CHRISTMAS IS FOR PURITY- PART 2 (2 OF 2)
by Scott Maze
Scripture: Romans 6:14-19
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Christmas is for Purity- Part 2 (2 of 2)
Series: Christmas is for Purity
Scott Maze
Romans 6:14-19
It just seems the holidays are meant for laziness. The week between Christmas Day and New Year's Day is meant for sleeping in and resting. Yet, I want to challenge you message during this ''week of rest'' - The reality of Christmas is that God's grace does not produce Christians who are cavalier about sin. My message in three words is simple: Don't drift downstream. Christmas is here to stamp out sin. Jesus' intention is to extinguish sin. The Apostle Paul's intention is to extinguish sin. The reason God designed Christmas was to extinguish sin.
So I say again: Don't drift downstream in your fight against sin. Instead, be vigilant. The reality of Christmas is that God's grace does not produce Christians who are cavalier about sin.
Some of you are struggling with sinful habits - gambling addictions, drug addictions, alcoholism, and pornography. In 2008, five million people participated in addiction programs because of alcohol or drug abuse. Some of you battle the thoughts of giving in to materialism. Many of you want to be freed from your sinful habits. The good news of the Gospel is that Christ died to grant forgiveness to sinners. Yet, the neglected part of the Gospel is that Christ also died to deliver you from sin's mastery over you.
Think of the Gospel in this way. The Gospel declares the good news that one day when we stand before a holy God, He will accept unholy people because of your belief in Jesus Christ. The Gospel also provides the bolt-cutters to break the power of sin's mastery over us in this life. God begins to removes the chains of sin's dominion over us as soon as we believe in Him ... as soon as we trust in Him... as soon as we treasure Him... He begins cutting the chains then and doesn't wait until the day we enter heaven. Believers in Christ have been given the ability to live lives that are pleasing to God and fulfilling fo ...
Series: Christmas is for Purity
Scott Maze
Romans 6:14-19
It just seems the holidays are meant for laziness. The week between Christmas Day and New Year's Day is meant for sleeping in and resting. Yet, I want to challenge you message during this ''week of rest'' - The reality of Christmas is that God's grace does not produce Christians who are cavalier about sin. My message in three words is simple: Don't drift downstream. Christmas is here to stamp out sin. Jesus' intention is to extinguish sin. The Apostle Paul's intention is to extinguish sin. The reason God designed Christmas was to extinguish sin.
So I say again: Don't drift downstream in your fight against sin. Instead, be vigilant. The reality of Christmas is that God's grace does not produce Christians who are cavalier about sin.
Some of you are struggling with sinful habits - gambling addictions, drug addictions, alcoholism, and pornography. In 2008, five million people participated in addiction programs because of alcohol or drug abuse. Some of you battle the thoughts of giving in to materialism. Many of you want to be freed from your sinful habits. The good news of the Gospel is that Christ died to grant forgiveness to sinners. Yet, the neglected part of the Gospel is that Christ also died to deliver you from sin's mastery over you.
Think of the Gospel in this way. The Gospel declares the good news that one day when we stand before a holy God, He will accept unholy people because of your belief in Jesus Christ. The Gospel also provides the bolt-cutters to break the power of sin's mastery over us in this life. God begins to removes the chains of sin's dominion over us as soon as we believe in Him ... as soon as we trust in Him... as soon as we treasure Him... He begins cutting the chains then and doesn't wait until the day we enter heaven. Believers in Christ have been given the ability to live lives that are pleasing to God and fulfilling fo ...
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