It’s deceptive — camouflaging itself so you can’t see it. Listen to—no, see!—all that God does with your sin. And it’s powerful — even when you see it, it can destroy you. Many today say: “God doesn’t see my sins; all He sees is Jesus. Instead, she is deeply hurt and grieved over the thought that her husband was not supremely satisfied with her and sought a greater satisfaction apart from her. God responds to sexual sin the same way to responds to any sin - with love and grace. I believe a better analogy of God’s experience is that of a wife whose husband has had an affair. If anyone sees his brother committing a sin not leading to death, he shall ask, and God will give him life—to those who commit sins that do not lead to death. What is God’s affectional disposition toward me, in Christ, when I stumble and sin in my life right now?”. No guilt, no condemnation, no punishment. However, I think 1 Thessalonians 4:3-7 gives us the most comprehensive description regarding sexual sin. But when it comes down to it early in the morning, late at night, when we need some word of truth and firmness and helpfulness and encouragement, it isn’t so much the syntheses that have power in our lives, but the very words of God himself in Scripture. He has sealed me with the Holy Spirit as a “guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory” (Ephesians 1:13–14). But as I said, if we see sin as the Bible sees it, and holiness as the Bible portrays it, then the idea of God purging all sin from our lives and from the face of the earth sounds wonderful. He throws all our sins behind His back (Isa. The process is to break off lies, strongholds, addictions, shame and anything that is holding you back from unlocking the door to a new life in Christ. Without our consent, without our approval, without our say, God decided to save his own. Sin… That is gone; it’s over. Here’s Psalm 147:10: “His delight is not in the strength of the horse, nor his pleasure in the legs of a man, but the Lord takes pleasure in those who fear him, in those who hope in his steadfast love” (Psalm 147:10–11). “God is a very happy God in providing gospel hope to sinners.” Whether it is in the moment of temptation, or whether it is after the fact. But if the rejection continues, accept that as God’s answer. Have you ever wondered, How does God see me?" But God does not condemn us. You think thunder is loud. and he answered me through his word. Anonymous. Believe it or not, God sees your sins. God’s will is like the center of that target—and when we sin, we fall short of His will or miss the mark. (Acts 3: 19) God also forgives permanently, for he says: “I will no longer remember their sin.” (Jeremiah 31:34) Once he forgives, he does not rehash our sins in order to accuse us or to punish us again and again. And while I believe there are particular aspects of this analogy that God does feel when we sin, I do not think this is the primary emotion God experiences as a result of our sin. In the example I gave you, Jesus dealt with my sin of self pity without even mentioning it. “Therefore I say to you, every sin and every blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven men. It’s a question from a listener named Kathleen. God’s grace is so great that it can cleanse the sinner from his sin so that he becomes a child of God. Let me say just a short word of synthesis and then refer Kathleen to the very specific passages of Scripture. All of us are going to be helpless sooner or later. She feels rejected because he turned to someone, other than her, for his satisfaction. We know it for one reason: God sent His only Son, Jesus Christ, into the world to save us from our sins. He bore our sin. LIE #4: My sin is too great. It’s actually very simple. So let me do both, but really put the emphasis on the Scriptures. Does this mean He simply ignores it, or even laughs at it and pretends it doesn’t matter? But as I said, if we see sin as the Bible sees it, and holiness as the Bible portrays it, then the idea of God purging all sin from our lives and from the face of the earth sounds wonderful. Here is a clear reference to the Exodus when God rescued his people by drowning Pharaoh and his army in the sea. First of all, we all sin. If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Make me Holy in his eyes. God says he will not hear their prayers. But I struggle to understand the difference between God’s wrath and anger over my sin before and after my justification. How great a difference there would be in your life and mine if we would only see our sin for what it is in God's sight and confess it openly. We see it in our own life, how Jesus pursued a relationship with us and went a far as the cross so that we could draw near once more to God. They are not a retribution or punishment for sin; rather, they are a correction, as a parent would correct a child. God loves you, and the greatest discovery you or anyone else can ever make is that you are deeply loved