June 11
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1 JOHN 3
4 Everyone who makes a practice of sinning also practices lawlessness; sin is lawlessness. 5 You know that he appeared in order to take away sins, and in him there is no sin. 6 No one who abides in him keeps on sinning; no one who keeps on sinning has either seen him or known him. 7 Little children, let no one deceive you. Whoever practices righteousness is righteous, as he is righteous. 8 Whoever makes a practice of sinning is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil. – 1 John 3:4-8
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1 JOHN 3 WHEN ONE MAKES A HABIT OF SINNING
A poem inspired by these verses by ILMA
Sin is the reason why we deserve God’s wrath
Because of sin, we have turned our backs to God
The Lord created us in his image, who is sinless
But humans handed over his life to wickedness
So, the Lord God in his mercy and steadfast love
Gave us his only begotten Son to free us
Whoever believes in the one whom God sent
Will have redemption from all their sins.
When you received Jesus in your heart
He sent the Holy Spirit so you won’t be apart
Whoever walks in the Spirit walks in love
Whoever makes a habit of sinning walks in the dark
If you belong to God, you do practice righteousness
If you belong to the devil, you live in lawlessness
Jesus came down so we can be free from sin’s slavery
Since the start, the devil wants us to so sin and be enslaved.
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REFLECTION
• Since we are all sinful, how can we defeat our flesh from making a habit of sinning?
• Why do some people minimize sin as faults or weaknesses instead of taking responsibility for it?