Tag: What the Bible says about sin

Bible Verse of The Day – 12-14-16

1 John 2:1 (NKJV) 2 My little children, these things I write to you, so that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous.

Sometimes, even though we know what the right thing is to do, we choose to do wrong because of our weakness, our stubbornness, our lust, etc.

The flesh will voice its opinion when choices need to be made. It’s up to us to keep it accountable.

We’re responsible to hold our flesh accountable to the things God tells us in the scriptures. We cannot let our flesh just run rampant or it will get us into a heap of trouble.

John knew that we all slip up at times. Thank God we have an Advocate with the Father; Jesus Christ!  He will be there to help us make things right. He will never leave us nor forsake us to handle any situation on our own. Don’t run away from it. Face it. You can get through this.

Hebrews 13:5-6 (NKJV) 5 Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” 6 So we may boldly say: “The Lord is my helper; I will not fear. What can man do to me?”

If we have sinned and feel like it’s over and there is no way out, remember that Jesus is here to help us get out of the mess. The first step is asking for His help.

He is our friend.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

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Bible Verse of The Day – 11-17-16

James 4:17 (NKJV) 17 Therefore, to him who knows to do good and does not do it, to him it is sin.

Sin is when we know what is right and we continue to choose to do wrong.

I am reminded of what a man said to me one day. This was a man that lived a very worldly life and had a lot of experience in it. He grew up in a divorced home. His life as a child was chaotic and as a teenager he had made some big mistakes. He was into a lot of dark things. He could not ever bring himself to smile, he was hardened by his walk in life.

He said, “those that are not Christians still have that instinct in them that tells them when something is wrong. You can’t deny it. They know before they do it that it’s not right”.

Today this man has given His life to Christ. His life is quite the opposite than what it was. He has a beautiful wife and has been blessed with 2 precious children. He has a wonderful job and a small business on the side. He has given God priority. He made God the head of his life, the head of his family and their home. For that, he is a blessed man.

Sin; that thing that comes between us and God.

If we continue in what is sin, that says to God that we love it more than Him. We give it priority over everything.

If we do it out of weakness, then we need to get with God and repent. We need to try to do better and get help to get free from it.

John 8:36 (NKJV) 36 Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed.

Sin likes to have a hold on people, but if we truly want to be free from it’s hold, we can resist it and do what is right.

Keep moving forward and gaining ground by resisting that which is wrong, that which we know is not good, and do the right thing.

James 4:7 (NKJV) 7 Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.

Make right decisions today. Give our life over to Him and let Him bless us and help us in our daily walk. Amen.

Dear God,

I am a man/woman that has made some terrible wrong decisions in my life. I do repent and want to do things right. I feel stuck because now my life reflects all the bad choices I made. I want to change. I really do. Please help me. I ask through your precious Son, Jesus Christ. Amen.

Our prayers are with you and we are here if you need us. Write or call.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

401-315-0902

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Bible Verse of The Day – 10-4-16

Romans 6:1-2 (NKJV) 6 What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin that grace may abound? 2 Certainly not! How shall we who died to sin live any longer in it?

Grace is a gift from God. It is part of His plan for giving us freedom from our sins.

When we mess up and do something we shouldn’t do, grace allows us to go to God and be forgiven. It’s part of the reason we aren’t condemned to hell for sinning. And grace means that even though we don’t always get it right, God can still look upon us and not be repelled by our behavior. It also means that we can have fellowship with Him, despite our less-than-perfect ways.

Grace, however, is not a “license to sin”, as some might look at it as being. Just because we have God’s grace in our lives doesn’t give us the right to do what we please simply because we know that God’s grace is available to us.

Intentionally and willfully acting out our sinful desires is the equivalent of nailing Jesus to the cross and crucifying Him all over again. Please don’t mistake this as meaning that if we occasionally make a bad choice that we are purposely crucifying Christ repeatedly. But repeated, habitual choices to commit acts that are contrary to God’s word and His desire for our lives do make light of what Jesus did for us.

This can be a hard message for us to swallow. It causes us to face ourselves and see who we really are in the light of God’s holiness. It forces us to admit our shortcomings and our faults. And it brings humility to us as we realize that we still need God’s grace in our lives.

This is not a message of condemnation. This is, however a good reminder for us to hold ourselves accountable to God and live our lives as beacons of light, not as purveyors of darkness.

Starting today, right now, go forth and be the light of the world and the salt of the earth.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

401-315-0902

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Bible Verse of The Day – 9-22-16

Romans 12:2 (NKJV) 2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

The ways of the world remind me of sandpaper. They rub on us, trying to wear us down a little at a time. And if we’re not careful, before we know it we’re blending right in with everyone else.

Or think of it like when a bug hits the windshield on your car. At first it’s just one blotch. But then you turn on your windshield wipers and it gets spread all over the place, making it hard to see.

Sin does that to us too. It makes it hard for us to see clearly. It’s little at first. But that little spot can grow if we don’t remove it completely. If we try to cover it over or we make only a feeble effort to overcome it, it will only grow and become worse.

And then it gets hard to see anything clearly. Right and wrong begin to blend together. Black and white become gray.

