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"How can God still love me after I have sinned so much"
π Related Verses (9)
Romans 5:20 "Moreover the law entered, that the offense might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:"
Romans 5:8 "But God commends his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us."
Our worst does not disqualify us from God's best.
Psalm 106:8 "Nevertheless he saved them for his name's sake, that he might make his mighty power to be known."
God's love is to show forth the glory of His Holy name so that men will not boast of deserving His love.
Ezekiel 36:22 "
Psalm 85:6 Will you not revive us again: that your people may rejoice in you?
God loves because He pleasures in the rejoicing of His people in Him only.
Isaiah 55:8 "
The nature and extent of God's love goes far beyond that known by man.
Psalm 86:5 "For you, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive; and abundant in mercy unto all them that call upon you."
Psalm 86:15 "But you, O Lord, are a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in mercy and truth."
1John 4:16 "And we have known and believed the love that God has for us. God is love; and he that dwells in love dwells in God, and God in him."
God Loves because of who He is and not because of who I am and what I have done.
"I don't think I can stop sinning I find it very difficult not to sin"
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Romans 6:2 "God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer in it?"
2Corinthians 5:17 "Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creation: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new."
Every lifestyle of sin is dealt with and replaced with a new lifestyle of holiness through faith in Christ.
2Corinthians 5:21 "For he has made him, who knew no sin, to be sin for us; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him."
By faith in Christ I have exchanged my lifestyle of sin for His life of holiness.
Romans 8:2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death.
Faith in Christ switches off the fountain of sin and switches on the fountain of righteousness in me.
John 8:36 "
Galatians 5:1 "Stand fast therefore in the liberty with which Christ has made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage."
Total freedom from the bondage of sin is found in Christ whiles the yoke of bondage is found outside Christ.
Romans 6:11 "Likewise reckon you also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord."
Romans 6:18 "Being then made free from sin, you became the servants of righteousness."
Philippians 2:12 ,12 "Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.",13 For it is God who works in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.
You work righteousness out through absolute faith in the work of Righteousness Christ has worked into you.
Colossians 1:22 "In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblamable and unreprovable in his sight:"
My walk in righteousness depends on my walk in faith.
Romans 6:6 "Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that we should no longer serve sin."
Galatians 5:24 And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.
Galatians 2:20 "I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ lives in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me."
Romans 13:14 "But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfill the lusts thereof."
Christ is put on through faith in and consciousness of His life and power in us.
1Peter 2:11 "Dearly beloved, I beseech you as aliens and exiles, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;"
My walk in righteousness depends on my understanding that I am God's beloved and a stranger and pilgrim in this sin-infested world.
Matthew 5:6
Hebrews 10:35 "Cast not away therefore your confidence, which has great recompense of reward."
I need faith and patience to receive the promise of sanctification.
1Thessalonians 4:3 "For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that you should abstain from fornication:"
James 1:6 "But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavers is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed."
1John 5:14 "And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us:"
To receive the promise of sanctification you must ask in faith and in patience knowing that God hears your prayer because it is also His will that you will be holy.
"I have tried many times to stop sinning but failed"
π Related Verses (20)
Romans 6:2 "God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer in it?"
2Corinthians 5:17 "Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creation: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new."
Every sinful lifestyle is dealt with and replaced with a new lifestyle of holiness through faith in Christ.
2Corinthians 5:21 "For he has made him, who knew no sin, to be sin for us; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him."
By faith in Christ I have exchanged my lifestyle of sin for His life of purity and holiness.
Romans 8:2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death.
Faith in Christ switches off the fountain of sin and switches on the fountain of righteousness in us.
John 8:36 "
Galatians 5:1 "Stand fast therefore in the liberty with which Christ has made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage."
Total freedom from the bondage of sin is lies in Christ whiles the yoke of bondage is lies outside Christ.
Romans 6:11 "Likewise reckon you also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord."
Romans 6:18 "Being then made free from sin, you became the servants of righteousness."
Philippians 2:12 ,12 "Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.",13 For it is God who works in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.
You work righteousness out through absolute faith in the work of Righteousness that Christ has worked into you.
