John Owen famously said, "be killing sin, or sin will be killing you." The stakes are high when it comes to dealing with sin! In fact it could be said that the message of the whole Bible is how to deal with your sin!
Some would disagree. Some streams of theology tend to focus on other areas. I, however, am convinced by the words Dr Shelby Corbett - a General Superintendent in the Church of the Nazarene in years past. He said: "When one has found a cure for the sin problem, his major difficulty in life has been solved. Through the solution of this major problem, he is brought into a right relationship with God, with himself, and with everything that is right and holy in the realm of earthly existence."
The First Christian Sermon and the Sin Question
This week we saw in the book of Acts how Peter told the people to deal with their sin. Recognise that you’re a sinner. Repent of that sin and turn from it. Receive the remission of your sin in faith. And then receive the Holy Spirit to help you conquer those sins going forward.
Praise the Lord – though we have a sin problem, He has given us a cure! Are you willing to deal with your sin?
Don't Put It Off Until "Way Down the Line"
Some time ago YouTube Music recommended a new artist to me - Chris Klafford. I listened to his album, and the last song was called Way Down the Line. The chorus went like this:
Way down, way down the line
I'll change my colours if I change my mind
Way down, way down the line
I might turn my whole life around
My fear is that many of us have that attitude when it comes to the sin problem! I'll deal with it... way down the line! Not now, definitely not now.
Imagine being diagnosed with a terminal disease, and the doctor says to you, "This will kill you at some point. It may be today, it may be years from now, but if we don't deal with it, it will kill you. We have the cure right here. You can get rid of this thing today - and it's already paid for!"
Imagine saying to him: way down the line, I might take it!
Foolish, isn't it? But many of us do exactly this with sin.
Don’t wait, my friends. The sin problem can be cured by the blood of Jesus Christ. The Great Doctor is ready to administer the cure.
Go through the steps. Deal with it. While you have the chance!
The moving true story of Thomas Walsh, a young Irishman who left the Church of Rome to follow Christ and became one of the most fruitful Methodist preachers of his generation before dying young. A powerful word on surrender and truth.