• Isaiah 59:1-2
    Behold, the LORD's hand is not shortened,
    That it cannot save;
    Nor His ear heavy,
    That it cannot hear.
    But your iniquities have separated you from your God;
    And your sins have hidden His face from you,
    So that He will not hear.

     
  • Genesis 3:22-24
    Then the LORD God said, "Behold, the man has become like one of Us, to know good and evil. And now, lest he put out his hand and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live forever"— therefore the LORD God sent him out of the garden of Eden to till the ground from which he was taken. So He drove out the man; and He placed cherubim at the east of the garden of Eden, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to guard the way to the tree of life.
     
  • Genesis 2:17
    but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die."
     
  • Romans 6:23
    For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

     
  • 1 John 2:15-16
    Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not of the Father but is of the world.
     
  • 1 John 4:20-21
    If someone says, "I love God," and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen? And this commandment we have from Him: that he who loves God must love his brother also.
     
  • Galatians 5:19-21
    Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
     
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Resources

Sin: The Wall That Separates

Sermonette by

Our sins separate us from God; if we want to walk with God, it must be without sin. It is for our benefit that God holds such a high standard.


Admission of Sin

Bible Study by Martin G. Collins

Sin violates the vital connection between a person and God. Citing Isaiah 59:2, the source explains that true religion, from the Latin re-ligare , "to bind fast," depends on that connection, and where it is broken, true religion soon fails. The damaged relationship is like that between a headstrong child and a parent: as long as …


Separation and Oneness With God

'Personal' from John W. Ritenbaugh

Sin separates mankind from God and from one another, and war is its most obvious and terrifying demonstration. The roots of this division lie in Helel's rebellion and the deception of Adam and Eve, who did not believe God's Word and declared their independence from Him. Since then, the carnal mind is enmity against God (Romans …


Are Some Sins Worse Than Others?

'Ready Answer' by Martin G. Collins

All sin separates us from God, even though some sins are worse than others and carry heavier consequences and penalties. Isaiah 59:2 states the principle: "your iniquities have separated you and your God; and your sins have hidden His face from you, so that He will not hear." Whether a sin is greater or lesser, it creates …


Sin Defined and Overcome

Sermon/Bible Study by John W. Ritenbaugh

Sin always produces separation and never heals or improves anything. God created us for an everlasting, peaceful relationship with Him, and that relationship is the source of power to overcome, so estrangement from God means defeat. Isaiah 59:1-3 makes the point: the Lord's hand is not shortened and His ear is not heavy, but …


Sin, Christians, and the Fear of God

'Personal' from John W. Ritenbaugh

Sin creates estrangement from God, and this is as dreadful as the defeat it represents, because the relationship with Him is the source of power to succeed in His purpose. Isaiah 59:1-2 says iniquities separate people from God and hide His face so that He will not hear. God does not sin because sin destroys relationships, and …


Are You Feeling Guilty Of Past Sins?

Sermon by Martin G. Collins

All sin, greater or lesser, separates us from a relationship with God. Isaiah 59:2 says, "your iniquities have separated you from your God; and your sins have hidden His face from you, so that He will not hear." If sins are not repented of, the separation becomes permanent, and God's judgment ends in final death. Greater sins do …


Corporate Sin

Sermon by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

Sin kills and separates. When Adam and Eve sinned they became spiritually dead, and God had to drive them from the garden because their sins separated them from Him and made fellowship impossible. The whole world has followed in their footsteps, for everyone except Christ has chosen to sin when Satan set a choice before him. …



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