This article is written to let you know what God calls sin, mankind has many ways to excuse themselves and beautify it with words like mistake, neglect, overlook, fault, failure, weakness, shortcoming, imperfection, loss of memory, forgetfulness, unintentional offense, etc. The Word of God puts all under sin, and all have sinned against God. The wages of sin is death, so all will die. If you do not have sin, you will not die.
Sin is dark. Sin is dreary. Sin is dreadful. Sin is dangerous. Sin is delusional. Sin is dirty. Sin is detrimental. Sin is deceitful. Sin is damaging. Sin is destructive. Sin is defective. Sin is deadly. Sin is fatal.
This article is written to let you know what sin is, the wages of sin is death; all have sinned and so all will die, and how to obtain forgiveness of sin and eternal life in Christ.
Sinners can fool themselves and rationalize that their sinful acts are actually not sins, as famous people when they are caught in their sins and they call them mistakes. Just as some people call their lies white lies, not knowing that all lies are black lies. This article is written to let you know that God defines and determines what sin is. What God views as sin, calls it as sin, and it is sin final. God is the only Judge what is right and what is wrong. What is wrong is always a sin.
Different religions have different concepts of sin. Different peoples have different definitions of sin. Religions and peoples do not matter, but the Word of God matters. God has the final say on everything. What God says is sin is sin. The Bible is the Word of God. The Word of God defines what is.
“for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.”
Note: The Word of God declares all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. President, politician, prime minister, police, etc. may think they are special people of importance. But in the sight of God president, pimp, and prostitute are all sinners. We all have sinned, that is why we all will die. To sin in Greek is hamartano
which means to trespass; to offend; to miss the mark; to violate God’s law; to fall short of the glory of God; to err; to do wrong; to be mistaken; to wander from the right path; to commit a sinful act; to commit an offense or fault; – which occurs 45 times in the New Testament.
Rom 6:23, “For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Sin in Greek is hamartia which means an offense; missing the mark; committing a sinful act; wrong doing; wandering from the right path; transgression of God’s law; falling short of the glory of God; an evil deed; a violation of divine law in thought, word or deed; guilt; – which occurs 174 times in the New Testament. Many people thought you have to commit many sins in order to be justified to be sent to Hell. But God says, the wages of sin is death. Do you notice the word “sin” is singular. You only need to commit one sin and to be sent to Hell. Disobedience to God is a deadly sin.
This article is written so that you know what sin is as God sees it, and the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is salvation in Jesus Christ.
Sin brings sorrow and death. Hell is the place where sorrow and death are eternal.
Gen 18:20 , “And the LORD said, “The outcry of Sodom and Gomorrah is indeed great, and their sin is exceedingly grave. ”
In the last 300 years to the present, only God knows how much, how great, how exceeding grave the sins and all the iniquities committed by Western imperialists, Japanese militarists and Islamic terrorists!
Facts are important, and truth is the most important matter. To tell the truth is not derogatory. To say American leaders since the end of World War II have been liars and killers and robbers is not derogatory because it is a proven fact. For American and Japanese leaders to say China is a threat is not only derogatory, it is a false accusation. I have proposed to have American English as the official national language of America and opposed using of any foreign language in government, business, and public places. I have lived in California some half a century. California was the Golden State when Richard Nixon was the President, the best of everything in the Union. I have observed and watched in person how California is being destroyed and ruined by illegal aliens, Latino and Black and Asian gangs, crimes, drugs, graffiti, crooks and criminals, pimps and prostitutes, fake documentation, false claims, welfare fraud, prison population, dropout population, unemployment population, single-parent population, homosexual population, and by all the iniquities committed by Washington, Wall Street and Hollywood.
Facts speak louder than propaganda and prejudice.
On June 27, 2015 I believe the Unites States of America is destined to doom and destruction. If you see clearly and know what American leaders and politicians are doing, how can you be optimistic about the future of America?
Judging from all the facts and the trend, I don’t believe the United States of America can be saved, or can last another century.
On June 27, 2015 Supreme Court declared nationwide right to same-sex marriage. The U.S. government (executive, legislative, judiciary) works together to destroy the Christian faith and value. Although America has never been a Christian nation, it is now no. 1 anti-Christian and anti-Bible nation in the world, thanks to the work of American leaders including Obama. It was like a 10-point earthquake and giant tsunami that wiped out the foundation of American moral values. America has committed a moral suicide that is wiping out the foundation of Christian value and practice. The U.S. Supreme Court decision is a proof of American moral suicide which holds the three branches of government responsible and liable. Obama has accomplished nothing positive worthy to be mentioned in his two-terms, and yet this same-sex legalization is his achievement. In American world of distortion and perversion, the unnatural is declared natural; the abnormal is legalized as normal. America has a reached a moral point of no return – the moral Cassandra train is accelerating without brake or restraint in a fast track to doom and destruction. The destination of American high speed train is collapse of human civilization. The biggest and blackest lie is about marriage equality. Same-sex marriage is not an issue of equality; it is an issue of abnormality. Pretty soon maybe in America there will be advocates for marriage with animals – bestiality. If homosexuality has succeeded in becoming legal in America, bestiality is probably not far away.
According to PEW RESEARCH CENTER
Countries That Allow Gay Marriage:
Argentina (2010)
England / Wales (2013)
Luxembourg (2014)
Scotland (2014)
Uruguay (2013)
Belgium (2003)
Finland (2015)
The Netherlands (2000)
South Africa (2006)
Brazil (2013)
France (2013)
New Zealand (2013)
Spain (2005)
Canada (2005)
Iceland (2010)
Norway (2009)
Sweden (2009)
Denmark (2012)
Ireland (2015)
Portugal (2010)
United States (2015)
Based on the facts presented above, I would no longer consider Scandinavia my favorite nations. At least the Scandinavia I knew (in 1975-76) is no longer the Scandinavia it is today. There is no endearment in deviation; fish-eye is not a precious pearl. Sad is the imminent collapse of human civilization.
Here I stand, I can do no otherwise.
The night is far spent, and the day is at hand. The coming of the Lord is near. The second coming of Christ is imminent.
Do you know which nation has done the following?
1. Which nation since the Opium Wars to the present has abused, oppressed, suppressed and violated China repeatedly and shamelessly and blatantly?
2. Which nation right after World War II became the sole superpower and seized domination of the world by aggressive, dark, pervasive, secret, profound and global intrigues?
3. Which nation by pride and arrogance and abuse became the warmonger, self-appointed world police and arbitrator and troublemaker, divider, violator of international law and sovereignty of many nations?
4. Which nation in 1949 sent the 7th Fleet to protect the defeated regime Chiang Kai-shek, made Taiwan a protected colony and forced sell costly and deadly weapons to Taiwan so that Taiwanese may kill Chinese and prevents Taiwan from reunification with China?
5. Which nation in 1959 supported Dalai Lama in an armed rebellion against China, Dalai failed and fled and became the highest paid foreign agent used by Western powers to undermine and separate Tibet from China?
6. Which nation in 1971 violated international law and China’s sovereignty by illegally giving administrative control of China’s Diaoyu Islands to the unconditionally surrendered war crime nation of Japan?
7. Which nation in 1979 violated international law and China’s sovereignty by passing a relations act with Taiwan which is a province of China?
8. Which nation in 2003 attacked and occupied and robbed Iraq under the false pretense that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction?
9. Which nation in 2008 had an economic and financial crisis that looted and robbed the world more $50 trillion and almost all responsible crooks and criminals escaped punishment?
10. Which nation since the end of World War II had incited and engaged in hundreds of unjust wars and bloody military interventions which killed millions and millions of innocent peoples around the world?
11. Which nation has been responsible for the recent turmoil, trouble and destruction in Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, Syria, Ukraine, Venezuela, Hong Kong, and many parts of the world and becomes the most hated nation on earth and whose leaders have failed to achieve an honorable place in the family of nations since the end of World War II?
12. Which nation has more than 700 overseas military bases around the globe encircling and target China and Russia?
13. Which nation has armed and supported the unconditionally surrendered war crime nation of Japan to change constitution, make legislation and all preparations to a resurgent militarist and imperialist?
14. Which nation has the largest deficits and the largest national debt over $29 trillion and the defense budget larger than the defense budgets of all nations?
15. Which nation has put 65 percent of all its most advanced and lethal weapons and more than 350,000 troops at China’s doorsteps and continuously with its allies conducting provocative and invasive military exercises and patrol in Asia Pacific?
16. Which nation SINCE 2015 does not patrol in its own territories but under the pretext of navigation freedom routinely and habitually violates China military defense zones in the South China Sea and the East China Sea and incites its running dogs to create trouble and turmoil in Asia Pacific?
17. Which nation attempts to use law and sanctions to interfere in Tibet, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Xinjiang the internal affairs of China?
Sadly,
The answer is: America.
There is no reason to believe American imperialism will cease in the near future; there is much reason to believe that American leaders will grow worse and worse and may bring the world to the verge of global nuclear war and total destruction, unless they are effectively stopped by massive and fierce protests of American voters, or God. Although they claim to be Christians, Jesus Christ defines them as children of the devil. Jhn 8:44 , “You are of your father the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth because there is no truth in him. Whenever he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own nature, for he is a liar and the father of lies.”
These are conclusions that any honest and intelligent person can draw without difficulty:
1. Legally Taiwan is a province of China (even acknowledged by the U.S. government); illegally Taiwan is a protected colony of America by force of American 7th Fleet since 1949, a political and military agent of America being use to provoke and curb China peaceful rise.
2. From Lee Tung-hui, Chen Shui-bian, Ma Ying-jeou to Tsai Ing-wen all are more or less willing running and obedient dogs of America and agents to serve the interest of America, not China’s interest.
3. The fact that DPP leader 民进党 Tsai Ing-wen 蔡英文 needs and seeks approval of American government is self-evident of the naked aggression and provocative intervention of America in China’s internal affairs. America sells costly and deadly weapons as a strategy for the Chinese to kill Chinese.
