Romans 3:23 For all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God.

I started posting blogs to this site on 1 January 2018. In the event you have just happened on the site for the first time, I am addressing the issue of sin once again. It is not a topic often publicly discussed today, yet it is the one thing that separates man from his Creator. The verse quoted above sums it all up.  There is no place to hide from the truth expressed in this verse. Blame it on Adam, yes. But by heredity, if by no other means, you are guilty as charged. Sin against God is disobedience, rebellion, indifference to his person as Creator and Ruler of the earth and against the gift of his Son Jesus. It is contending that you are independent of God and that you alone have the right to be and do exactly as you please. How do you plead? Are you a sinner then, as God’s Word declare you to be? If your plea is “not guilty”, this is what the Word says:  “If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.” (1 John 1:8).

Friend, I hope you can see the dilemma and grasp the gravity of the situation because now it is your word against God’s. All is not lost, however, because God has the answer. “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.” (1 John 1:9). So whether it is inherited sin or daily acts of wrong doing, the remedy is the same.

God’s provision for your cleansing is by the blood of Jesus Christ only. When Jesus was on earth, his followers asked him: “What must we do to work the works God requires?” Jesus answered, “The work of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent.” (John 6:28-29). So simple and yet so many resist.