Sin!

What a short word - but who can penetrate its deep abyss with thought?

No mind can trace your birth - no eye can see your death.

Before the worlds were born, he climbed the heavens and dragged the angels down.

At the first dawn of life he entered Eden and killed innocence.

It does not end with the end of our times.

It always rolls its deeper and deeper course over humanity.

Sin...

It is the death blow on earth.

He spoiled the beauty of a beautiful world and stripped it of its lovely mantle.

He caused the ground to harden and the leaves to wither and decay.

He turned fertility into weeds and set the skewer with his bristling thorns.

He made the clouds darken and the storm rage.

He raised the storm's roar and flowed lightning with his forked wings.

He set foot in a perfect work, and left a chaotic wreck!

Sin...

It is the ruin of man.

Its most powerful rust has fallen on our inner life.

He expelled the soul from peaceful communion with God.

He changed the loving child into a hardened rebel.

He stole the mind from the light.

It turned reason into a labyrinth of chaos.

He did it from the heart. . .

a nest of unclean birds;

a source of impure streams;

a whirlpool of dark passions;

a hot bed of ungodly lusts;

a den of God-defying schemes!

Sin...

It is the disease - the misery - the shame of our entire race!

It's the spring of all tears!

It's every sigh that comes out of the chest;

every frown that is on the forehead;

every pain that wraps around the limbs is cradled in your arms.

Sin...

It is the mother of that mighty monster - death!

He digs every grave in every cemetery.

Every widow and orphan tastes its gall.

He fills every hospital with patients.

Fills the battlefield with the dead.

It is the core of all suffering.

It is the worm that gnaws at the root of peace.

Sin...

Its terrible destructions do not die in the grave.

There is a region where their torments reign.

He built the prison of Hell.

He lit dull flames.

He forged the chains that bind lost sinners to their fiery beds.

He sharpened the immortal sting of an offensive conscience.

Drive despair into that outer darkness where. . .

there is always crying and crying

and howls of lamentation,

and teeth that forever gnash,

and everything is there, where neither rest nor end is known.

Sin...

He works this bitter and eternal anguish, because the curse of God accompanies him.

He raised a rebellious hand against his will.

He dared to violate His holy law.

He strove to put his honor in the dust.

He trod on the book of the statutes of heaven.

Therefore, the wrath of God fiercely burns against him.

Therefore all misery goes his way.

He must be forever miserable, for he has God against him!

Sin...

Here is the picture where all the horrors meet!

Consider it with a serious eye.

No fiction can color it.

No power can finally describe its terrible reality.

No artist's skill can represent even a flame of consequence.

The awful truth exceeds description.

The lost are eternally ashamed to behold the deserts of sin!

Sin...

Although sin is death, the sinner need not die.

There is an escape fortress.

There is a medicine to heal these wounds.

Though your sins are as countless as the sands? All of them can disappear.

Is he black as the starless night?

Each can be washed.

The dirt can be all cleaned up.

Debts can be eliminated.

The soul can meet the eye of the Triune God without a single blemish.

There is a way by which the vilest can remain pure.

God's love decreed a plan.

He wanted a ransom and his Son achieved it.

Sin...

Get closer to the incredible view!

Every sin must bear its load of woes.

Every curse must be borne.

Every violation of the holy law must drink every cup of condemnation.

Sin...

Jesus comes to help!

The innocent takes the guilty place.

The God-man represents his chosen flock.

He stands as your complete and perfect sin offering.

He pays in anguish and in blood, the entire debt.

His wrath is borne.

His penalties are paid.

Your sufferings are suffered.

His agonies are agonizingly taken.

The work of salvation requires a multitude of afflictions. Infinite affliction is borne by Him.

His Deity enables him—His humanity qualifies him.

Thus, his sin is fully punished-thus, the elect are fully saved!

SOURCE: PASTOR JOSEMAR BESSA

In the Bible, sin means 'missing the mark'. Sin is transgressing, rebelling, disobeying God, not following his perfect standard. Due to sin, everyone was separated from God and condemned to the sad consequence of death. Sin is the cause why there is evil in the world.

Whoever lives in sin is a slave to sin and does the will of the Devil, the father of sin. Our flesh is weak and subject to error. However, God sent Jesus to free us from sin. Jesus never sinned, but offered himself as payment for our sins.