4. The fact that the two Taiwanese parties KMT and DPP both seek instruction and take order from the American government tells how evil it blatantly violates international law and the sovereignty of China.
5. The fact that KMT and DPP leaders and followers willingly want to serve the American interest proves that Taiwan and Taiwanese people have committed treason against the motherland China.
6. The fact that Taiwanese regime buying costly and deadly weapons from America to be used to kill Chinese tells clearly Taiwan has no intention to reunify with China.
7. The fact that DPP Tsai Ing-wen 蔡英文 wants to maintain so-called “current status” with China means Taiwan wants independence, two nations, separate states no matter how she tries to muddle issue and fool the public, she cannot change the true color of her face and the black color of her heart.
8. The fact that both KMT and DPP want to maintain current status because America does not want a unified and strong China; and American leaders are afraid of a strong and united China.
9. The fact that Taiwan does not want to reunify with China and they want to remain as a protected colony of America proves that Taiwanese leaders and people are China’s traitors.
Jer 17:9-10 , “The heart is more deceitful above all things
And is desperately wicked;
Who can understand it?
I, the LORD, search the heart,
I test the mind,
Even to give to each man according to his ways,
According to the results of his deeds.”
Note: Heart in Hebrew is leb which means inner man, mind, will, understanding, soul, conscience, moral character, seat of being; – it occurs 591 times in the Old Testament. The Hebrew word leb is a complex, complicated, compound and profound word. Obviously, heart here does not mean the human organ that serves as a pump to circulate the blood to the body as a whole. The heart used in the Scriptures refers to the inner man, mind, will, soul, character, nature, intellect, central consciousness, the seat of being. Deceitful in Hebrew is `aqob which means sly, insidious, fraudulent; – it occurs 4 times in the Old Testament. Wicked in Hebrew is anash which means sick, weak, frail, ill, infirm, incurable, woeful; – it occurs 10 times in the Old Testament. Understand in Hebrew is yada` which means to know, perceive and see, find out and discern, recognize, discover, to be aware of; – it occurs 1,008 times in the Old Testament. Search and test are almost synonymous or parallel. Mind in Hebrew is kilyah which means seat of emotion and affection, the inmost mind; – it occurs 34 times in the Old Testament. Here the Scriptures use heart and mind interchangeably or synonymously or in a parallel manner. Way in Hebrew is Derek which means road, path, manner, direction, habit, course of life, walking, mode; – it occurs 679 times in the Old Testament. Result in Hebrew is pĕriy which means fruit of actions; – it occurs 119 times in the Old Testament. Deed in Hebrew is ma`alal which means practice, act, doing, work, endeavor; – it occurs 41 times in the Old Testament. Here the Scriptures use ways and deeds interchangeably or synonymously or in a parallel manner. In sum, the Bible says the human mind, nature, soul or inner being of man is more deceitful than all and desperately wicked. Two words represent the heart are deceitful and wicked . This is a summative statement of the Word of God about human nature or the inner being of man. The Scriptures cited clearly depict the minds and souls, ways and deeds of evil leaders and others – more deceitful above all else and desperately wicked.
Only God knows all the evil deeds and desperate wickedness that evil leaders have done in this world. There are far more than we can understand or estimate. They appear even more deceitful and desperately wicked because they disguise themselves as angels and distort facts to make them look good even though they are doing evil.
Here are some historical facts that American leaders have done:
(A). Since the infamous Opium Wars, the United States, Western powers (Britain, France, etc.) and the evil empire of Japan have wronged China too many times. They have destroyed, robbed, looted, and stolen China’s national treasures, historical relics, priceless antiques, paintings, sculptures, etc. amount to at least market value of US$100,000 trillion; if destruction of Yuan Ming Garden (God created the Garden of Eden and China created Yuan Ming Garden – the Garden of gardens) is included, the amount would increase significantly. All robbed, looted and stolen China’s national treasures mentioned are now displayed or kept in American, European and Japanese palaces, royal, presidential, and state houses, public and private museums and libraries and in private collection.
(B). In 1949 the U.S. violated international law and sovereignty of China by sending the 7th Fleet to protect defeated Chiang Kai-shek regime and thus prevented Taiwan from reunification with Mainland China. Consequently it created the Taiwan problem to this day.
(C). Since 1949 John Foster Dulles established “ containment of China ” policy to oppress and suppress China to this day in every way and by all means. Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Johnson had threatened to drop atomic bombs in China.
(D). The U.S. militarily supported Dalai Lama in 1959 in an armed rebellion against China, Dalai failed and fled and ever since became the highest paid foreign agent to destabilize and separate Tibet from China through inciting bloody riots, self-immolation of his followers, etc. but to no avail. Dalai will soon die and stink for a thousand years. Today Tibet is modern, progressive and prosperous and free peasant slavery imposed by Dalai years ago. Tibetans enjoy more rights and benefits than most Chinese. In 2018 America used law in an attempt to interfere in the internal affairs of Tibet, a part of China.
(E). In 1971 the U.S. again violated international law and China’s sovereignty by illegally giving administrative control of China’s Diaoyu Islands to the unconditionally surrendered war crime nation of Japan. Diaoyu Islands have belonged to China longer than the existence of Japan and America. At first Obama stated the U.S. took no position on the sovereignty of Diaoyu Islands, later he contradicted himself and declared that the U.S. would defend Japan over Diaoyu Islands!
(F). In 1979 the U.S. again violated international law, U.S. constitution and China’s sovereignty by passing the so-called US-Taiwan Relations Act to make Taiwan an American colony and force sale of costly and deadly weapons to Taiwanese regime so that Chinese may kill Chinese, and unfortunately from Lee Teng-hui, Chen Shui-bian, Ma Ying-jeou , to current female leader Tsai Ing-wen 蔡英文 and others are willing running dogs of America and traitors of China. Taiwanese anti-China DPP leaders are apparent Chinese traitors and agents of America to separate Taiwan from China. Some political analyst suggested that after the liberation of Taiwan, all Chinese traitors should be publicly executed. Their descendants should not claim to be Chinese.
(G). Since the end of World War II, American presidents have proven to be liars and robbers and killed in hundreds of unjust wars and bloody military interventions they have conducted which had killed millions and millions of innocent peoples around the world. Eisenhower, Kennedy and Johnson had threatened to use atomic bombs in China. Except President Richard Nixon who assured Chairman Mao that he would not attack China because Nixon was the only American president who sought a just and lasting peace for the world.
(H). During Obama’s first term, Obama said the U.S. was neutral on China-Japan territorial dispute and took no position on the sovereignty of Diaoyu Islands. However, by 2014 Obama declared to defend Japan against China. American has armed and re-militarized Japan with most advanced and deadly weapons, revised peace constitution into war constitution, manufacturing and selling weapons of death.
(I). Compounded by Obama’s “pivot to Asia” policy which is a code word for American aggression into Asia Pacific that violated Monroe Doctrine and intention to destroy China with American military allies, etc. Although the U.S. is located in North America, American leaders get lost in the world and do not know their place in the world by inciting and supporting Japan, rogue nations, etc. to make false claims to China’s territories in the South China Sea and the East China Sea in pursuit of absolute military supremacy and world domination.
(J). By hook or by crook, American leaders play double and duplicity against China in all fronts, political, military, trade, technology, etc. to fool Chinese leaders in some and shallow phony strategic relations and military exercises and broadcast China threat lie. Probably 95 percent of American people do not know America is making every preparation to launch the coming war of aggression against China with its allies since it has placed 65 percent of all its most advanced weaponry such as aircraft carriers, fleets, nuclear submarines, radars, missiles and anti-missiles, war planes, unmanned war planes and more than 330,000 troops at China’s doorsteps poised to strike imminently anytime. In contrast, China does not have one overseas military base, one ship, one war plane, one troop near America. American leaders have exponentially increased and intensified their illegal air and sea massive, intrusive and provocative spying and surveillance activities in China’s air defense zones and territorial waters. The combative and hostile of American forces in the air and at sea at China’s doorsteps are bound to have accidents or incidents by design. America is committing suicide, to have war with China means “mutual destruction” and destruction of the world.
Please read the following article:
These are some historical facts about Japanese leaders:
(A). The Japanese prime minister flies high the Japanese war flag, re-militarize Japan, change peace constitution into war constitution, amass most advanced weapons and forces, manufacture and sell weapons of mass destruction, pretentiously bought and nationalized Diaoyu Islands, align rogue nations, etc. to have the coming war with China. How can a nation avoid the tragedy of war without facing the fact, confession of war crimes and make reparations and compensations as the Germans did?
(B). Japanese leaders deny Japanese war crimes, genocide of killing 50 million peoples (35 million Chinese and 15 million Asians), sex slavery and unprecedented atrocities and refused to pay war reparations and compensations; they even revised history textbooks to whitewash their inglorious past, glorify and worship their convicted and executed war criminals as national heroes and true gods; the evil Japanese prime minister even so distorted, deceitful and wicked to say Japanese soldiers were fighting for peace in World War II they created.
(C). Japanese leaders and people cannot differentiate between right and wrong, true and false; and they worship idols and the dead as living god; they worship demons as gods.
(D). American, Western and Japanese media do not have moral character and courage to ask the evil prime minister two questions:
(1). If Diaoyu Islands really belong to Japan, why the Japanese government had to pretentiously buy them?
(2). If Diaoyu Islands really belong to Japan, why the Japanese government had to pretentiously nationalize them?
No nation in the history of mankind would buy and nationalize their own territory.
(E). A re-militarized Japan is likely to repeat the tragedy of World War II. The U.S. is on the wrong side of history by standing and supporting the Japan.
In summary, there are tons of evidence and mountains of proof that American and Japanese leaders have done wrong AND evil. Chinese leaders must not be fooled by them. So the global nuclear war may be coming, and the second coming of Jesus Christ to reign with the saints is near.
