
Romans 14:23
1 Corinthians 6:18,
1 Corinthians 8:12,
1 Corinthians 15:34, 56,
2 Corinthians 5:21,
Galatians 2:17,
Galatians 3:22,
Ephesians 4:26-27,
2 Thessalonians 2:3-4,
1 Timothy 5:20,
Hebrews 3:13,
Hebrews 4:15,
Hebrews 9:26, 28,
Hebrews 10:6, 8, 18, 26,
Hebrews 11:25-26,
Hebrews 12:1, 4,
Hebrews 13:11,
James 1:15,
James 2:9,
James 4:17,
1 Peter 2:22-24,
1 Peter 4:1-2,
1 John 1:7-8,
1 John 2:1,
1 John 3:4-5, 8-9,
1 John 5:17
What is your definition of sin?
Writer: Billy Graham | billygraham.org
A sin is any thought or action that falls short of God's will. God is perfect, and anything we do that falls short of His perfection is sin.
Flawed Appetites and Fatal Attractions
Sermon from Adrian Rogers. Best sermon I have ever heard about sin in our lives.
The Bible actually uses a number of examples or "word pictures" to illustrate what this means. For example, it tells us that sin is like an archer who misses the target. He draws back his bow and sends the arrow on its way -- but instead of hitting the bull's-eye, it veers off course and misses the mark. The arrow may only miss it a little bit or it may miss it a great deal -- but the result is the same: The arrow doesn't land where it is supposed to.
The same is true of sin. God's will is like the center of that target -- and when we sin, we fall short of His will or miss the mark. And this is something we do every day; as the Bible says,
For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. Romans 3:23 (NKJV)For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.Romans 3 (KJV) verse 23
Even when we aren't aware of it, we commit sin by the things we do (or fail to do), or by the way we think.
This is why we need Christ, for only He can forgive us all our sins, and only He can help us live the way we should. We can't forgive ourselves, nor can we change our hearts and make ourselves better in God's eyes. But when we know Christ, He takes away our sins and comes to live within us by His Spirit. Does He live today in your heart?
One day, Jesus was invited for dinner at the home of a man named Simon. Franklin Graham tells us what happened:
Jesus tells a little story to Simon. He said, "Simon, two men owed money. One owed five hundred dollars; the other owed fifty. And neither one could pay them back. And so the money lender just cancelled both debts. Which one, Simon—tell me, which one would love the man the most?" And Simon said, "I suppose the one who was forgiven the most." And Jesus said, "Simon, you’ve answered correctly." (Luke 7:40-43(verse 40) And Jesus answering said unto him, Simon, I have somewhat to say unto thee. And he saith, Master, say on.
(verse 41) There was a certain creditor which had two debtors: the one owed five hundred pence, and the other fifty.
(verse 42) And when they had nothing to pay, he frankly forgave them both. Tell me therefore, which of them will love him most?
(verse 43) Simon answered and said, I suppose that [he], to whom he forgave most. And he said unto him, Thou hast rightly judged.Luke 7 verses 40-43)
It doesn’t matter how much you’ve sinned, or how little. You need to be forgiven.