Colossians 1:22 "In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblamable and unreprovable in his sight:"
My walk in righteousness is in my walk in faith.
Romans 6:6 "Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that we should no longer serve sin."
Galatians 5:24 And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.
Galatians 2:20 "I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ lives in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me."
Romans 13:14 "But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfill the lusts thereof."
Christ is put on through faith in and consciousness of His life and power in you.
1Peter 2:11 "Dearly beloved, I beseech you as aliens and exiles, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;"
My walk in righteousness is in my understanding that I am God's beloved and a stranger and pilgrim in this sin-infested world.
Matthew 5:6
Hebrews 10:35 "Cast not away therefore your confidence, which has great recompense of reward."
I need faith and patience to see the promise of sanctification.
1Thessalonians 4:3 "For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that you should abstain from fornication:"
James 1:6 "But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavers is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed."
1John 5:14 "And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us:"
In order to receive the promise of sanctification you must ask in faith and in patience knowing that God hears your prayer because it is also His will that you will be holy.
"I am better because I have not fallen into what some men of God have fallen into"
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James 2:10 "For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all."
All sin essentially carry the same weight because all sin is against God.
Matthew 5:20 "
It is not about being better than another but all about meeting God's standards.
Philippians 3:9 "And be found in him, not having my own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:"
Only Christ's righteousness received through faith is worthy of boasting.
Ephesians 2:9 "Not of works, lest any man should boast."
2Corinthians 4:7 "But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us."
Romans 14:13 "Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge this rather, that no man put a stumbling block or an occasion to fall in his brother's way."
1Corinthians 10:12 Therefore let him that thinks he stands take heed lest he fall.
Romans 11:20 "Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and you stand by faith. Be not arrogant, but fear:"
Romans 12:3 "For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God has dealt to every man the measure of faith."
If there is a place for boasting let it be in the grace of God received in faith on God's goodness.
Romans 12:6 "Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith;"
It is against the will of God to have a high opinions of yourself.
Philippians 2:3 Let nothing be done through strife or vain glory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than themselves.
Deuteronomy 27:26 "Cursed be he that confirms not all the words of this law to do them. And all the people shall say, Amen."
A small or big deviation from God's law attracts the same curse.
"I am better than most people because my sins are less serious"
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James 2:10 "For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all."
All sin carry the same weight because all sin is against God.
Matthew 5:20 "
It is not just about being better than another but all about meeting God's standards.
Philippians 3:9 "And be found in him, not having my own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:"
Only Christ's righteousness which is received through faith is worthy of boasting.
Ephesians 2:9 "Not of works, lest any man should boast."
2Corinthians 4:7 "But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us."
Romans 14:13 "Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge this rather, that no man put a stumbling block or an occasion to fall in his brother's way."
1Corinthians 10:12 Therefore let him that thinks he stands take heed lest he fall.
Romans 11:20 "Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and you stand by faith. Be not arrogant, but fear:"
Romans 12:3 "For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God has dealt to every man the measure of faith."
If there is a place for boasting, let it be in the grace of God received by faith in God's goodness.
Romans 12:6 "Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith;"
It is against God's will to have high opinions of yourself.
Philippians 2:3 Let nothing be done through strife or vain glory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than themselves.
Deuteronomy 27:26 "Cursed be he that confirms not all the words of this law to do them. And all the people shall say, Amen."
A small or big deviation from God's law will attract the same fundamental curse.
"I will commit this sin for the last time and stop"
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John 8:34 "Jesus answered them,
Any sin you commit brings you under it's power making it increasingly difficult to stop.
1John 3:6 "Whosoever abides in him sins not: whosoever sins has not seen him, neither known him."
Sin blinds you from seeing or encountering God's goodness.
Romans 6:11 "Likewise reckon you also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord."
Sin distorts a living communing with God which is worth more than the pleasure in committing it.
Hebrews 11:25 "Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a time;"
The pleasure from obedience is far greater than the pleasure of sin.
Hebrews 12:4 "You have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin."
Suffering for the sake of well doing is the least you must do to strive against sin.
Romans 6:2 "God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer in it?"
To sin is an insult to the work of Christ in delivering you from sin.
