OUTLINE:
B. W. Newton on Sin
Antecedent to all trespasses and acts of sin, before any apprehension of good or evil has dawned upon our hearts, before any notion respecting God has been formed in our souls, before we have uttered a word or conceived a thought, sin—essential sin—is found to dwell within us.
B. W. Newton on Sin
Bound up with our being, it enters into every sensation, lives in every thought, sways every faculty. If the senses, by means of which we communicate with the external world, had never acted: if our eye had never seen, and our ear had never heard;
B. W. Newton on Sin
…if our throat had never proved itself to be an open sepulchre, breathing forth corruption; if our tongue had never shown itself to be set on fire of hell; still sin would have been the secret mistress of that world of thought and feeling which is found within us, and every hidden impulse there would have been enmity against God.
Without Love for God
It is impossible for anyone with a bad root to spring forth good fruit that is pleasing to God. Love is the principle affection that guides all activities rightly. Without love, even the most noble actions are worthless to God, for they aren’t directed towards Him. “Those who are in the flesh cannot please God” (Ro 8:8).
A. W. Pink
Love is that which animates the obedience which is agreeable to God: “If a man love me, he will keep my words” (John 14:23). Love is the very life and substance of everything which is gratifying to God.
A. W. Pink
As the principle of obedience, love takes the precedence, for faith works by love (Gal. 5:6). Note the order in the injunction “Let us consider one another to provoke [1] unto love and [2] to good works” (Heb. 10:24). Stir up the affections and good works will follow, as a stirring up of the coals causes the flames to rise.
A. W. Pink
It is love which makes all the divine commandments “not grievous” (I John 5:3). We heartily agree with Charnock: “In that one word love, God hath wrapped up all the devotion He requires of us.”
Without Love for God
It is impossible for anyone with a bad root to spring forth good fruit that is pleasing to God. Love is the principle affection that guides all activities rightly. Without love, even the most noble actions are worthless to God, for they aren’t directed towards Him. “Those who are in the flesh cannot please God” (Ro 8:8).
B. W. Newton on Sin
…if our throat had never proved itself to be an open sepulchre, breathing forth corruption; if our tongue had never shown itself to be set on fire of hell; still sin would have been the secret mistress of that world of thought and feeling which is found within us, and every hidden impulse there would have been enmity against God.
If sin were a person, he’d never let a good person alone.
“exposed”
from elegcho – properly, to convince with solid, compelling evidence, especially to expose (prove wrong, connect); Strong’s: (a) reprove, rebuke, discipline, (b) expose, show to be guilty.
Covert Arrogance: Hiding Out in Plain Sight
Arrogant people hate being judged. Why? Because their greatest fear is that they will fail to measure up.
The Nature of Sin
Sin is inherently insecure, especially around the Light.
The Simple Definition for Sin
Sin is any lack of conformity to God’s will, whether expressed actively or passively.