Now those who receive Jesus as their Savior and live a life separated from evil, are freed from the power of evil. Whoever lives with Christ will no longer be a slave to sin, and will be united again with God!

When you sin, confess and forsake evil, God is faithful and just to forgive and purify your life.

Therefore, think about this: Whoever knows that he should do good and does not do it, commits sin.

James 4:17

Each one, however, is tempted by his own evil desire, being dragged and seduced by it. Then that desire, having conceived, gives birth to sin, and sin, after being consummated, brings forth death.

James 1:14-15

Everyone who practices sin transgresses the Law; in fact, sin is the transgression of the Law.

1 John 3:4

If we claim that we are without sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

1 John 1:8-9

We know that the Law is spiritual; I, however, am not, for I was sold as a slave to sin. I don't understand what I do. For I do not do what I wish, but what I hate. And if I do what I don't want, I admit that the Law is good. In that case, it is no longer I who do it, but the sin that dwells in me.

Romans 7:14-17

When he comes, he will convict the world of sin, righteousness and judgment. Of sin, because men do not believe in me;

John 16:8-9

Who hides their sins

does not prosper,

but who confesses them and forsakes them

finds mercy.

Proverbs 28:13

So I acknowledged before you my sin

and I did not cover up my faults.

I said, "I will confess my transgressions,"

to the Lord,

and you forgave the guilt of my sin.

Psalm 32:5

Against you, against you alone, I have sinned

and I did what you reproached,

so that just is your sentence

and you are right to condemn me. I know I'm a sinner since I was born;

yes, since my mother conceived me. I know that you desire the truth in your heart;

and in my heart you teach me wisdom. Cleanse me with hyssop, and I shall be clean;

wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. Make me hear again joy and gladness,

and the bones you have crushed will rejoice. Hide the face of my sins

and blot out all my iniquities.

Psalms 51:4-9

We are like the unclean - all of us!

All our acts of righteousness

they are like filthy rags.

We wither like leaves,

and like the wind our iniquities

take us away.

Isaiah 64:6

for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,

For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Romans 6:23

Jesus answered, "I tell you the truth, everyone who sins is a slave to sin.

John 8:34

Whoever practices sin is of the Devil, because the Devil has been sinning from the beginning. For this the Son of God was manifested: to destroy the works of the Devil.

1 John 3:8

For your name's sake, Lord,

forgive my sin, which is so great!

Psalm 25:11

how happy is that

who has his transgressions forgiven

and your sins blotted out!

Psalm 32:1

If you do good, won't you be accepted? But if you don't, know that sin threatens you at the door; he wants to conquer you, but you must dominate him".

Genesis 4:7

Who can discern his own mistakes?

Absolve me of what I don't know!

Psalm 19:12

So now there is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life has set me free from the law of sin and death.

Romans 8:1-2

She will give birth to a son, and you are to name him Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins."

Matthew 1:21

God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that we might become the righteousness of God in him.

2 Corinthians 5:21

"When you get angry, do not sin". Appease their wrath before the sun goes down

Ephesians 4:26

"If your brother sins against you, go and, alone with him, show him his fault. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother.

Matthew 18:15

Therefore, do not allow sin to continue to dominate your mortal body, making you obey your desires. Do not offer your body members to sin as instruments of unrighteousness; rather offer yourselves to God as those who have returned from death to life; and offer your body members to him as instruments of righteousness. For sin will not rule over you, because you are not under law but under grace. And then? Are we going to sin because we are not under law but under grace? In no way! Don't you know that when you offer yourself to someone to obey him as a slave, you become slaves to the one you obey: slaves of sin that leads to death, or of obedience that leads to righteousness? But thank God that, although you were slaves to sin, you came to obey from your heart the form of teaching that was given to you. You were freed from sin and became slaves to righteousness.

Romans 6:12-18

Therefore, confess your sins to each other and pray for each other to be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.

James 5:16

Brethren, if anyone is caught in a sin, you who are spiritual must gently restore him. But let each one of you take care that you are not tempted either. Bear one another's heavy burdens, and thus fulfill the law of Christ.

Galatians 6:1-2

But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.

Matthew 18:6

We know that whoever is born of God does not sin; he who was born of God protects him, and the evil one does not reach him.

1 John 5:18

If you forgive someone's sins, they are forgiven; if you don't forgive them, you won't be forgiven".

