RUN FROM SIN WITH FEAR AND TREMBLING The fact that there is an unforgivable sin—that there comes a point in a life of sin after which the Holy Spirit will no longer grant repentance—that fact should drive us from sin with fear and trembling. None of us knows when our toying with sin will pass over into irrevocable hardness of heart. Very few people feel how serious sin is. Very few people are on the same wavelength with Jesus when He said in Mark 9:43, If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off; it is better for you to enter life maimed than with two hands to go to hell, to the unquenchable fire. Instead, many professing Christians today have such a sentimental view of Gods justice that they never feel terror and horror at the thought of being utterly forsaken by God because of their persistence in sin. They have the naïve notion that Gods patience has no end and that they can always return from any length and depth of sin, forgetting that there is a point of resistance which belittles the Holy Spirit so grievously that He withdraws forever with His convicting power, leaving them never able to repent and be forgiven. ... The Offer of Grace: Repent and Be Forgiven You have heard the warning. Now hear the offer of grace: All sins will be forgiven the sons of men and whatever blasphemies they utter. I urge you in the Name of Christ: If by Gods grace you can repent today of your sin, DO IT NOW, because you may not be able to tomorrow. ~ John Piper
Posted on: Sat, 30 Aug 2014 14:55:54 +0000
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