Topical Studies
What the Bible says about Sin, Warning against
(From Forerunner Commentary)
God did not just let them go into sin. He sent messenger after messenger, prophet after prophet, judge after judge, king after king—and they never listened. Maybe for a short time, they would put on a face of righteousness, but that was all it was. Because He loved them, God sent these men and women, but the people never listened. Even though God had compassion on them and wanted to save them from this, they were not willing.
Richard T. Ritenbaugh
How to Survive ExileRelated Topics: God's Messengers | God's Warning | Listening | Prophet, Appointed by God | Prophet, Function of | Prophetic Office | Prophetic Warning | Sin, Warning against | Warning
Warned means "illuminated": "by them we are illuminated." Today, we might say that God's Word—His law—throws light on the subject. It keeps us informed so that we can see our duties plainly and the consequences of disobedience. The act of keeping them will produce good things.
John W. Ritenbaugh
The Covenants, Grace, and Law (Part Fourteen)Related Topics: Disobedience, Consequences of | Illumination | Law Illuminating Sin | Sin's Consequences | Sin, Consequences of | Sin, Warning against | Warning | Warning against sin
To whom is this written? To Christians, to people who have received the grace of God and are justified. And Paul is warning them: "Don't sin!"
John W. Ritenbaugh
The Covenants, Grace, and Law (Part Four)Related Topics: Justification | Justification by Faith | Justification by Grace through Faith | Sin | Sin, Hating | Sin, Struggle against | Sin, Warning against | Warning | Warning against sin
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