2 Cor.5:21 For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
Jesus was never a sinner! He was and is holy. God, the Father, took Christ, as a substitute sacrificial Lamb, spotless and pure, to satisfy holy justice. It is only through Christs' righteousness that we can be justified. There is no other way. We were born in sin, we choose to sin, we are rebellious against You, holy God, we can not atone for our sin, and we are doomed!
Sin is of the devil:
1 John 3:8 Whoever makes a practice of sinning is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil.
Sin comes from the heart:
Matt.15:18-20 But what comes out of the mouth proceeds from the heart, and this defiles a person. For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false witness, slander.
are what defile a person. But to eat with unwashed hands does not defile anyone." Sin brings death:1 Cor.15:56-57 The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. We lie if we say we have no sin: 1John 1:8-10 If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us. Unrighteous will not enter heaven:1 Cor.6:9-11 Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. And such were some of you. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God. Repentance: Turn from sin2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you,not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance. 2 Cor.7:10 For godly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation without regret, whereas worldly grief produces death. Lord Jesus, I thirst for You! Lord, You are my hiding place! Your gift is awesome, awaken the world to Your Word. Fill the void and loneliness that the lost have because they do not know You. You are our King, we are humbled by Your grace and mercy! Amen
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