John 20:23

But now that you have been freed from sin and become God's slaves, the fruit you reap leads to holiness, and the end of it is eternal life.

Romans 6:22

 5 Reasons Not to Take Your Kids to the Carnival Ball

Today you take your children, tomorrow they will go alone

Every now and then someone asks me: “Pastor, what's wrong with taking my children to a children's carnival dance? Do you see any mistake in that? My wish is for them to have a little fun, nothing more. By the way, what is your opinion on the matter?

Now, I know very well that parents' motivation in taking their children to a children's carnival dance is the best possible. However, I see that, in doing so, parents commit a very serious error.

Below are five reasons why I believe parents should not take their children to a carnival dance:

Carnival is a profane party that promotes concepts and values that are absolutely antagonistic to the Word of God;

Carnival is a promiscuous and immoral party, where adultery, immorality and sexual irresponsibility are exalted;

Carnival is a mundane party where love is relativized, life is “objectified” and relationships are discarded;

Carnival is the feast of the flesh, where fallen and apostate human nature feeds on all kinds of sin and iniquity;

The carnival, its content, its values and sinfulness affront the holiness of God, not glorifying the name of Christ in any way.

As you read these reasons, you may be saying to yourself, “Ah! How silly! I disagree with that. Especially because I intend to take my children to a children's dance and not to an adult dance.”

Well, to these I reply by saying:

Today you take your children, tomorrow they will go alone. And it won't do any good to tell them that Carnival is promiscuous, immoral and perverse, because they will respond by saying: “Wow! If that's all, why as kids did you take us to children's dances?"

Therefore, before taking your children to the “feast of the flesh”, think carefully and consider whether, with this attitude, you will be glorifying God, as well as contributing to the edification of those the Lord has entrusted to you.

Source: Full News

 SAY NO TO CARNIVAL!

CARNIVAL has been constituted in the direct denial of Christian values of behavior, as if it were possible to take a vacation to morality, sobriety and decency. “Blessed are those servants whom the Lord

when he comes, find them watchful ′′ (S. Luke 12:37), declared the Master. And more

further: “Take heed to yourselves, lest it happen to you that your

hearts are weighed down with the consequences of debauchery, drunkenness, and

from the cares of this world” (Luke 21:34). The present time demands austerity,

sobriety. Not that square sobriety, so characteristic of closed figures

in “ivory towers”, but the necessary sobriety to face the clashes

end of the history of this planet (Júlio César Prado).

 

  Now the works of the flesh are manifest: sexual immorality, impurity, and licentiousness; idolatry and sorcery; hatred, discord, jealousy, anger, selfishness, dissensions, factions and envy; drunkenness, orgies and the like. I warn you, as I warned you before: Those who practice these things will not inherit the Kingdom of God.

Galatians 5:19-21

 Some people say we have nothing to do

  with the choices of the other. Therefore, we should not meddle in other people's lives, however,

  the Bible says:

Luke 17:3

Look out for yourselves. And if your brother sins against you, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him.

1 Thessalonians 5:14

We also implore you, brethren, to admonish the disorderly, comfort the faint-hearted, uphold the weak, and be patient with all .

And it can also edify the lives of brothers and sisters:

Colossians 3

1 Therefore, if you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God.

2 Set your minds on things above, not on things on earth;

3 For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.

4 When Christ, who is our life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.

5 Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth: fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry;

6 For which things the wrath of God cometh upon the children of disobedience;

7 In which you also once walked, when you lived in them.

8 But now also, put away all things: anger, anger, malice, slander, filthy words out of your mouth.

9 Do not lie to one another, since you have put off the old man with his deeds,

10 And ye have put on the new, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him;

11 Where there is no Greek or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, bond or free; but Christ is all, and in all.

12 Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;

13 Bearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; as Christ forgave you, so do you also.

14 And above all this, clothe yourselves with love, which is the bond of perfection.

15 And the peace of God, to which you were also called in one body, rule in your hearts; and be grateful.

  16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms, hymns and spiritual songs, singing to the Lord with grace in your hearts.

17 And whatever you do in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

18 Wives, be subject to your own husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.

19 Husbands, love your wives and do not be angry with them.

20 Children, obey your parents in everything, for this is pleasing to the Lord.

21 Fathers, do not exasperate your children, lest they lose heart.

22 Servants, obey your masters in all things according to the flesh, not serving in appearance, as men-pleasers, but in singleness of heart, fearing God.

