(43) Sin and purification.

My sin is my executioner,
I have condemned myself by it,
Lord, have mercy on me.

References:

  • I have not come to call the righteous to repentance but sinners. (Luke 5:32)

  • And when he comes he will convict the world in regard to sin and righteousness and condemnation: sin, because they do not believe in me; (John 16:8-9)

  • 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 will receive the gift of the holy Spirit. (Acts 2:38)

  • Everyone who commits sin commits lawlessness, for sin is lawlessness. (1 John 3:4)

  • If we say, «We have fellowship with him,» while we continue to walk in darkness, we lie and do not act in truth. But if we walk in the light as he is in the light, then we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of his Son Jesus cleanses us from all sin. If we say, «We are without sin,» we deceive ourselves, 3 and the truth is not in us. If we acknowledge our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive our sins and cleanse us from every wrongdoing. If we say, «We have not sinned,» we make him a liar, and his word is not in us. (1 John 1:6-10)

  • Then David said to Nathan, «I have sinned against the LORD.» Nathan answered David: «The LORD on his part has forgiven your sin: you shall not die. (2 Sam 12:13)

  • So for one who knows the right thing to do and does not do it, it is a sin. (James 4:17)

  • the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction; all have sinned and are deprived of the glory of God. (Rom 3:22-23)

  • For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Rom 6:23)

  • «This is the covenant I will establish with them after those days, says the Lord: ‘I will put my laws in their hearts, and I will write them upon their minds,’» he also says: «Their sins and their evildoing I will remember no more.» Where there is forgiveness of these, there is no longer offering for sin. (Heb 10:16-18)