Conflict between two individuals produces consequences between two persons. Conflicts between nations produce consequences between nations. The conflicts of the world are of grave consequences.
I. The Basic Nature of Sin.
Gen 4:7, “If you do well, will not your countenance be lifted up? And if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door; and its desire is for you, but you should rule over it.”
Note: Sin in Hebrew is chatta’ahwhich means a miss, misstep, slip with the foot, sinfulness; – it occurs about 296 times in the Old Testament. People who sin do not do well. People who do well do not sin. To rule over in Hebrew is mashal which means to have dominion, exercise dominion, reign; – it occurs about 81 times in the Old Testament. Sin is a bad master. Sin puts people down. Sin rules over sinners. Sin is a spiritual bondage.
(A). All sins are not equal.
Gen 18:20, “And the Lord said: The outcry of Sodom and Gomorrah is indeed great, and their sin is exceedingly grave.”
Note: Grave in Hebrew is kabad which means heavy, burdensome, grievous, weighty, vehement, of enormity of wickedness; – it occurs about 116 times in the Old Testament. According to God, the sin of homosexuality is exceedingly grave. Something hideous and ominous is happening in Western nations that try to legitimize homosexuality and legalize same-sex marriage. I tremble for Western leaders and politicians and Western mainstream media when they freely, flagrantly, and facetiously speak lies and make false accusations and charges against Russia and China and execute sanctions. They don’t seem to care that according to the Word of God, liars are going to Hell!
Jer 30:14 , “All your lovers have forgotten you; they care nothing for you; for I have dealt you the blow of an enemy, the punishment of a merciless foe, because your iniquity is great, because your sins are flagrant.”
Note: Iniquity in Hebrew is `avon which means perversity, depravity, guilt, depraved action, consequence of or punishment for iniquity; – it occurs about 230 times in the Old Testament. Some sins are more flagrant than others. Flagrant in Hebrew is ` atsam which means vast, mighty, great, powerful, of great importance; – it occurs about 20 times in the Old Testament.
Eze 16:52 , “Bear your disgrace, you also, for you have made judgment favorable to your sisters; because of your sins in which you acted more abominably than they, they are more in the right than you. So be ashamed, you also, and bear your disgrace, for you have made your sisters appear righteous.” Some sins are more abominable than others. Abominable in Hebrew is go`al which means loathing which occurs only once in the Old Testament.
Amo 5:12 , “For I know how many are your transgressions, and how great are your sins–you who afflict the righteous, who take a bribe, and turn aside the needy in the gate.”
Note: Transgression in Hebrew is pesha` which means transgression against individual, nation or God; rebellion; – it occurs about 93 times in the Old Testament. Corruption is transgression against individual, nation and God. The sins of corrupt politicians and self-serving bureaucrats are great. Abuse of power, discrimination, injustice, oppression of the poor, taking a bribe, etc. are great sins.
(B). Sin is a great evil.
Gen 39:9, “There is no one greater in this house than I, and he has withheld nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. How then could I do this great evil and sin against God?”
Note: Sin here is Hebrew is chata’ which means missing the way, going wrong, incurring guilt, missing the goal or path of right and duty, making a false step, erring from the mark, wandering from the way, bringing into guilt or condemnation or punishment; – it occurs about 238 times in the Old Testament. Evil in Hebrew is ra` which means misery, injury, calamity, wrong, ethical wickedness, something bad or badness; – it occurs about 663 times in the Old Testament. Adultery is a great evil and sin against God. In Western nations, adultery has gained social respectability。 In a decadent society, sexual immorality has become a way of life. Australian politicians are reported to have sexual intercourse in the prayer room of their Parliament. The most upsetting is the fact that many Western nations claim to be Christian nations; and many Western leaders and politicians claim to be Christians.
(C). Idolatry is sinning against God.
Exd 23:33 , “They shall not live in your land, because they will make you sin against Me; for if you serve their gods, it will surely be a snare to you.”
Note: To serve idols or other gods is to sin against the true God. Idolatry is a sin and a snare. Snare in Hebrew is mowqesh which means bait, lure, trap, something that brings us into evil; – it occurs about 27 times in the Old Testament. Primitive and superstitious countries still worship idols and false gods, but Western nations serve and worship the gods of money, power and sex. There is nothing in the world that brings peoples into evil than the love of money, power and sex.
Exd 32:21 , “And Moses said to Aaron: What did this people do to you that you have brought a great sin upon them?”
Exd 32:31 , “So Moses returned to the Lord and said: Alas, this people have sinned a great sin; they have made for themselves gods of gold.” Primitive peoples worship idols. Worship the gold calf was a great sin. Capitalism has brought so much evil into the world as demonstrated by Wall Street. Most Americans do not worship idols, but they worship money, power and sex.
(D). Rebellion is as the sin of divination.
1Sa 15:23 , “For rebellion is as the sin of divination, and presumption is as iniquity and idolatry. Because you have rejected the Word of the Lord, He has also rejected you from being king.”
Note: Rebellion in Hebrew is mĕriy which means contumacy, insubordination; – it occurs about 23 times in the Old Testament. Here means rebellion against God, not nation. Divination in Hebrew is qecem which means witchcraft which occurs 11 times in the Old Testament. It seems there are many who claim to be Christians and do not know Chinese Fengshui is a kind of divination which the Bible condemns. I knew a female colleague who was so into Fengshui because she wanted to get rich. Presumption in Hebrew is patsar which means insolence, arrogance, display pushing, making blunt; – it occurs 7 times in the Old Testament. Saul had rejected the Word of the Lord, and the Lord also rejected him from being king.
(E). Eating blood is sinning against the Lord.
1Sa 14:34 , “And Saul said: Disperse yourselves among the people, and say to them: Let every man bring his ox or his sheep, and slay them here, and eat; and do not sin against the Lord by eating with the blood. So every one of the people brought his ox with him that night, and slew them there.”
Gen 9:4 , “Only you shall not eat flesh with its life, that is, its blood.”
Lev 3:17 , “It shall be a perpetual statute throughout your generations, in all your dwelling places, that you eat neither fat nor blood.”
Lev 7:26 , “Moreover you shall eat no blood whatever, whether of fowl or of animal, in any of your dwellings.”
Lev 7:27 , “Whoever eats any blood, that person shall be cut off from his people.”
Lev 17:10 , “If any man of the house of Israel or of the strangers that sojourn among them eats any blood, I will set my face against that person who eats blood, and will cut him off from among his people.”
Lev 17:12 , “Therefore I have said to the people of Israel: No person among you shall eat blood, neither shall any stranger who sojourns among you eat blood.”
Note: Chinese Christians have to be extra careful. Because the Chinese people eat blood due to cultural practice. Chinese Christians must not follow the tradition but obey God and reject eating any blood. Why not to eat blood?
Lev 17:14 , “For the life of every creature is the blood of it; therefore I have said to the people of Israel: You shall not eat the blood of any creature, for the life of every creature is its blood; whoever eats it shall be cut off.”
When I was hired by the Ministry of Education as a professor at the National Overseas Chinese University, we had a private chef. One day I discovered they put blood (not sure chicken, duck or pig’s blood into the soup). I was infuriated when his assistant said it was good for me! To violate the commandment of God is never good for anybody! So Chinese Christians must beware of the food that may contain blood.
(F). Killing without cause is sin against innocent blood.
1Sa 19:5 , “For he took his life in his hand and he slew the Philistine, and the Lord wrought a great victory for all Israel. You saw it, and rejoiced; why then will you sin against innocent blood by killing David without cause?”
Note: Innocent in Hebrew is naqiy which means free from guilt which occurs about 44 times in the Old Testament. Without cause in Hebrew is chinnam which means for nothing, freely, for no purpose, in vain, undeservedly; – it occurs about 32 times in the Old Testament. Killing in Hebrew is muwth which means to have one executed, put to death, slay, destroy; – it occurs about 835 times in the Old Testament. To engage in war of aggression is to execute the innocent. Killing without cause includes wars of aggression, unjust military interventions, mass murders, etc. Western powers are guilty of many genocides, and Japanese military killed 35 million Chinese.
The United States has oppressed, suppressed, attacked and killed Chinese since the infamous Opium Wars to the present. In order to be the world dictator, Obama is leading the evil beast of Japan, the leprous dogs to rob China’s territories and loot China’s resources in the South China Sea and the East China Sea, and arming the American agents to have a war of aggression against China. Few Americans realize that American aggression and expansion into Asia Pacific may trigger a global nuclear war that will destroy and end the world.
UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, France, etc. have committed genocide which they have not acknowledged and paid reparations.
(G). Sin provokes God to anger.
1Ki 16:2 , “Inasmuch as I exalted you from the dust and made you leader over My people Israel, and you have walked in the way of Jeroboam and have made My people Israel sin, provoking Me to anger with their sins.”
Note: To provoke in Hebrew is ka`ac which means to vex, make angry, anger, irritate; – it occurs about 54 times in the Old Testament. Sin is against God and so makes God angry.
II. The Multi-phasic Nature of Sin.
Exd 34:7 , “Who keeps lovingkindness for thousands, who forgives iniquity, transgression and sin; yet He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished, visiting the iniquity of fathers on the children and on the grandchildren to the third and fourth generations.”
Note: There are three related words in this Scripture: iniquity, transgression and sin. Iniquity in Hebrew is `avon which means depravity, perversity, mischief, guilt contracted by sinning, a depraved action, a crime; – it occurs 230 times in the Old Testament. Transgression in Hebrew is pesha` which means rebellion, defection, transgression against God, nation or individual; a fault or trespass; – it occurs about 93 times in the Old Testament. Sin is chatta’ath , the same original word used in Gen 4:7. The multiple nature of sin is compounded by iniquity, transgression and sin.
(A). Sin through ignorance.
