
In today’s climate of turmoil and uncertainty, threatening and incapacitating feelings run rampant. Yet the God who created your emotions has also given you everything you need to navigate them. The Bible paints relatable and resonant portraits of women and men struggling with grief, anger, guilt, and despair—and provides divine wisdom for transforming your emotional trials into spiritual triumphs.
Scriptures: Romans 3:23, 3:10-11, Psalm 51:5
One of the things that is common to us all is that we were all born with a sin nature--the tendency to do what is wrong instead of what is right. Sin is a serious matter. If you are not a follower of Christ, sin is the roadblock between you and eternal life. For the believer, sin saps the joy from your relationship with God and drives a wedge between you and Him. The first step toward a relationship with God is to realize that we are all sinners.
"If you are not a follower of Christ, I want you to understand you have no chance of having a relationship with God or going to heaven when you leave this earth unless you recognize there is a roadblock called 'sin' that must be dealt with." --Dr. Merritt
Keywords: sin, nature, wrong, evil, repentance, contrition, atonement, redemption, blame, guilt, roadblock, relationship, salvation, road, rules
Pastors Edge provides Bible preachers and teachers with ready-to-use resources and materials based on the preaching of Dr. James Merritt, Senior Pastor at Cross Pointe Church in Duluth, GA and host of the international broadcast ministry Touching Lives.