23 And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men,

24 Knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance, because you serve Christ the Lord.

25 But whoever does wrong will receive the wrong he has done; for there is no respect of persons.

 6 REASONS WHY CHRISTIANS SHOULD HATE CARNIVAL

1. It is spiritually damaging. Carnival is a feast of carnality. Sensuality is extolled in the streets and sexual immorality is practiced in the salons. The Christian is the one who has crucified carnality with its passions and desires (Gl 5.24), flees from sexual sins (2 Tm 2.22) and, clothed in Christ, no longer feeds his flesh (Rm 13.13,14). In this sense, there is nothing more harmful to sanctification than Carnival.

2. It is culturally poor. The musical culture in Brazil has not been going well for a long time, however, during Carnival it gets worse. The marchinhas with a double meaning, with a sexual connotation, are proof of that. Carnavalescos even try to put a bit of Brazilian history in the lyrics of the songs, to give an impression of high culture, but the result is pathetic: excerpts from our history accompanied by drums and naked women.

3. It is patriotically disastrous. Unfortunately, around the world, Brazil is known as the country of football and Carnival. Scenes of naked women dancing on floats travel the world, reinforcing the image of easy sex and prostitution in our country. There are many instances of women being treated as prostitutes when, abroad, they identify themselves as Brazilian. The blame for this confusion comes, to a large extent, from Carnival.

4. It is politically indecent. Since antiquity, governments have entertained the people with bread and circuses. In this sense, the Brazilian government counts on the help of football and Carnival. In recent times, the situation is even worse because of the crisis that has settled in our nation. As the song said: Life of cattle, marked people, happy people...

5. It is economically unfair. The millions of reais invested by the government in this party could be used in housing, hospitals and schools. The ambulances and police that are deployed to the parades could be available to the population. In a country that still cares for patients on stretchers in hospital corridors, Carnival should definitely be the last option for the government to invest taxpayer money.

6. It is socially harmful. Carnival does not bring any good to society. On the contrary, the amount of young people taking drugs and drinking alcohol is gigantic. Diseases such as flu, herpes, conjunctivitis, hepatitis and AIDS multiply during this period and promiscuity generates thousands of unwanted pregnancies and abortions. The number of car accidents increases.

For all this, it is inconceivable that a Christian, committed to Jesus Christ, could have any admiration for Carnival. If by chance you feel tempted by this feast, remember that "God did not call us for filthiness, but for sanctification" (1 Thess 4.7) and that whoever loves the things of this world makes himself an enemy of God ( Tg 4.4). May God sanctify you.

AGEU MAGALHÃES

 WHAT IS DEAD IN YOUR LIFE?

JESUS CAN RESUSCITE TODAY!

The Resurrection of Lazarus

11 A certain Lazarus, from Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha, was sick at the time. 2 And Mary was the one who had anointed the Lord with ointment and had wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick. 3 His sisters therefore sent to him, saying, Lord, behold, the one whom you love is sick. 4 And Jesus, hearing this, said: This disease is not for death, but for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified by it. 5 Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus. 6 So when he heard that he was sick, he stayed two days longer in the place where he was. 7 After this he said to his disciples, Let us go again into Judea. 8 His disciples said to him, Rabbi, even now the Jews were seeking to stone you, and are you going back there? 9 Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day? If anyone walks by day, he will not stumble, because he sees the light of this world. 10 But if he walks by night, he stumbles, because there is no light in him. 11 So he spoke, and afterward he said to them, Lazarus, our friend, is sleeping, but I am going to wake him up from his sleep. 12 His disciples therefore said, Lord, if he sleep, he shall be safe. 13 But Jesus said this of his death; but they thought he was speaking of the rest of sleep. 14 Then Jesus said to them plainly, Lazarus is dead, 15 and I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, so that you may believe. But let's go to him. 16 Then Thomas, who is called Didymus, said to his fellow disciples, Let us also go, that we may die with him.

