1 John 1:8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
Job 9:2 “Truly I know that it is so: But how can a man be in the right before God?
Job 14:4 Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? There is not one.
Job 15:14 What is man, that he can be pure? Or he who is born of a woman, that he can be righteous?
Job 25:4 How then can man be in the right before God? How can he who is born of woman be pure?
Proverbs 20:9 Who can say, “I have made my heart pure; I am clean from my sin”?
Ecclesiastes 7:20 Surely there is not a righteous man on earth who does good and never sins.
Isaiah 53:6 All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned—every one—to his own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all.
Isaiah 64:6 We have all become like one who is unclean, and all our righteous deeds are like a polluted garment. We all fade like a leaf, and our iniquities, like the wind, take us away.
Jeremiah 2:23 How can you say, ‘I am not unclean
Romans 3:23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God
1 Corinthians 3:18 Let no one deceive himself.
More people are claiming they don’t believe in sin. With the rise of secularism, the concept of sin is fading. If there’s no God—at least, no personal God—there are no divine rules to govern us. So why feel guilty? One person said, “I came to the realization that I don’t believe in sin. I still admire Jesus a lot.” The contradiction of that statement was lost on the man. He has a form of godliness without its power, purpose, convictions, or realities. As one preacher said, “You have to get people lost before you can get them saved.” In other words, if people don’t realize they are lost, they won’t sense their need for salvation. That’s why we must preach the “whole counsel” of God, including its demands, warnings, and judgments. In times like these, it’s dangerous to ignore the reality of sin. But how wonderful to embrace the grace of God’s full and free forgiveness! (Dr. Jeremiah)