Galatians 5:13 "For, brethren, you have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another."
The liberty Christ purchased is the liberty of our spirit to do righteousness.
Romans 13:5 "Therefore you must be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience's sake."
Our conscience which is of great value to our lives is devalued by sin.
"To have envy and strife in your heart and not acted it out is not a sin"
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James 3:14 "But if you have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, boast not, and lie not against the truth."
James 3:16 "For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work."
Matthew 5:28 "
Matthew 5:22 "
Proverbs 27:4 "Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but which is able to stand before jealousy?"
1Peter 1:22 "Seeing you have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto sincere love of the brethren, see that you love one another with a pure heart fervently:"
1Timothy 1:5 "Now the end of the commandment is love out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned:"
God sees pure hearts as equal to pure acts.
1Corinthians 13:5 "Does not behave itself rudely, seeks not her own, is not easily provoked, keeps no record of evil;"
1Corinthians 13:4 "Love suffers long, and is kind; love envies not; love vaunts not itself, is not puffed up,"
Song of solomon 2:15 "Catch us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines: for our vines have tender grapes."
The seemingly harmful thoughts are as evil as the obvious acts of sin.
2Chronicles 16:9 "For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. In this you have done foolishly: therefore from now on you shall have wars."
"If I think of and will something evil and not acted it out, it is ok"
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James 3:14 "But if you have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, boast not, and lie not against the truth."
your actions needs to be true to/correspond to your heart in order for it to be okay.
James 3:16 "For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work."
The condition of the heart is most important because it is the source of every evil work.
Matthew 5:28 "
Sin is not only manifest in wrong actions but also in wrong intentions
Matthew 5:22 "
Proverbs 27:4 "Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but which is able to stand before jealousy?"
The unseen filth of the heart can be more dangerous than the obvious acts of sin
1Peter 1:22 "Seeing you have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto sincere love of the brethren, see that you love one another with a pure heart fervently:"
it is not just about clean acts but clean hearts from which truly clean acts emerges. Ac that are truly clean can only emerge from clean hearts
1Timothy 1:5 "Now the end of the commandment is love out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned:"
God weighs pure hearts as equal to pure acts.
1Corinthians 13:5 "Does not behave itself rudely, seeks not her own, is not easily provoked, keeps no record of evil;"
1Corinthians 13:4 "Love suffers long, and is kind; love envies not; love vaunts not itself, is not puffed up,"
Song of solomon 2:15 "Catch us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines: for our vines have tender grapes."
The seemingly harmless thoughts are as evil as the obvious acts of sin.
2Chronicles 16:9 "For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. In this you have done foolishly: therefore from now on you shall have wars."
1Samuel 16:7 "But the LORD said unto Samuel,
God judges man primarily according to the condition of his heart
"There is nothing wrong about this so far as a lot of people are doing it"
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2Corinthians 4:18 "While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal."
Matthew 24:12 "
2Timothy 3:5 "Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away."
1Timothy 6:6 But godliness with contentment is great gain.
Proverbs 16:8 Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without justice.
2Peter 2:2 And many shall follow their shameful ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of.
Proverbs 3:5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart; and lean not unto your own understanding.
James 2:10 "For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all."
Deuteronomy 27:26 "Cursed be he that confirms not all the words of this law to do them. And all the people shall say, Amen."
Matthew 5:19 "
Colossians 3:2 "Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth."
What people do on the earth should not influence me for my concern should be on heavenly things.
Hebrews 11:13 "These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and exiles on the earth."
Philippians 2:15 "That you may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom you shine as lights in the world;"
"I am better than most people because my sins are less serious than others"
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James 2:10 "For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all."
All sin accomplishes the same purpose of disconnecting man from the life of God.
Deuteronomy 27:26 "Cursed be he that confirms not all the words of this law to do them. And all the people shall say, Amen."
Matthew 5:19 "
Matthew 5:20 "
Ecclesiastes 10:1 Dead flies cause the ointment of the perfumer to send forth a foul odor: so does a little folly to him that is respected for wisdom and honor.
Isaiah 64:6 "But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away."
Romans 14:4 "Who are you that judge another man's servant? to his own master he stands or falls. Yea, he shall be held up: for God is able to make him stand."
