by Dick Hill | Jul 5, 2020 | Mosaic Law, Sin
How does God’s law work? Hint! The law was never intended by God to make a bad person good or a good person better. The reason? “There are none who does good, no not one” (Rom. 3:12). Why? “All have sinned and come short of the glory of God” (Rom. 3:23). The only...
by Dick Hill | Jul 4, 2020 | Death, Sin
Happy Independence Day! We have all heard the saying. Weightlifters know it! “No Pain, No Gain.” “If our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those that are perishing, in whom the god of this age has blinded the minds of those who do not believe, lest the light of the...
by Dick Hill | Apr 30, 2020 | Fellowship, Sin
God told the Jews that their sin would always find them out (Numbers 32:23). Because of Achan’s secret sin, the anger of the Lord burned against the children of Israel (Joshua 7:1). They began to lose battles. Joshua was confused and began to whine and complain. God’s...
by Dick Hill | Feb 13, 2020 | Born Again, Gospel, Salvation, Sin
Cain and Abel launched the human race into a fallen world created by the sin of Adam. Their characters were symbolized by their offerings. They were the product of the same home, brothers made in God’s image. They both sensed the value of bringing a sacrifice to God....
by Dick Hill | Feb 2, 2016 | Sin
January 9, 2009 One of the delightful things about a blog is that one can wonder and speculate without penalty. I want to take a momentary plunge of profound proportions. I want to take a stab at identifying the original sinner and the original sin. When I was...