today's church service is all about. Does God
like sin? So today's main scripture is Proverbs
6 verse 16 through 19. And this is taken from
the New King James Version. It says, Hands that
shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked
plans, feet that are swift in running to evil,
a false witness who speaks lies, and one who
sows discord among brethren. So yes, God detests
sin. As a follower of Christ, if God detests
sin, we should detest it too, because light and
darkness cannot co -mingle, nor can it coexist.
Since we have the life of Christ in us, we should
walk in accordance to that light. Jesus has made
it very clear that God loves us but not the sin
in our lives because he is holy and sin is not.
Our second scripture is 1 John 3 verse 4 through
6 and this is taken from the ESV version. Everyone
who makes a practice of sinning also practices
lawlessness. Sin is lawlessness. You know that
He appeared in order to take away sins, and in
Him there is no sin. No one who abides in Him
keeps on sinning. No one who keeps on sinning
has either seen or known Him. So when we practice
sin, we are making a conscious decision to turn
away from God. In Christ, we have aligned ourselves
with Jesus because our allegiance is to Him,
not the world. But if we choose sin, then we
won't have any peace because it is not of God.
And we have to remember this. God hates the sin,
yet loves the sinner. So we can always come to
him and repent. Our third scripture is Isaiah
59 verse 2, and this is taken from the ESV version.
It says, but your iniquities have made a separation
between you and your God, and your sins have
hidden his face from you so that he does not
hear. Now this scripture is talking to the followers
of Christ who are practicing sin. We lose the
peace of God as well. Through Jesus Christ, we
will have the power of the Holy Spirit to make
a 180 and follow Christ. So, our points today
are one, our walk. We have to make a deliberate
decision to walk in the accordance of Christ
to be upright in the likeness of Christ. Number
two, our allegiance. We have to determine whether
we are for Christ wholeheartedly. Number three,
condone. God won't condone our sin because God
hates sin. We have to make a decision to love
God and leave our sin. He won't do anything with
us until we repent and turn away from our sins.
So if you have a personal relationship with Jesus
Christ, then this message will help you. But
if you don't have a personal relationship with
Jesus Christ, then I invite you to give your
heart to the Lord today. To receive him into
your heart, go to Romans 10, nine through 10.
It says that if you confess with your mouth the
Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God
has raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
For with the heart one believes onto righteousness
and with the mouth confession is made onto salvation.
If you said this prayer with sincerity, you are
saved and now have eternal life with Jesus. You
are saved from all your sins. Pass. present and
future sins you may commit. This truth is not
a free past to sin anytime. Instead, Jesus gives
you power over all wrong choices and empowers
you to spread the gospel to others. You are saved
forever and your name is written in the book
of life!