Lev 4:13-14 , “And if the whole congregation of Israel sins through ignorance, and the thing be hidden from the eyes of the assembly, and they have done something against any of the commandments of the Lord concerning things which should not be done, and are guilty; when the sin which they have committed becomes known, then the congregation shall offer a young bull for the sin, and bring it before the Tent of Meeting.” See also
Note: Sin through ignorance in Hebrew is shagah which means to commit sin of ignorance or inadvertence, err ignorantly, go astray; – it occurs about 21 times in the Old Testament. The sin offering was done to make atonement for the sin of the congregation. The bull, or calf or goat or ram or lamb killed as a sin offering symbolized the Lamb of God – Jesus Christ – who takes away the sin of the world.
(B). Doing any of the things which the Lord has commanded not to be done.
Lev 5:17, “If any one sins, doing any of the things which the Lord has commanded not to be done, though he does not know it, yet he is guilty and shall bear his iniquity.”
Note: Clearly, sin is doing any of the things which the Lord has commanded not to be done. That which is commanded by the Lord not to be done is sin.
(C). A breach of faith against the Lord.
Lev 6:2 , “If any one sins and commits a breach of faith against the Lord by deceiving his neighbor in a matter of deposit or security, or through robbery, or if he has oppressed his neighbor”
Note: Breach of faith in Hebrew is ma`al which means unfaithful or treacherous act, trespass, treachery; – it occurs 29 times in the Old Testament. To deceive in Hebrew is kachash which means to lie, belie, deal falsely, act deceptively; – it occurs 22 times in the Old Testament. Little do people know that deceiving one’s neighbor in a matter of deposit or security commits a breach of faith against the Lord. Wall Street bankers, mortgage and insurance executives, etc. deceived and robbed the public by creating the American economic and financial crisis committed a breach of faith against the Lord. They may escape the kangaroo court of man, but they cannot escape the judgment of God.
(D). Hatred in the heart.
Lev 19:17, “You shall not hate your brother in your heart, but you shall reason with your neighbor, lest you bear sin because of him.”
Note: Hatred is a sin. Hate in Hebrew in sane’ which occurs about 146 times in the Old Testament. In this verse sin in Hebrew is chet’ which means fault, guilt for sin, penalty of sin; – it occurs about 33 times in the Old Testament.
Recently, blacks and whites commit crime of hatred against Asian Americans without cause or reason. I witnessed on TV a black young man pushed an old Asian American from behind so hard that he fell to the ground and died later. I also watched on TV a big black man trampled and stamped on the small Asian woman’s head and body without cause and reason, while another big black man watching behind the glass door of another store and started closing the glass door. I watched the blacks robbed an Asian store, etc. I had also watched the two most violent black riots and looting and killings in the history of Los Angeles or America.
(E). Cursing God.
Lev 24:15 , “And say to the people of Israel: Whoever curses his God shall bear his sin.”
Note: Curse in Hebrew is qalal which means to make despicable, treat with contempt, bring contempt or dishonor, despise; – it occurs about 82 times in the Old Testament. Cursing God is a sin. Sin in this verse is used as the same word in Lev 19:17. It does not mean the sin of hating your brother is the same sin of cursing God. The sin of cursing God is much greater than the sin of hating your brother.
(F). Sinning against humanity.
Num 5:6 –7 , “Say to the people of Israel: When a man or woman commits any of the sins that men commit by breaking faith with the Lord, and that person is guilty, he shall confess his sin which he has committed; and he shall make full restitution for his wrong, adding a fifth to it, and giving it to him to whom he did the wrong.”
Note: Sin is wrongdoing. When you sin against humankind, you break faith with the Lord. The sins of mankind, the word sin used in this verse is the same original word used in Gen 4:7. If you wrong anyone, you shall make full restitution for his wrong, and add a fifth to it. Japanese killed 50 million Chinese, denied the genocide and refused to pay restitutions and compensations. Japanese not only sin against the Chinese, they sin against God. With American aid, the war crime nation Japan is re-militarized to be the number one military force in Asia. Probably tragic is to repeat the history of World War II.
If you watch all the TV news and reports on how companies and individuals manufacture drugs, food and drink with high content of toxic and harmful and deadly materials and additives, you would not dare to eat or drink anything! This appears to be a national emergency more dangerous and deadly than SARS or COVID-19 because it is intentionally caused and created by wicked people infected by incurable capitalistic greed. Just as China has demonstrated its abilities in dealing with natural disasters, I am sure China is fully capable in dealing with such man-made disaster. It is hoped Chinese government will prosecute and execute any responsible people or groups of people who manufacture and sell toxic and harmful products in the form of drug, food, drink, etc. It is high time to eliminate those mass murderers who violate the law boldly for the sake of high profits. Perhaps mass execution is necessary to stop and eliminate this evil deed infected by capitalistic greed. If corrective action is not taken promptly and effectively to stop those mass killers, the consequences would be disastrous of unimaginable magnitude and unthinkable calamity and catastrophe. It would be like committing suicide. When you have internal enemies like those deliberate killers, you do not need external enemies who are at work to destroy China.
American contagion of health care terrorism has infected China. Something frightening and fearful has happened in China! The American fraudulent and predatory practices of doctors and hospitals have come to China. It was reported that one man was treated in a Harbin hospital emergency and intensive care and died; his medical bill was 5.5 million yuan. One recent case of a patient who had gall stone surgery which was told the cost would be a couple thousand yuan. Under the pretext of saving life, then doctors and the hospital made the patient very ill but prohibited the family to visit and told them the patient was getting better but never mentioned or demanded to advance payment or disclosed the amount. Later a simple gall stone surgery killed the patient and the bill was RMB 450,000 with a dead patient. I watched on TV how the responsible doctor shamelessly and unconscionably rationalized the costs and justified the high fees of RMB 450,000 as normal and not much. Apparently the doctor had seared his conscience and lost his sense of morality and honesty and respectability.
Since health care is a monopoly, what evil doctors and hospitals can do is inestimable and immeasurable. It is hoped the Chinese government would take drastic action now to stop the deadly contagion of American capitalistic greed before it becomes unstoppable and devastates the Chinese society. The simple but effective remedy is to execute doctors who commit fraudulent and predatory practices (such as charging large sums for unnecessary or unperformed tests, procedures, treatments, drugs, etc., excessive and fake billing, fake medical record, lies about patient condition, malpractice, misinformation, misrepresentation, etc.) and execute hospital owners who participate in the organized crime and seize their assets to pay victims. Doctors and hospitals that commit outrageous and malicious illegal practices must be put to death and put out of business. There are already American and Western doctors and dentists who practice medicine in China’s big cities and charge the rich Chinese high fees (many times what Chinese public hospitals charge). This dual medical system cannot be tolerated in a just society. Do not allow doctors and dentists and hospitals become healthcare terrorists in China. Under the Chinese legal system, no one is allowed to prey on another person. Do not let the Chinese health-care system fall into the monopolistic, abusive and oppressive and most costly health-care like that of the United States which sucks the blood of American people and bankrupted millions of American families with impunity.
(G). Doing what is evil.
Deu 9:18 , “Then I lay prostrate before the Lord as before, forty days and forty nights; I neither ate bread nor drank water, because of all the sin which you had committed, in doing what was evil in the sight of the Lord, to provoke him to anger.”
Note: Sin in this Scripture is the same sin used in Gen 4:7 . Sin is doing what is evil in the sight of the Lord. Western nations and mass media try to make homosexuality and same-sex marriage acceptable and respectable, but in the sight of God, homosexuality or same-sex marriage is evil. Sin is doing what is evil.
Evil is in Hebrew is ra` which means wicked, bad, disagreeable, malignant, unpleasant; – it occurs about 663 times in the Old Testament.
Deu 20:18 , “That they may not teach you to do according to all their abominable practices which they have done in the service of their gods, and so to sin against the Lord your God.”
Note: Abominable in Hebrew is tow`ebah which means disgusting, impure and illicit, wicked, unethical; – it occurs about 117 times in the Old Testament. Homosexuality was one of the abominable practices of ancient peoples which they had done in the service of their gods. Homosexuality is an abominable practice in the sight of God and it sins against the Lord your God.
Sin is doing what is evil.
(H). Withholding wages.
Deu 24:15 , “You shall give him his hire on the day he earns it, before the sun goes down (for he is poor, and sets his heart upon it); lest he cry against you to the Lord, and it be sin in you.”
Pro 11:18 ,“The wicked earns deceptive wages, but he who sows righteousness gets a true reward.”
Note: Deceptive in Hebrew is sheqer which means fraudulent, wrong, false; – it occurs about 113 times in the Old Testament. Those Wall Street big firm executives and bankers who were responsible for creating the American economic and financial crisis and out of taxpayers’ bailout money gave themselves exorbitant compensations and billions in bonuses earned deceptive wages. 2Pe 2:15 , “Forsaking the right way, they have gone astray, having followed the way of Balaam, the son of Beor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness.” Unrighteousness in Greek is adikia which means injustice, unrighteousness by which others are deceived; – it occurs 25 times in the New Testament. Wages of unrighteousness are unjust riches wrongly acquired, unlawful gain. Politics and government are corrupted because politicians and bureaucrats love the wages of unrighteousness. Holding wages is a financial sin.
Mal 3:5, “Then I will draw near to you for judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers and against the adulterers and against those who swear falsely, and against those who oppress the wage earner in his wages, the widow and the orphan, and those who turn aside the alien and do not fear Me,” says the Lord of hosts.” Greedy capitalists are guilty of oppressing the wage earner in his wages by underpay, overwork, depriving of benefits and medical insurance, holidays and vacation, etc. It is a flawed economic system where some individuals can earn several billions a year while millions still earn the minimum wage of $7.30-$10 an hour without benefits. 1Ti 5:18 , “For the Scripture says: “YOU SHALL NOT MUZZLE THE OX WHILE HE IS THRESHING,” and “The laborer is worthy of his wages.” Underpaying workers is an evil, overpaying the special group is also an evil. In a white-dominated society, the top wage earners are mostly white people who are overpaid, some minority are also overpaid due to Affirmative Action, many minorities are discriminated through low pay.
