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Sinners Gonna Sin
by John UpChurch âFor, as I have often told you before and now say again even with tears, many live as enemies of the cross of Christ. Their destiny is destruction, their god is their stomach, and their glory is in their shame. Their mind is on earthly things.â [Philippians 3:18-19]( We should never be surprised by sin. Humans run to it, fill their hands with the dripping filth, and smear it over their bodies. From birth. From conception ([Psalm 51:5](. Itâs the natural state of what it means to be a fallen Homo sapiens. Often, though, itâs easy to forget our own dip into the slop. Years of following Jesus can make that mud bath indistinct and alien in our memories. We were, but are no longer ([Romans 6:6](. The times we plunged headfirst into sin no longer seem real. We forget how arduous the road has been thatâs brought us hereâthe struggles, the temptations, the urges to turn around and dive back in. We forget that each victory came with wounds. We forget why we have the scars. With that newness of rebirth comes the temptation to compare everything and everyone with where we are now. Our filth cleansed, we see clearly. And what we see are those pitiful figures still flailing in the dirt, still covering themselves with sin. Itâs easy to be disgusted. The mud seems much dirtier now than it was when we were in it, more putrid to our nostrils. Certainly we would never do what they doâthose still wallowing, those whose god is their every whim and desire. Thereâs nothing very attractive in the mess. But when you think of what will become of those who blindly grope in the sludge, when you consider the destiny of those who glory in their own shame, you start to see something else. God looked into just such filth to find a struggling wretchâone that looked just like you. His love wasnât deterred by all your caked-on grime. His compassion wasnât stopped by the junk that clung to you. He yanked you from the pit and put your feet on the rock. Then, He washed you clean. [CONTINUE READING →](
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[Why Did God Flood the Earth in the Bible?]( Clarence L. Haynes Jr. The instrument of judgment God used in this story to judge the people of the earth was water. Have you ever stopped to wonder why did God flood the earth? He could have used any means of judgment yet for some reason he chose to use water which makes you wonder if there is any significance to that? [CONTINUE READING →]( Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
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