But there’s a cure for this. God has promised us that we will never be tempted with more than we can bear. And in doing so, He will always provide a way out.

Many times we tend to complicate things and make it seem like avoiding sin is some kind of intricate process. But in reality, it usually involves us saying no and letting God strengthen us so we can turn from it and walk away.

1 Corinthians 10:13 (NKJV) 13 No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it.

So we challenge you today. Don’t let sin become like that bug on the windshield, smeared and smudged until you can no longer see clearly. Let God clean it off thoroughly. Let Him guide your steps.

Let Him show you the way out. And when He shows you, be sure to follow it!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

401-315-0902

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Bible Verse of The Day – 3-14-16

Proverbs 26:11 (NKJV) 11 As a dog returns to his own vomit, So a fool repeats his folly.

Have you ever wondered why some people just can’t seem to break free from their bad habits or their sin?

This happens because people love what they’re doing. Yes, there are addictions and there are demonic influences that play a role in this. But when a person loves their sin, they will be forever bound by it.

And so we see the cycle of a person making an effort to come clean and change their ways, but they continually fall back into it.

It could be alcohol addiction. It could be drugs. It could be porn. It could be overeating. It could be any number of things that are harmful to us or others.

This happens a lot. We can probably all attest to seeing this happen in the life of a person we know. Maybe we can even say that this has happened, or is happening to us, in certain areas of our lives.

When push comes to shove, it is our love for that particular sin that drives us. It draws us back to it, over and over again.

Until we hate the sin, we will never be able to walk away from it. Until we get so mad at the sin, and our repeated lack of control over it, that we absolutely want to see change, we will never change.

This is the truth when it comes to any kind of bad habit, addiction or destructive behavior. We have to reach a point where we despise the sin and what it does to us. Then, and only then, will we truly want to see change and do what is needed to make it happen.

God wants to help us break free. He wants us to live a life of victory. He wants to give us the help that we need to come clean once and for all.

It’s up to us to do whatever is necessary to let Him help. And sometimes this requires drastic measures on our part.

Many times it means a complete change in our lifestyle. Sometimes it means walking away from our “friends”. Sometimes it means a drastic change in our daily habits and routines. No matter what it is, we have to WANT it badly enough to go after it with everything in us, surrendering to God and giving Him complete control of our lives.

If you’re struggling and wrestling with sin in your life, we urge you today to take whatever action is necessary to get free. Go to God. Repent before Him. Cry out to Him and ask Him to give you the courage to face your sin and the strength to overcome it, in the name of Jesus.

It’s never too late. Don’t put it off any longer. Today is your day.

2 Corinthians 6:2 (NKJV) 2 For He says: “In an acceptable time I have heard you, And in the day of salvation I have helped you.” Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

401-315-0902

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Bible Verse of The Day – 2-16-16

Jeremiah 29:11 (NKJV) 11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.

We can get sidetracked pretty easily sometimes. When this happens, we can even lose sight of the thoughts that God has toward us. Today is a little reminder of how He thinks toward us all.

The devil would love for us to think that we are not included in this verse, maybe because we have done many things wrong against God.

But, the truth is that our name is in this verse. We have all done things wrong at one time or another and God gives us a chance to fix things. God truly loves us and wants the best future for us.

Matthew 18:22 (NKJV) 22 Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven.

We serve a GRACIOUS Father. It’s not too late for us to give Him first place. We have to want to. We have to reach a point in our walk where we are sick and tired of the wrong things we do and want to do what’s right. We have to hate the sin and love God and righteous living MORE than we love the sin.

Are we there yet? Are we willing to hate that which pushes us away from our loving Father?

Only we can answer that question. And only then can we take the steps to get close to Him and let Him help us have the future He wants to give us.

If we are alive and breathing then it is NOT too late. And yes, the offer still stands, no matter how far we have fallen, but we have to be willing to CHANGE.

Today is a new day and a fresh start.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

401-315-0902

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Bible Verse of The Day – 2-2-16

1 Peter 3:18-19 (NKJV) 18 For Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God…

Most of us reading this already know that Jesus died for us. We’ve been told hundreds and hundreds of times.

But why? Why did He have to die for our sins?

Sin separates us from God. It creates a gap between us that can’t be bridged with good works, religious piety, religious rituals or anything else that we can dream up.

God’s word teaches this from the beginning to the end, from Genesis to Revelation.

And it was because of this separation that Jesus had to die. His sacrifice on the cross removed the gap, the barrier, between us and God because He was sinless.

And because he bore the sins of the world while He was on the cross, God turned away from Him. Jesus felt the gap between Himself and the Father for the first time. And because of it, He cried out, asking why God had abandoned Him.

Mark 15:34 (NKJV) 34 And at the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?” which is translated, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”

The same thing happens to us. Sin separates us from God. And when we sin repeatedly, we grow further and further from Him.

Only when we confess our sin and turn from it do we close the gap between us and God again.

So, we urge you today, if you’re feeling distance between you and God, let’s check ourselves and see if we’ve fallen into habitual sin. Have we become desensitized and made something a habit that’s not pleasing to God?

It’s never too late to start fresh and make things right. He’s always right there, waiting for us right where we left Him.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

401-315-0902

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