(I). The devil has sinned from the beginning.
1Jo 3:8 , “He who commits sin is of the devil; for the devil has sinned from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil.”
Note: Sin in Greek is hamartia which means to miss or wander from the path of uprightness and honor, violate God’s law, do or go wrong, miss the mark; – it occurs about 174 times in the New Testament. Sin is diabolical.
The works of the devil are sins and all the misery that springs from them.
(J). Sin is insatiable.
2Pe 2:14 , “They have eyes full of adultery, insatiable for sin. They entice unsteady souls. They have a heart trained in greed. Accursed children!”
Note: Sin is insatiable that explains greed, lust, obsession with power, and many evil things in the world. There is no better description of those Wall Street operatives who created the economic and financial crisis; they have a heart trained in greed. Wall Street has a language so cryptic that even an educated person might not understand, and a system so sophisticated that only insiders understand and you are not even aware when you are defrauded. Only the trained insiders know the facts. The pages and pages of fraudulent billings manufactured by corrupt doctors and hospitals tell the shocking fact that sin is insatiable. Greed is insatiable–a bottomless pit.
The evil trinity of Washington, Wall Street and Hollywood demonstrates the wrong way of life and the path to death and destruction. The love of money, power and sex drives people mad and blinds their eyes, and deadens their conscience.
There is absolutely no evidence that China or Russia wants to destroy the United States of America. There is plenty of evidence that the United States wants to destroy China and Russia without cause. Worse, there are plenty of facts and proofs that America is committing suicide. Arnold Joseph Toynbee said, “Civilizations die from suicide, not by murder. ” The land of Abraham Lincoln, who advocated a government of the people, by the people and for the people has been led astray in recent years at an alarming speed and turned into a government of special interests, by special interests and for special interests. The Bible says, “ Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people. ” ( Pro 14:34 ) I am an American; I do not want my country to be destroyed.
China’s domestic enemies are divided into national enemies and public enemies.
National enemies are all domestic terrorists supported by foreign enemies which engage in terrorist activities in rioting, killing, burning, looting, robbing, injuring people, etc. intended to destabilize and destroy China; their activities are reported in Xinjiang, Tibet, Hong Kong, Taiwan, etc. Dalai Lama has been the highest paid foreign agent to separate Tibet from China. Taiwan is a traitor, Taiwanese officials are running dogs of America, and leaders of the anti-China party (DPP) are proven traitors and national enemies of China. China’s national enemies also include leaders and followers of evil religions that practice murders, extortion, brutality, sex slavery, etc.
There is a new evil religion appears to do evil without fear of law or death penalty. They claim to believe in the almighty god ( 全能神 ), not the true Almighty God of the Bible. Their god is not almighty god but all evil god of their own imagination and illusion. The believers of such evil religion are absolutely immoral, wicked and vicious beyond description. There have been some heretics and crooked evildoers of false religions in China before; this new one seems to be the most wicked one. Chinese government and people have no choice but to eliminate them by force like eliminating deadly mosquitoes and do not let them to have a living space not to say operating space. Any religion which is used as a means to do evil cannot be tolerated, much less accepted. For example, primitive religion practices human sacrifice – no civilized country would accept human sacrifice as a religions practice, it is murder. Some religions practice polygamy, in China and most civilized nations accept only monogamy. These dangerous evildoers have demonstrated to the public that they are national and public enemies that do not deserve mercy or human right. Inhuman animals must not be treated like civilized humans.
President Putin is right, China-Russia military cooperation is vital to world security. It is also necessary to deter American imperialism and destroy Islamic terrorism. The most effective deterrence to American aggression and world domination is for China and Russia to join forces and stand together.
There is no rational reason to explain why people lie and kill and rob senselessly except that is the nature of the devil, and the children of the devil inherited the nature from their father the devil.
Jhn 8:44 ,“You are of your father the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth because there is no truth in him. Whenever he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own nature, for he is a liar and the father of lies.”
Note: Devil in Greek is diabolos which means a calumniator, false accuser, slanderer; the prince of demons; the author of evil; – it occurs 40 times in the New Testament. Murderer in Greek is anthrōpoktonos which means a killer, manslayer, one who commits murder; – it occurs 3 times in the New Testament. Lie in Greek is pseudos which means conscious and intentional falsehood, a false statement or action, whatever is not what it seems to be; perverse, impious, deceitful precept; whatever is not what it professes to be; – it occurs 11 times in the New Testament. Western leaders and politicians and Western mainstream media use lies as a weapon against Russia and China.
The liars and killers and evildoers may escape the International Criminal Court, but surely they will not escape the judgment of God. The Judgment Day is at hand.
III. The Evidence of Sin.
How can one know sin?
(A). The knowledge of sin is provided by the Word of God.
Rom 7:7,“What shall we say then? Is the Law sin? May it never be! On the contrary, I would not have come to know sin except through the Law; for I would not have known about coveting if the Law had not said: You shall not covet.”
Note: Sin in Greek is hamartia which means missing the mark, transgression, wandering away from the path of uprightness, doing wrong, evil act, violation of God’s law in thought, word or deed. The Law of God tells you what sins are. The Bible is the Word of God.
(B). Sin is deceitful by nature and sin hardens people.
Rom 7:11,“For sin, taking an opportunity through the commandment, deceived me and through it killed me.”
Note: Every sinner is deceived by sin, killed by sin spiritually and physically eventually.
Hbr 3:13,“But encourage one another day after day, as long as it is still called Today, so that none of you will be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin.”
Note: Deceitfulness in Greek is apatē which means deceit, deceiving, deceivableness, seductiveness; – it occurs 7 times in the New Testament. Sin is deceitful because of excited influences that seduce people to sin.
A journalist wrote, “Among the attributes I most envy in a public man (or woman) is the ability to lie. If that ability is coupled with no sense of humor, you have the sort of man who can be a successful football coach, a CEO or, when you come right down to it, a presidential candidate. Such a man is Mitt Romney… A marathon of debates and an eon of campaigning have toughened and honed Romney. He commands the heights of great assurance, and he knows, as some of us learn too late in life, that the truth is not always a moral obligation but sometimes merely what works. He often cites his business background as commending him for the presidency. That’s his forgivable absurdity. Instead, what his career has given him is the businessman’s concept of self — that what he does is not who he is. This is what enables the slumlord to be a charitable man. This is what enables the corporate raider to endow his university. Business is business. It’s what you do. It is not who you are. Lying isn’t a sin. It’s a business plan.”
Num 32:23 ,“But if you will not do so, behold, you have sinned against the LORD, and be sure your sin will find you out.”
Note: Find out in Hebrew is matsa’ which means to meet, encounter, detect, come upon, discover, learn, obtain knowledge; – it occurs 456 times in the Old Testament. People will discover or learn or obtain knowledge about your past sin – thing you want to hide. The Bible does not say people will find you out. The Bible says your sin will find you out. When your sin finds you out, people will know. Remember the sex scandal of a U.S. president, several governors and senators and politicians, etc. It has been reported that the Yahoo chief executive Scott Thompson lied in his biography because he did not earn a computer science degree. If you lie in this world and people can find out, how much more God knows about your lies that no one knows. You cannot escape because your sin will find you out. Sin is the weakest thing, it cannot defend itself. Sin brings shame, sorrow, ruin and eventually death. Those who have escaped the consequences of their sins and iniquities in this world should not feel lucky for they will not escape the judgment of God. In the last 500 years all the sins and crimes committed by Western imperialists and colonialists are found out.
Sad and tragic is the American way of life. Sad and dirty is American politics. Such is the abnormality and absurdity of American mentality. Do you know any American president or who wants to be president that does not lie? Let Christians everywhere beware this is contrary to the teaching of Jesus Christ. Jhn 8:44,“You are of your father the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth because there is no truth in him. Whenever he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own nature, for he is a liar and the father of lies.” 1Jo 2:21,“I have not written to you because you do not know the truth, but because you do know it, and because no lie is of the truth.” 1Cr 6:9-10,“Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the Kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor homosexuals, nor thieves, nor the covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers, will inherit the Kingdom of God.” The Word of God speaks clearly; I do not need to explain.
Hbr 11:25,“Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God than to enjoy the passing pleasures of sin.”
Note: The reason peoples are deceived by sin because sin has pleasures; however, the pleasures of sin are passing or temporary.
1Jo 3:8,“The one who practices sin is of the devil; for the devil has sinned from the beginning. The Son of God appeared for this purpose, to destroy the works of the devil.”
Note: The devil was the first one who sinned, the fallen angel Lucifer who had unholy ambition to be like God, Isa 14:12-15.
(C). Sin is a bondage.
Jhn 8:34,“Jesus answered them: Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who commits sin is the slave of sin.”
Note: Slave in Greek is doulos which means a bondman, man of servile condition, indentured servant; – it occurs about 127 times in the New Testament. Since sinner is a slave of sin, so sin is slavery or bondage. Sin controls people like a harsh master. For a small example, smoking enslaves people. Warmongers may think they are victors, but actually they are the slaves of sin.
Rom 7:14,“For we know that the Law is spiritual, but I am of flesh, sold into bondage to sin.”
Note: Bondage in Greek is pipraskō which means slavery, entirely under the control of another; – it occurs 9 times in the New Testament. Sin is bondage worse than addiction is slavery.
Hbr 12:1, “Therefore, since we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us also lay aside every encumbrance and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us.”
Note: Encumbrance in Greek is ogkos which means burden, weight; – it occurs only once in the New Testament. Entangle in Greek is euperistatos which means skillfully surrounding, besetting; – it occurs only once in the New Testament. Sin entangles people like a spider web that skillfully traps insects, immobilizes and imprisons them to be eaten up. Once a woman challenged me to give the evidence of her sin. How embarrassingly stupid! The evidence of sin is in her.