17 When Jesus arrived, he found that he had already been in the tomb four days. 18 (Now Bethany was about fifteen furlongs from Jerusalem.) 19 And many of the Jews had gone to Martha and Mary to comfort them concerning their brother. 20 When Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went out to meet him. Mary, however, sat at home. 21 Then Martha said to Jesus, Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died. 22 But now I also know that whatever you ask of God, God will give you. 23 Jesus said to him, Your brother will rise again. 24 Martha said to him, I know that he will rise in the resurrection on the last day. 25 Jesus said to him, I am the resurrection and the life; whoever believes in me, even if he dies, will live; 26 and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe that? 27 She said to him, Yes, Lord, I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, who was to come into the world.

28 And having said this, he departed and called in secret to Mary his sister, saying: The Master is here and calls you. 29 When she heard this, she got up quickly and went to him.

 YOU HAVE BEEN REACHED BY JESUS

  ?

IF YES, YOU ARE CALLED TO PREACH THE GOSPEL, FIRST WITH YOUR LIFE BEING AN EXAMPLE AND, ALSO SPEAKING, WHEN YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY!

  BELOW SOME VERSES THAT PROVE WHAT I AM SAYING ACCORDING TO THE SCRIPTURES...

WHEN PAULO PREACHED FOR THE FIRST TIME, HE HAD A VISIBLE DISEASE. THIS SHOWS THAT EVEN HAVING OR GOING THROUGH AN ILLNESS, OR ANY STRUGGLE, THIS DOES NOT STOP US FROM PROCLAIMING THE KINGDOM OF GOD! DON'T EVEN BE SHAMEFUL ABOUT IT! THEY ARE TRIALS!

Galatians 4:13 And you know that I preached the gospel to you first, being in the weakness of the flesh;

14 And the temptation that was in my flesh you did not reject or despise, but received me as an angel of God, even as Jesus Christ.

15 What then is your blessedness? For I bear you witness that, if possible, you would pluck out your eyes and give them to me.

16 Have I made myself your enemy by telling the truth?

17 They are jealous for you, not as it should be; but they want to exclude you, so that you may be zealous for them.

18 It is good to be zealous, but always for the good, and not only when I am present with you.

19 My little children, for whom I am in labor again until Christ is formed in you;

20 I would now like to be present with you, and change my voice; because I am perplexed concerning you.

21 Tell me, you who want to be under the law, do you not listen to the law?

22 For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the slave woman and the other by the free woman.

23 However, that which was of the slave was born according to the flesh, but that which was of the free woman, by promise.

24 What is meant by allegory; because these are the two covenants; one, from mount Sinai, bearing children for bondage, which is Agar.

25 Now this Agar is Sinai, a mountain in Arabia, which corresponds to the Jerusalem that now exists, for she is in bondage with her children.

26 But the Jerusalem which is above is free; who is the mother of us all.

27 For it is written: Rejoice, barren, who do not bear; Strive and cry, you who are not in childbirth; Because the children of the solitary woman are more than those of the one with a husband.

28 But we, brothers, are children of the promise like Isaac.

29 But as then he who was born according to the flesh persecuted him who was born according to the Spirit, so it is now.

30 But what does the Scripture say? Throw out the slave woman and her son, for the son of the slave woman will by no means inherit with the son of the free woman.

31 So then, brothers, we are children, not of the slave girl, but of the free woman.

JESUS LEFT AN ORDER FOR EVERYONE:

And he said to them, Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.

Mark 16:15

WHAT IS YOUR WORLD? IT IS IN HIM THAT JESUS WILL USE YOU AS AN INSTRUMENT TO PREACH AS AN EXAMPLE AND!

THIS MUST BE DONE AT ALL TIMES

2 Timothy 4:2-3

2 Preach the word, be prepared in season and out of season, rebuke, correct, exhort with all patience and doctrine.

3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; on the contrary, having itching ears, they will gather masters for themselves, according to their own desires.

YOU DON'T KNOW WHICH SEED WILL GERMINATE!

DO YOUR PART! SOW! THE WORK IS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

REMEMBER THE PARABOL OF THE TALENTS!

WHEN JESUS COMES BACK, HE WILL CHARGE THE DEPOSIT HE MADE IN YOUR LIFE WITH INTEREST! MULTIPLY .THIS IS THE ROLE OF THE GOOD AND FAITHFUL SERVANT. DO NOT BURY! FOR, YOU MAY BE AN EVIL AND NEGLIGENT SERVANT WHO WAS THROWN INTO DARKNESS.

THAT JESUS CAN USE US AS INSTRUMENTS TO PROCLAIM HIS KINGDOM AND HIS RETURN AMEN?

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