Tempted to Trust in Something Other Than Christ
Our righteous deeds or righteous environment is tempting to trust in, but doing so is a catastrophic mistake – we must trust in Christ alone!
Our righteous deeds or righteous environment is tempting to trust in, but doing so is a catastrophic mistake – we must trust in Christ alone!
God’s grace is amplified as we understand the inexcusability of our sin; we have been warned about his rules repeatedly by natured, conscious and God’s word.
We must be vigilant and examine ourselves regarding our obedience because God’s current blessings may be his grace that is intended to lead us to repentance!
God’s judgment of sin is reflected in our passing judgment on others; it should confirm our guilt and should be done only as God would direct us – without hypocrisy or self appointed authority.
We must understand that God temporarily tolerates (co-exists) with sin and allows people to plow headlong into increasing sin until the day of judgment; this does not reflect a lack of power on God’s part, but only patience and grace until his coming.
Assuming responsibility for our sin (and in that sense Christ’s pain) is a prerequisite to enjoying the privilege of forgiveness and seeing the cross as a blessing. Additional note: there is no outline provided for this sermon.
In summing up controversial matters keep focused on glorifying God, helping people and following godly examples.
Being unholy should be considered a non-option for us! Too much of the past, present & future is riding on the moral decision we make this week!
We must stay intimately in sync with a holy God so that we never become comfortable with sin.
Before we can appreciate the greatness of God’s love we’ve got to understand the disgusting nature of our sin.
We must always be careful to look past the deceptive glitz of sexual temptation.
We must love people enough to tell them what they need to hear, not just what they want to hear.
God hates hypocrisy. We must take every precaution to avoid this self-imposed, self-destructive self-deception.
We must be cognizant and always prepared for the alluring temptations of our spiritual enemy.
When we sin we must quickly realize & humbly admit our affront to God’s goodness!
Sin is too costly to deal with gently. We must always deal with sin severely in our own lives.
Allow the kindness, sternness, and receptivity of God to lead you to forsake your convenient sins.
Guard your heart carefully in the midst of crisis or you might find yourself doing what you never dreamed you’d do.
If the next time you are tempted you take the time to think you’ll realize that sin is never worth it.
Christians must take communion with an attitude of thanksgiving for the cross.