Rom 3:20, “Because by the works of the Law no flesh will be justified in His sight; for through the Law comes the knowledge of sin.”
The knowledge of sin comes from the Law. Let us just try the Ten Commandments.
(a). If she is single, how many men she had sex with? That is fornication. If she is married, how many men she had sex with? That is adultery.
(b). How many lies she had told?
(c). How many evil thoughts she had conceived?
1Jo 1:8, “If we say that we have no sin, we are deceiving ourselves and the truth is not in us.”
According to the Word of God, the woman who demands the evidence of her sin deceives herself and the truth is not in her.
2Pe 2:14 , “Having eyes full of adultery that never cease from sin, enticing unstable souls, having a heart trained in greed, accursed children.”
Note: Men and women have eyes full of adultery.
I do not know, but God knows everything about you – the secret things.
Jhn 15:22, “If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have sin, but now they have no excuse for their sin.”
Sin is a deliberate act; there is no excuse for sin. A man got drunk and drove and killed a person. The drunk driver said it was an accident and he did not mean it. A drinker knows if he drinks and drives, he is bound to kill someone. The drunk driver has no excuse for sin. The murderer, robber, rapist, terrorist, warmonger, etc. – all have no excuse for sin.
IV. The Definitions of Sin.
(A). Whatever is not of faith is sin.
Rom 14:23,“But he who doubts is condemned if he eats, because his eating is not of faith; and whatever is not of faith is sin.”
Note: Faith is Greek is pistis which means a conviction or belief respecting man’s relationship to God and divine things, generally with the included idea of trust and obedience born of faith and joined with it; the conviction that God exists by Himself and is the creator and ruler of the universe, the provider and bestower of eternal salvation through Jesus Christ; a strong conviction or belief that Jesus is the Messiah, the Savior of the world, through whom we obtain eternal salvation in the Kingdom of God; – it occurs about 244 times in the New Testament. This Scriptural definition covers many sins. Fundamentally, a man lives in his own way, not by faith according to the Word of God, is sin. To go your own way, and not to do the Will of God, is sin. Consulting astrologers is not of faith, therefore it is sin. Anything or everything that contradicts faith is sin. No one who has faith in Christ would consult idols, astrologers, fortunetellers, etc. or believe in false teachings. The fact you do not believe in Jesus Christ the Son of God is a sin.
Unbelief is sin. The fact you do not believe in God and His Son Jesus Christ, you have committed sin. Even murder can be forgiven (such as the thief on the cross), but the sin of unbelief can never be forgiven.
Jhn 16:9 , “Concerning sin, because they do not believe in Me (Christ).”
Note: Christ is the Messiah who was sent from God to save mankind, it is sin if you do not believe in Him.
Question: Where is unbelief located?
In an evil heart.
Hbr 3:12, “Take heed, brethren, lest haply there shall be in any one of you an evil heart of unbelief, in falling away from the living God.”
Note: Evil in Greek is ponēros which means bad in general, wicked, of a bad nature or condition; – it occurs 76 times in the New Testament. Unbelief is evil; a heart of unbelief is an evil heart.
(B). Not doing the right thing is sin.
Jam 4:17,“Therefore, to one who knows the right thing to do and does not do it, to him it is sin.”
Note: This is the sin of omission. Doing wrong is sin. For example, American economic and financial crisis was brought about by corrupt politicians, bureaucrats, executives of Wall Street, banks, and firms doing the wrong things, mainly greed, corrupt practices, fraud, and waste.
Your duty is doing the right thing. Your responsibility is the right thing. Failure to do what is right is sin. Excessive executive compensation is not doing the right thing, therefore it is sin to exploit and defraud the people. Giving tax cuts to the rich is wickedness, it is sin. To engage in a war of aggression is not doing the right thing, it is sin.
(C). Sin is lawlessness.
1Jo 3:4 ,“Everyone who practices sin also practices lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness.”
Note: Lawlessness in Greek is anomia which means contempt and violation of law. It is iniquity or wickedness to add poison to drug or food. It is lawlessness to pollute the environment by dumping sewage, industrial or chemical waste. It is lawlessness to sell fake products and make false advertisements. Sin practices lawlessness. Sin is lawlessness. Anarchy is lawlessness. The worst of all, many corrupt lawmakers, politicians, dictators, judges, prosecutors, lawyers, business executives, law enforcement officials, doctors and hospital owners, etc. practice lawlessness. All crooks and criminals and terrorists practice lawlessness.
(D). All unrighteousness is sin.
1Jo 5:17, “All unrighteousness is sin, and there is a sin not leading to death.”
Note: Unrighteousness in Greek is adikiawhich means injustice, a deed violating law and justice, iniquity, misdeed, wrongdoing. It is unrighteousness for Western leaders and politicians to falsely accuse China of genocide and abuses of human rights in Xinjiang. All unrighteousness is sin. To the contrary, China has done a great job in winning over terrorism, and the people of Xinjiang are enjoying a good life of peace and harmony and prosperity.
To give tax cuts and subsidies to the rich corporations and individuals and to bail out rich banks and firms are acts of unrighteousness. To overcharge and fraudulently charge patients by doctors, hospitals and medical suppliers are deeds of unrighteousness. To blackmail and falsely accuse people are injustice. For anyone to practice fraud and waste is unrighteousness.
(E). Sin is the transgression of the law.
Hbr 2:2 ,“For if the Word spoken through angels proved unalterable, and every transgression and disobedience received a just penalty.”
Note: Transgression in Greek is parabasis which means a disregarding, violating, the breach or breaking of a law; – it occurs 7 times in the New Testament. Sin is the transgression of the law; sin is the violation of the law. The nature of violation of the law is disobedience.
Of some 6,500 swindling spams (not advertising) I have received through e-mails and messages since the Christmas season of 2011, most of them are Africans and Muslims, most are women black and white, some Muslims call themselves doctors, some Muslims call themselves princes, a few call themselves princesses, one calls himself a prince with an English name, most are Nigerian con artists, some whites, many women who want to sell their bodies, few men want to sell sex, one Chinese, one crook from Taiwan who offered phony partnership, one used the name of the United Nations Office to beg for money (the beggar has an English name), a Microsoft Award of Nine Hundred and Fifty Thousand Great British Pound (£950,000.00) from the Event Manager Dr. Christopher Baker, Australian National Lottery Department cash prize of $1,000,000 even though you never play the lottery with a winning ticket number, various investment scams and phony business proposals, phony winning of lottery without buying, one who calls himself a pastor in Sweden, and two who claimed to be pastors want to do business with me by selling my products (writings) although I preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ for free, most shamelessly call their intended victims dearest, all demand urgent attention. Their methods of deception vary: some appeal in the name of charity, some sheer begging, most use baits, a few even use the name of God in vain – they are all liars and swindlers. These shameless, lawless, artless, senseless, wicked and conscienceless people have only one in common; they con people for money, money, and money. Some women solicit sex for money. Deviousness and shamelessness characterize all scam artists and swindlers. These swindlers are so shameless, low, degenerate and depraved that they even ask their intended victims to trust them. They are everything what a human being should not be; the scums of the earth. They lie and lie and lie because they are the children of the father of lies, the children of darkness.
The crux of fraud through spams is that crooks and criminals fraudulently offer you money as bait, but their intent is to defraud lots of money from you. Using money as a bait to get money is a satanic trick, because what these con artists offer you are empty false promises, what they will get from you is real money. So wise up, do not fall into the trap. The best thing is to mark their e-mails as “spam” and delete them without even reading because they are not worth wasting your time. The origins of these crooks and criminals reflect the true color and character of their countries and cultures.
V. Two Types of Sin:
(A). Commission and omission.
Exd 20:14 , “You shall not commit adultery.”
Num 5:6 , “Say to the people of Israel, When a man or woman commits any of the sins that men commit by breaking faith with the Lord, and that person is guilty.”
Mat 13:41, “The Son of Man will send forth His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom all stumbling blocks, and those who commit lawlessness.”
Note: To commit lawlessness is to sin. To commit in Greek is poieo which means to make, to be the author of, cause, produce, carry out, execute; – it occurs about 579 times in the New Testament. Sins of commission are many, such as adultery, murder, robbery, rape, arson, assault, fraud, false testimony, falsified records, fornication, false gospel, counterfeit money, idolatry, greed, etc. When a man or woman commits any sin, he/she breaks faith with the Lord and that person is guilty. Guilty in Hebrew is ‘asham which means contracting guilt, incriminated, committing an offense, doing wrong; – it occurs about 35 times in the Old Testament. When Western powers without cause attack, occupy, lie, rob, and kill peoples of other countries, they commit lawlessness.
When God says: “You shall not…” but you did – that is the sin of commission.
There are two sins which apparently relate to the performance of actors and actresses. One is sexual immorality with a sexual intercourse actually performed on the screen or stage. It is not a make-believe, it is physical real sexual act performed by actor and actress on the stage or on the screen. Even it is a play or a movie, but it is an actual sex act; therefore it is a sin of sexual immorality whether it is adultery or fornication. Another is the worship of idols or ancestors. This often happens in Chinese play or movie. No Christian actor or actress may perform sex act and idolatry or ancestor worship on screen or stage. To do so is to violate the commandments of God.
Luk 11:42 , “But woe to you Pharisees! For you tithe mint and rue and every herb, and neglect justice and the love of God; these you ought to have done, without neglecting the others.”
Note: Neglect in Greek is parerchomai which means to pass by, go past, pass over, disregard, omit; – it occurs about 31 times in the New Testament.
Sins of omission are many, such as disobedience, failure to do your duty, disregard of the Word of God, etc. When you pass by and see a man drowning, you know how to swim but you do not save the drowning person is a sin of omission. When you drive a bus, you fall asleep and kill passengers, that is the sin of omission. You omit your responsibility as a driver. You do not discipline your children, that is also a sin of omission. You are a teacher but you do not fulfill your professional responsibility, that is a sin of omission. You are a doctor, you misdiagnose or commit malpractice, you are guilty of the sin of omission. You fail to support your parents, that is also a sin of omission.
