All of us stumble sometimes. All of us make errors. Even you.
Regardless that you’re 100% righteous and holy in Christ, your habits is just not 100% righteous and holy. Once in a while… you sin.
And what does God do once you sin? Right here’s a listing of seven issues God doesn’t do once you sin:
- God doesn’t smite you with judgment
- God doesn’t condemn you
- God doesn’t scourge you
- God doesn’t offer you illness
- God doesn’t withdraw his presence from you
- God doesn’t kick you out of his family
- God doesn’t unadopt you
Sinning is harmful. Sinning has penalties. However the penalties of sin are the fruit of our actions. They aren’t God’s divine judgments.
If I drive drunk and run over a nun, that’s on me, not God.
If I cheat on my spouse and destroy my marriage, that’s solely my fault.
That is apparent, proper?
But artifical faith has bought us blaming God for all of the dangerous stuff that occurs to us.
“God is punishing me.” No he isn’t.
“I’m a horrible sinner.” Possibly you was once, however not anymore.
“I deserve all of the hardship God is giving me.” What hardship? God is a Blesser, not a curser. He’s a Giver, not a taker.
It’s not true to assume that God is punishing you. All of the punishment for sin was positioned upon the Son (Is. 53:5).
If God had been punishing us for the sins Jesus carried, he’s an unjust God.
How does the Holy Spirit take care of our sin?
Once in a while we make regrettable decisions. After we do, the Holy Spirit will search to carry a few life-giving course correction.
He doesn’t try this by making use of the rod of correction or scourging us with illness. As a substitute he reminds us that we’re God’s beloved kids and he steers us away from hazard and again in direction of the lifestyle.
He would possibly do that 100 alternative ways, however the Spirit of Grace is often mild and he all the time leads us with grace. (I present a few private examples right here.)
But once more, artifical faith typically portrays the Holy Spirit because the sheriff of heaven. Faith says:
- the Holy Spirit is recording all of your sin (nope, he chooses to not bear in mind them; see Heb. 10:17)
- the Holy Spirit convicts you of your sin (no, he’ll convict you of your righteousness; see John 16:10)
- the Holy Spirit needs you to admit all of your sins (no, he needs you to admit that Jesus handled all of your sin as soon as and for all; see 1 John 1:9, Heb. 9:26)
- the Holy Spirit will unleash God’s judgment (no, he’ll pour out God’s love; see Rom. 5:5)
- the Holy Spirit will withdraw from you till you raise your recreation (no, he won’t ever depart you; John 14:17, Heb. 13:5)
How does God reply after we sin?
He heals and restores us. Why? As a result of he loves us.
While you stumble, you may ensure that God doesn’t write you off or wash his fingers of you. He redeems the messes we make leaving us breathless with gratitude.
He really is a superb Father who loves us by way of thick and skinny. Nothing we do – irrespective of how silly or harmful – can separate us from his love.
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