by God. Here’s what we have to affirm and see in these texts. And God spoke all these words, saying, “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. God speaks through the circumstances of your life. Psalm 103:12 in particular notes, "as far as the east is from the west, so far does he remove our transgressions from us." 1 Corinthians: 13: Read that chapter along with this book, to get a better perspective of God's word. In Matthew 18:21-22, we read, "Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, ‘Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother when he sins against me? Sponsor Show Your Support. Twice in Romans 6, God says that believers in Christ are “free from sin” (see verses 18 and 22). For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. God’s holiness is not the holiness of the Pharisees. It gives some help to try to synthesize those words; I do this all the time. If so, it is important to understand that God does not forgive those are not sincere and are just mechanically going through a series of steps, like following a cake recipe. One of the keys to being victorious in our struggle with sin, is to see it from God’s perspective. But God does care about us! How does God view us if we are so sinful? The wife yearns to be the source of great pleasure and satisfaction to her husband. God hates sin, not only because it dishonors him, but because it damages me. God sees me in Christ as an inheritor of heavenly riches (Ephesians 1:11; cf. When we say they are “in sin,” we are saying that they are abiding in it and not repenting of their sin. If you see your sin and feel like the finger of God is pointing at you calling you a hypocrite. But sin is a deadly enemy. Let me say it more carefully this morning: the only sin that you can defeat in daily life and replace with righteousness is a sin forgiven for Christ's sake. Don’t you know that Satan is a clever guy? Here is my favorite gospel Psalm: “He does not deal with us according to our sins, nor repay us according to our iniquities. And specifically, is God angry at his children when they sin? We’re on a mission to change that. As you can imagine, we get a lot of questions about what it means to live as a child of God. As he took me through his word I was amazed at God’s perception of us and saw that he didn't look at us as we look at ourselves. Whoever sins has neither seen Him or known Him.” “Whoever has been born of God does not sin, for His seed remains in him: and he cannot sin, because he has been born of God.” So you see, it’s impossible for a believer to sin. In light of this, it helps me to see more clearly that my sin grieves God (Eph. God can’t tolerate sin, so the sins we commit create a barrier between us and Him and interrupt our fellowship with Him. As 2 Peter 3:13 puts it, “But according to His promise we are looking for a new heavens and a new earth, in which righteousness dwells.” The following are my reflections about this question. Acknowledging that you sin is a huge step. He’s finding good pleasure in giving us the kingdom. As a matter of fact, in God’s Word, the Bible, we can read about His enormous love for us human beings. This is how I believe God feels when we sin against Him. But God does not want us to live with guilt. Now that we are believers, we do please God, and he feels great delight in us as his children. And this is something we do every day; as the Bible says, “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23). After seeing our sin as God sees it, we need to acknowledge it before him and ask for his forgiveness. According to the Bible, how does God see sin? “The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing” (Zephaniah 3:17). True repentance involves a sorrowful, serious and honest heart. We do many things that aren’t pleasing to God. Yes, we break His rules and rebel against His authority, but I believe God receives it in the same way one spouse who has been cheated on by the other does. We go from being a rebel against the King to becoming a child of the King. Become a Patron. A new creation, as righteous as God Himself (2 Cor 5:17,21) As Paul said, “It’s not I who sins, it’s the sin nature that dwells within me.” (Romans 7:20) I can’t rescue myself, but I have a Savior, and He has rescued me. We can see this even in our human relationships. When you see sin, you hate it and overcome it. Scripture is clear there is no limit to God's forgiveness. 1 decade ago. 4:30). I believe Isaiah 1-2 gives us three answers to that question. Let me turn now to specific Scriptures so that these can just sink in. King David sins and rebels against God. It might be possible to put in a sentence or two the complex affectional disposition of God toward his children in this age. Others are guilty of self righteousness. Your sin was dealt with 2000 years ago at the cross. Jesus inherited the same flesh as all other people, but by obedience and faithfulness He denied and put to death th…