When God says: “You shall…” but you did not – that is the sin of omission.
The most tragic sin of omission:
Jhn 3:20 ,“For everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come to the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed.”
Note: Evildoer does not come to the Light. Evildoers are afraid of the Light to expose their sins and evil deeds.
(B). Mortal and Not Mortal sin.
1Jo 5:16 ,“If any one sees his brother committing what is not a mortal sin, he will ask, and God will give him life for those whose sin is not mortal. There is sin which is mortal; I do not say that one is to pray for that.”
Note: Not a mortal sin is a sin which does not lead to death. A mortal sin is a sin which leads to death.
Mar 3:29, “But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin.”
The sin against the Holy Spirit is a mortal sin. Those who reject Jesus Christ as the Son of God are guilty of an eternal sin which never has forgiveness.
VI. The universality of sin.
Universality of sin means there is no human who does not sin. Sin is committed by all everywhere. All have sinned. The only exception is Jesus Christ, the Sinless One, the Holy One of God.
1Ki 8:46 ,“When they sin against You (for there is no man who does not sin) and You are angry with them and deliver them to an enemy, so that they take them away captive to the land of the enemy, far off or near.”
Ecc 7:20 ,“Surely there is not a righteous man on earth who does good and never sins.”
Jhn 8: 7,“But when they persisted in asking Him, He straightened up, and said to them: He who is without sin among you, let him be the first to throw a stone at her.”
Note: No one is without sin. Sinners should not throw stones at others.
Rom 3:9 ,“What then? Are we better than they? Not at all; for we have already charged that both Jews and Gentiles are all under sin.”
Note: The peoples of the world can be divided into Jews and Gentiles. If you are not a Jew, you are a Gentile. Both Jews and Gentiles (the humankind) are all under sin. Under in Greek is hypo which means in an undesirable situation or position, subjecting to the power of; – it occurs 230 times in the New Testament. All humans are under sin means all are subjecting to the power of sin. People who are under sin are under the burden of sin, under the power of sin, under a curse ( Gal 3:10 ) , under condemnation ( Jam 5:12), sold under sin ( Rom 7:14 ), under punishment until the day of judgment ( 2Pe 2:9 ).
Rom 5:12 , “Therefore, just as through one man sin entered into the world, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men, because all sinned.”
Note: All in Greek is pas which means each, every, any, in an absolute sense all persons taken individually, all human beings; – it occurs about 1,243 times in the New Testament. All includes the arrogant class of people such as emperor, king, queen, dictator, president, prime minister, general, chairman, tycoon, CEO, philanthropist, monopolist, supremacist, hegemonist, terrorist, etc. – they are just as sinners as common crooks and criminals are. All have sinned includes the richest and the most powerful. For that reason, all will die.
Gal 3:22 ,“But the Scripture has shut up everyone under sin, so that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe.”
Note: Shut up in Greek is sygkleiō which means to enclose, conclude, subject to without means of escape; – it occurs only 4 times in the New Testament. Everyone is under sin, no exception. Jesus Christ was sinless because He was the Son of God, sent by God, to save mankind.
1Jo 1:8 ,“If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.”
Note: Deceive in Greek is planaō which means to go astray, wander, to be led into error, to be led astray; – it occurs about 39 times in the New Testament. When you are deceived by others, you are led astray by others. When you deceive yourself, you led yourself astray.
Sin is a universal malady. Man by nature is sinful. The prostitution scandal committed by secret service men testifies to the fallacy and folly of secret clearance given by defense department and White House. No sinner can have secret clearance. Given a chance, every sinner sins. A sinner is not dependable. How can a sinner give clearance to another sinner? How can an evil man give clearance to another evil man? How can a corrupt institution give clearance to anyone? Those who give others clearance are not cleared from sin and freed from evil themselves. You cannot find a sin or any sin which is not related to the love of money, or the love of power, or the love of sex – these are the prevalent values of America and Europe and they are infecting the whole world. The one phenomenon is the fact that Western leaders and politicians sin on purpose and without shame or regret.
VII. The Penalty of Sin.
(A). The penalty of sin is personal.
Deu 24:16 ,“The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, nor shall the children be put to death for the fathers; every man shall be put to death for his own sin.”
Eze 18:4 , “Behold, all souls are mine; the soul of the father as well as the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sins shall die.”
Eze 18:20 ,“The soul that sins shall die. The son shall not suffer for the iniquity of the father, nor the father suffer for the iniquity of the son; the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon himself, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon himself.”
Note: Children are not responsible for the sins of their fathers. Fathers are not responsible for the sins of their children. God instituted death penalty. Every man shall be put to death for his own sin. The penalty of sin is personally applied. Put to death is an execution. Execution is capital punishment. God instituted capital punishment for certain crimes or sins. Capital punishment is not murder. Execution of justice is not cruelty. Murderers and terrorists are cruel, they deserve unusual punishment. Those who oppose death penalty are enemies of innocent victims. Those who oppose capital punishment oppose God’s law. Those who oppose God’s law oppose God.
2Ki 14:6 , “But the sons of the slayers he did not put to death, according to what is written in the book of the Law of Moses, as the Lord commanded, saying: The fathers shall not be put to death for the sons, nor the sons be put to death for the fathers; but each shall be put to death for his own sin.”
Gen 9:6 , “Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed; for God made man in his own image.”
Num 35:33 , “You shall not thus pollute the land in which you live; for blood pollutes the land, and no expiation can be made for the land, for the blood that is shed in it, except by the blood of him who shed it.”
Note: The most polluted land is where there are most bloodshed, where people commit most murders and killings. Execution of murderers is neither killing nor murder. Capital punishment removes bloody pollution from the land.
Mat 13:41 ,“The Son of man will send his angels, and they will gather out of His Kingdom all causes of sin and all evildoers.”
Note: Sinners are evildoers. Evildoers will be finally gathered out by angels and send to hell for eternal punishment.
Gen 4:11-13,“Now you are cursed from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand. When you cultivate the ground, it will no longer yield its strength to you; you will be a vagrant and a wanderer on the earth. Cain said to the LORD: My punishment is too great to bear!”
Note: Cain was not sorry for killing his brother, he was sorry for the punishment of his sin which he thought was too great to bear. The Hebrew word for curse is ‘ararwhich means to abhor, detest, damn, bring evil and injury on; – it occurs 63 times in the Old Testament. Sin brings curses. Sin brings sorrows. Sin brings pain. Sin brings death. The Hebrew word for punishment is `avon which means perversity, depravity, iniquity, guilt or punishment of iniquity, consequence of or punishment for iniquity, calamity, penalty; – it occurs 230 times in the Old Testament. The consequence of sin is penalty. The consequence of sin is punishment. The Hebrew word for bear is nasa’ which means to lift, bear up, carry, take, suffer, endure; – it occurs 654 times in the Old Testament. This is always the case: Miserable sinner what he is afraid is not sinning, but the consequences of sin, in another word the penalty of sin. When an evildoer kills someone innocent and encounters death penalty, he and his lawyers say it is an unusual and cruel punishment. When a rapist is sentenced, he always says his punishment is too great to bear. When Wall Street executives looted the world more than $50 trillion and no one went to jail or punished tells you the flawed and evil criminal justice system. Anyhow, your sin will find you out. No one can escape Judgment of God, not with the dream team of lawyers; for many lawyers will also go into Hell.
(B). The results of sin:
(1). Toward God – fall short of God’s glory.
Rom 3:23, “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.”
Every sin comes short of the glory of God. Every sin insults the holy God.
| I do not know John Edwards and have no malice toward him. John Edwards (6-3-11) admitted that he was using $925,000 in under-the-table campaign contribution to hide his pregnant mistress during his 2008 run for president. This illustrates the Biblical truth, Num 32:23, “But if you do not do so, then take note, you have sinned against the LORD; and be sure your sin will find you out.” There is no escape, your sin will find you out. Perhaps Mr. Edwards is better than some politicians who denied under oath. Sin has horrible consequences in this life and on the Day of Judgment. |
(2). Toward man – the wages of sin is death.
Rom 6:23 ,“For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
Note: If you have no sin, you will not die. If you will die, because you do have sin. That is the ultimate proof.
Rom 8:2 ,“For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death.”
Sin brings death. That is inevitable and inescapable.
Jhn 8:24 ,“I told you that you would die in your sins, for you will die in your sins unless you believe that I am He.”
Jhn 8:21,“Then He (Christ) said again to them, I go away, and you will seek Me, and will die in your sin; where I am going, you cannot come.”
Note: All who do not believe in Jesus the Messiah will die in their sins.
Everyone and anyone who does not believe in Jesus Christ will die in his/her sin.
Rom 6:16, “Do you not know that when you present yourselves to someone as slaves for obedience, you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of sin resulting in death, or of obedience resulting in righteousness?”
Note: Sin results in death. There is no escape.
1Cr 15:56,“The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law.”
The sting of death is sin, sin stings people to death.
Jam 1:15,“Then when lust has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and when sin is accomplished, it brings forth death.”
Note: The mother of sin is lust. Sin brings forth death.
VIII. The Qualifications of the Savior.
(A). In Jesus there is no sin.
1Jo 3:5 ,“You know that He appeared in order to take away sins; and in Him there is no sin.”
Note: To take away in Greek is airō which means to take upon one’s self and carry what has been raised up, to bear away what has been raised, carry off, to remove, to remove the guilt and punishment of sin by expiation, to cause that sin be neither imputed nor punished; to destroy – it occurs about 102 times in the New Testament.
Jhn 1:29, “The next day he saw Jesus coming to him and said: Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!” This was what John the Baptist testified. This is still what the Holy Spirit testifies! Jesus Christ the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.
(B). Tempted in all things, yet without sin.
