Love the Sinner, Hate the Sin | June 27, 2021 | Pastor John Niewald

 Message Notes

“To some who were confident of their own righteousness and looked down on everyone else, Jesus told this parable: “Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other people—robbers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week and give a tenth of all I get.’ “But the tax collector stood at a distance. He would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner.’ “I tell you that this man, rather than the other, went home justified before God. For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”
- Luke 18:9-14

The biblical writers believe sin is cunning and baffling and terribly destructive to humans individually and for our world.

Sin enslaves and degrades. It deadens and depresses.

The relief of forgiveness, a new start, a cleansed conscience, and a God-honoring life and freedom are only one honest prayer away!

It’s so hard to strive to be righteous without becoming self-righteous.

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Scripture
Luke 18:9-14, Romans 3:23, Romans 6:23, James 4:8, 1 Timothy 5:22, Matthew 5:8, Romans 12:9, 1 Timothy 1:15, Luke 18:9