Ephesians 2:9 "Not of works, lest any man should boast."
Romans 14:13 "Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge this rather, that no man put a stumbling block or an occasion to fall in his brother's way."
2Corinthians 10:12 "For we dare not make ourselves of the number, or compare ourselves with some that commend themselves: but they measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise."
2Corinthians 10:17 "
2Corinthians 10:18 "For not he that commends himself is approved, but whom the Lord commends."
1Corinthians 1:29 That no flesh should glory in his presence.
1Corinthians 1:30 "And of him are you in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:"
Jeremiah 9:24 "
Philippians 3:9 "And be found in him, not having my own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:"
"I am too sinful to serve God"
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Acts 15:9 "And put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith."
Titus 2:14 "Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a people for his own, zealous of good works."
God deals with men only on the basis of their faith because faith deals with all impurities in men's heart thus making them ready to serve. It is the best purifier.
2Corinthians 5:17 "Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creation: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new."
2Timothy 2:21 "If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honor, sanctified, and fit for the master's use, and prepared unto every good work."
Malachi 3:3 "And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the LORD an offering in righteousness."
I purify and purge myself by faith for it is God that does the actual purifying.
1Peter 2:9 "But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own; that you should show forth the praises of him who has called you out of darkness into his marvelous light:"
Ephesians 3:8 "Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ;"
"I am suffering because God is punishing me for the sins of my forefathers"
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1John 4:10 "In this is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins."
Christ loves me and has already received all my punishment.
Galatians 3:13 "Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangs on a tree:"
All my curses have been put on Christ. I have none to bear.
Jeremiah 31:29 "
i.e. No longer will children suffer from the sins of their forefathers. I will never say I am suffering the punishment of the sins of my forefathers.
Ezekiel 18:2 "
God has broken every bad pattern in my family line.
2Corinthians 5:17 "Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creation: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new."
I have been disconnected from any bad lineage and have been connected to God's lineage through faith.
Galatians 3:7 "Know you therefore that they who are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham."
My father is Abraham and Abraham was a blessed man. I am therefore a blessed person.
"The Holy Spirit has left me because of this sin I committed"
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John 14:16 "
Hebrews 13:5 "Let your conduct be without covetousness; and be content with such things as you have: for he has said,
1John 1:9 "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."
"They/He forced me to do it"
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Deuteronomy 30:19 "I call heaven and earth as witness this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both you and your descendants may live:"
No one can force us against our God-given will
Proverbs 28:13 He that covers his sins shall not prosper: but whosoever confesses and forsakes them shall have mercy.
"I am above this sin or weakness"
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1Corinthians 10:12 Therefore let him that thinks he stands take heed lest he fall.
Romans 12:3 "For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God has dealt to every man the measure of faith."
Psalm 118:8 It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man.
Jeremiah 17:5 "Thus says the LORD;
Romans 7:18 "For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwells no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not."
"It is his fault that I committed this sin"
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Deuteronomy 30:19 "I call heaven and earth as witness this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both you and your descendants may live:"
No one has the power to choose for us hence any sin we commit is our own fault
"It is okay to kiss, touch etc as long as you do not have sex and you love each other"
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Matthew 5:28 "
"You should't talk about sin because Jesus didn't condemn anybody He was always loving and kind"
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1Timothy 5:20 "Them that sin rebuke before all, that others also may fear."
"'Judge not lest you be judged' You therefore have no right to judge me when it comes to my sins"
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1Timothy 5:20 "Them that sin rebuke before all, that others also may fear."
"God made me like this Sin is His fault"
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Romans 5:12 "Therefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:"
Sin originated from man and not God
"My sins will limit my prayers"
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1John 1:9 "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."
John 15:16 "
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Proverbs 11:1 A false balance is abomination to the LORD: but a just weight is his delight.
"I think the key point of Christianity is to sin as little as possible"
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Galatians 2:20 "I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ lives in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me."
Colossians 1:18 "And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence."
Romans 10:4 For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone that believes.
Christianity is all about Christ and Him finding expression in men
It is the glory of God to make more grace available than can be exhausted by any level of sin.