Hbr 4:15,“For we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who has been tempted in all things as we are, yet without sin.”
(C). Who knew no sin.
2Cr 5:21,“He (God) made Him (Christ) who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.”
(D). Who committed no sin.
1Pe 2:22,“Who (Christ) committed no sin, nor was any deceit found in His mouth.”
(E). God sent forth His Son.
Gal 4:4 ,“But when the fullness of the time came, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the Law.”
1Jo 4:9-10 ,“By this the love of God was manifested in us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world so that we might live through Him. 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.”
1Jo 4:14 ,“We have seen and testify that the Father has sent the Son to be the Savior of the world.”
1Jo 4:9,“By this the love of God was manifested in us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world so that we might live through Him.”
Note: There had been many false prophets who claimed to be sent from God. You can know them by their fruit (deeds). A religion that teaches a man who commits terrorist acts in the name of their god by suicide bombings is assured of heaven with many virgins for him to enjoy sexual pleasure must be an evil religion indeed.
1Cr 1:30 ,“But by His doing you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us Wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption.”
Note: Salvation is God’s doing, not human doing. Christ Jesus is Wisdom from God and our Righteousness and Sanctification and Redemption. Righteousness is to be justified before God on account of Christ’s righteousness. Sanctification is to be sanctified once and for all by the precious blood of Christ and the regeneration of the Holy Spirit. Redemption is to pass from death to life.
Jhn 1:14 ,“And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth.”
Note: God became Man in Jesus Christ. 1Ti 3:16 , “By common confession, great is the mystery of godliness: He who was revealed in the flesh, was vindicated in the Spirit, seen by angels, proclaimed among the nations, believed on in the world, taken up in glory.”
Mat 20:28, “Just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.”
Note: Jesus Christ did not die a victim’s death, but a substitutionary death – the Righteous for the unrighteous. Come in Greek is erchomai which means to appear, make one’s appearance, come before the public, to come into being; – it occurs 635 times in the New Testament.
Come in Chinese is 來 which has an etymological meaning as follows:
十字架 十 （cross）， 人 (man )。
Jesus was crucified on the cross, there was a little man (thief) on the left and a little man on the right (robber). In the center there was a big Man (Jesus).
Jesus Christ was crucified and died on the cross for sinners, this was an invitation of God to man:
Isa 1:18 ,“Come now, and let us reason together,”
Says the LORD, “Though your sins are as scarlet,
They will be as white as snow;
Though they are red like crimson,
They will be like wool.”
Mat 18:11 ,“For the Son of Man has come to save that which was lost.”
Mat 11:28 , “Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest.”
Jhn 6:37-38 , “All that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will certainly not cast out. For I have come down from Heaven, not to do My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me.”
Note: Jesus guarantees, if you come to Him, He will never throw you out. Don’t believe John Calvin, trust Jesus Christ who can save you.
(F). Jesus made expiation for the sins of the people.
Hbr 2:17,“Therefore He had to be made like his brethren in every respect, so that He might become a merciful and faithful high priest in the service of God, to make expiation for the sins of the people.”
Note: To make expiation in Greek is hilaskomai which means to make propitiation for, to render propitious, to appease, to expiate, to make reconciliation; – it occurs only 2 times in the New Testament.
Note: Jesus Christ died on the cross for sinners was to appease God and make reconciliation so that men may get right with God.
(G). Jesus saves His people from their sins.
Mat 1:21 ,“She will bear a son, and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins.”
IX. How can we be saved from our sins?
(A). Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God, took away the sin of the world by dying on the cross.
Jhn 1:29,“The next day he saw Jesus coming to him and said, Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!”
Mat 26:28 ,“For this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.”
1Jo 2:2 ,“And He is the expiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world.”
1Jo 4:10 ,“In this is love, not that we loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the expiation for our sins.”
Sins cannot be burned away, Jesus died for our sins on the cross.
(B). God became Man in Jesus Christ to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself.
Hbr 9:26,“Otherwise, He would have needed to suffer often since the foundation of the world; but now once at the consummation of the ages He has been manifested to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself.”
Note: Sacrifice in Greek is thysia which means for an offering, offering up oneself, substitute for sacrifice; – it occurs 29 times in the New Testament.
Rev 1:5 ,“And from Jesus Christ the faithful witness, the first-born of the dead, and the ruler of kings on earth. To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by His blood.”
Note: The precious blood of Jesus has washed our sins away and freed us from our sins.
(C). The Lord does not take into account the sin of those who repent and believe in Jesus Christ.
Rom 4:8 ,“Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord will not take into account.”
Note: When the Lord does not take the sin of the man into account means God counts the man righteous and has forgiven his sins.
(D). On our behalf Christ died to sin once for all, He rose again from death for our justification.
Rom 6:10,“For the death that He (Christ) died, He died to sin once for all; but the life that He lives, He lives to God.”
Rom 6:22 ,“But now having been freed from sin and enslaved to God, you derive your benefit, resulting in sanctification, and the outcome, eternal life.”
Note: This is the great process of God’s salvation: redemption (crucifixion), salvation (regeneration), sanctification, and glorification – eternal life.
(E). The forgiveness of sin.
Luk 5:24 ,“But that you may know that the Son of man has authority on earth to forgive sins”–He said to the man who was paralyzed–“I say to you, rise, take up your bed and go home.”
Act 5:31 ,“He is the one whom God exalted to His right hand as a Prince and a Savior, to grant repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.”
Note: Forgiveness in Greek is aphesis which means pardon of sins (letting them go as if they had never been committed), remission of the penalty; – it occurs 17 times in the New Testament.
Act 10:43 , “Of Him all the prophets bear witness that through His name everyone who believes in Him receives forgiveness of sins.”
Act 26:18 ,“To open their eyes so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the dominion of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those who have been sanctified by faith in Me.”
Eph 1:7,“In whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace.”
2Sa 12:13 ,“Then David said to Nathan: I have sinned against the Lord. And Nathan said to David: The Lord also has taken away your sin; you shall not die.”
Note: David learned the joy of forgiveness.
Psa 32:1 , “A Psalm of David. A Maskil. How blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered!”
Note: Sin is covered by what? By the precious blood of Jesus Christ.
Col 1:14 ,“In whom we have redemption through His blood, even the forgiveness of sins.”
(F). The Blood of Jesus cleanses us from all sin.
1Jo 1:7 ,“But if we walk in the light, as He (Jesus) is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.”
Note: To cleanse in Greek katharizō which means to make clean, to free from defilement of sin and from faults, to free from guilt of sin, to purify; – it occurs about 30 times in the New Testament.
Zec 13:1 ,“On that day there shall be a fountain opened for the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to cleanse them from sin and uncleanness.”
Note: Jesus Christ is the Fountain opened not only for the Jews but for the whole world to cleanse them from sin and uncleanness. A false preacher taught that sin must be burned by fire. No fire can burn out sin. Sin can only be cleansed by the blood of Jesus.
Do not be fooled: there is no holy river or holy water or anything in the world that can wash away our sins. There is only one thing that can cleanse us from our sins. 1Jo 1:7 ,“But if we walk in the Light as He Himself (Jesus) is in the Light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.”
(G). Christ to be sin on our behalf.
2Cr 5:21,“He (God) made Him (Christ) who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.”
Note: Christ died for the sins of the world, that was a substitutionary death, not a victim’s death; the Righteous for the unrighteous, so that we become the righteousness of God in Him. In other words, so that God does not count our sins. Our sins are forgiven because the precious blood of the Lamb of God (Jesus Christ) covers and cleanses us from all sins. Righteousness in Greek is dikaiosynē which means the condition acceptable to God, the state of one ought to be, a state approved by God; – it occurs 92 times in the New Testament. Jesus Christ died an expiatory sacrifice for the sins of men attested the grace of God. By grace and through faith in Jesus Christ sinners may obtain an acceptable state that God accounts as righteous.
(H). Jesus Christ bore our sins in His body on the cross.
1Pe 2:24,“And He (Christ) Himself bore our sins in His body on the cross, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness; for by His wounds you were healed.”
1Pe 3:18 ,“For Christ also died for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit.”
Note: Jesus Christ did not die a victim’s death nor martyr’s death, but vicarious or substitutionary death for the unrighteous sinners.
(I). Repent and be baptized.
Act 2:38 ,“And Peter said to them: Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.”
Note: Repent in Greek is metanoeō which means to change one’s mind, heartily to amend with abhorrence of one’s past sins, to feel sorry for what one has done; – it occurs about 34 times in the New Testament. To repent is to have a change of heart. Turn from sin to God, turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God. Believe in Jesus Christ is to accept Him as your Lord and Savior. To receive the gift of the Holy Spirit is to receive the eternal life.
(J). We have an Advocate with the Father.
1Jo 1:9 ,“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just, and will forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”
1Jo 2:1,“My little children, I am writing this to you so that you may not sin; but if any one does sin, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous.”
Note: Advocate in Greek is paraklētos which means one who pleads another’s cause with one, an intercessor; of Christ in His exaltation at God’s right hand, pleading with God the Father for the pardon of our sins; – it occurs only 5 times in the New Testament.
(K). Jesus Christ will appear a second time.
Hbr 9:28 , “So Christ also, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time for salvation without reference to sin, to those who eagerly await Him.”
Note: Jesus Christ appeared the first time to save our souls. He died on the cross for our sins, and rose from death for our justification. Jesus Christ will appear a second time to redeem and transform our bodies so that we may reign with Him in heaven for eternity.
Jesus Christ has authority and power to forgive your sins.
Jhn 14:1 -3 , “Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me. In My Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also.”
Jesus Christ is coming again to redeem the bodies of believers and transform them into glorious and spiritual bodies so that they are fit to live in Heaven and the New Jerusalem forever.
Do you want your sins forgiven?
Accept and believe in Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, and you will be saved.
WILLIE WONG THOUGHT
WILLIE WONG
AUGUST 7, 2025
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