366. He is Faithful and Just (to Forgive us Our Sins) - August 28, 2023

Welcome to Wisdom Today with Bill Kelley. Today we will be going over Proverb 28. I will then key in on verse 13 - He who covers his sins will not prosper, But whoever confesses and forsakes them will have mercy. Friends, from time to time we all will sin. It is best to not try to cover them, but to openly confess them. Today I will go over the topic of sin. I will go over three verses which I hope to present in a package, and, together with today's verse, I believe may help any confusion anyone may have on sin. The first in found in Paul's letter to the Romans - Chapter 3, verse 23. This verse tells us that all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God. Even if we have received Jesus as our Lord and Savior, we still will make mistakes from time to time. Do not beat yourself up. It's OK. Next, we go to James, Chapter 2, verse 10. I will read this verse, but, it is best if we go back and read the entire passage from verses 8 through verse 13. When reading this passage of scripture, we are told that we are not to show partiality (do not pick favorites). We can still be police, kind, loving, merciful to people who we choose not to associate with. Next, we go to 1 John, Chapter 1 and read verse 9. Once again, if we put this in the proper context and read verse 8 -10, it will make a bit more sense. I will close by going back and reviewing verse 13 of Proverb 28. Hopefully, I have clarified this topic of sin. The bottom line - Jesus has forgiven us of all of our since, but we may need to ask our spouses, our friends, our co-workers, etc. when we commit sins against them.