Random Gleaning

This is just some random things I read from the Bible and other places in my study on how Grace helps me in the fight against sin. Forgive me for not listing all my sources and also for not arranging my thoughts (when I thought to publish it it was just for the blog randomgleaning.blogspot.com, so understand the randomness of it). Sorry. Titus 2.11 - for the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all, training us to renounce impiety and worldly passions, and in the present age to live lives that are self-controled, upright and godly. Romans 8.13 - if you through the Spirit mortify the deeds of the body you shall live. The choicest believers, who are assuredly freed from the condemning power of sin, aught yet to make it their business all their days to mortify the indwelling power of sin. The vigor, and power and comfort of our spiritual life depends on the mortification of the deeds of the flesh. 1 Corinthians 15.34 - awake to righteousness and sin not. The mortificati

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You may have hang-ups that the Christian God can't or won't forgive you for such and such a sin. You may sometimes feel and know that a moral God has to send such an awful sinner like you to Hell for your many immorality - you're right. You might even be a Christian who has commited so many sins that you no longer think there's any Blood left to cleanse you this time. You may be thinking God is tired and done with you for confessing and repenting of this sin for the hundred plus one time. I have this Word for your consideration before you give up. Isaiah 21.11,12 - this is God's message to Edom (this is where you put your name): Someone from among you keeps calling (the fact that you call means there's mercy for a sinner like you), calling to me: "Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night? How much time is left?" The watchman replies, "Your judgement day is dawning now. Turn again to God, so that I can give you better news. Se