Romans 5:19
For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so also by one Man's obedience many will be made righteous
Adam listening to Eve’s voice
Genesis 3:17
Then to Adam He said, “Because you have heeded the voice of your wife, and have eaten from the tree of which I commanded you, saying, ‘You shall not eat of it’:
“Cursed is the ground for your sake;
In toil you shall eat of it
All the days of your life.
Acts 13:38-39
Therefore, my brothers, I want you to know that through Jesus the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you. Through him everyone who believes is justified from everything you could not be justified from by the law of Moses. —
Law couldn't do it. Sacrifices couldn't do it. Piety couldn't do it. Religious practices couldn't do it. Only Jesus can bring full forgiveness of sins. Only Jesus can make us fully righteous and holy. Forgiveness and righteousness come through him.
Unintentional Sins
Leviticus 4:2
Speak to the children of Israel, saying: ‘If a person sins unintentionally against any of the commandments of the Lord in anything which ought not to be done, and does any of them,
Thoughts
. The idea that everything would happen exactly as it does regardless of whether we pray or not haunts the minds of many who sincerely profess belief in God. It makes prayer psychologically impossible, replacing it with dead ritual at best.
-Dallas Willard
. The smallest supper of all is laid on the table. A mere morsel of bread and a mere sip of wine become the drama of our redemption. His body broken to nourish our famine. His blood spilt as the greatest transfusion in history. So that we belong to a new ancestor now. The bread of life and the wine assures us: “Apart from me ye can do nothing.” Every church in every land regularly says “Thank you” in the eucharist in grateful remembrance. – Unknown
For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so also by one Man's obedience many will be made righteous
Adam listening to Eve’s voice
Genesis 3:17
Then to Adam He said, “Because you have heeded the voice of your wife, and have eaten from the tree of which I commanded you, saying, ‘You shall not eat of it’:
“Cursed is the ground for your sake;
In toil you shall eat of it
All the days of your life.
Acts 13:38-39
Therefore, my brothers, I want you to know that through Jesus the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you. Through him everyone who believes is justified from everything you could not be justified from by the law of Moses. —
Law couldn't do it. Sacrifices couldn't do it. Piety couldn't do it. Religious practices couldn't do it. Only Jesus can bring full forgiveness of sins. Only Jesus can make us fully righteous and holy. Forgiveness and righteousness come through him.
Unintentional Sins
Leviticus 4:2
Speak to the children of Israel, saying: ‘If a person sins unintentionally against any of the commandments of the Lord in anything which ought not to be done, and does any of them,
Thoughts
. The idea that everything would happen exactly as it does regardless of whether we pray or not haunts the minds of many who sincerely profess belief in God. It makes prayer psychologically impossible, replacing it with dead ritual at best.
-Dallas Willard
. The smallest supper of all is laid on the table. A mere morsel of bread and a mere sip of wine become the drama of our redemption. His body broken to nourish our famine. His blood spilt as the greatest transfusion in history. So that we belong to a new ancestor now. The bread of life and the wine assures us: “Apart from me ye can do nothing.” Every church in every land regularly says “Thank you” in the eucharist in grateful remembrance. – Unknown
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