Sublime

Mercy triumphs over judgment.

Most merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done, and by what we have left undone. We have not loved you with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We are truly sorry and we humbly repent. For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ, have mercy on us and forgive us;

For reflection: Ezra 10:1–4 Every uncorrected error and unrepented sin is, in its own right, a fountain of fresh error and fresh sin flowing on to the…

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A sin of commission is when we do something God has ordered us not to do.

whenever you break a rule, do it in modesty!

Starting with the sinfulness of humans and the wrath of God against sin, he moves on to tell of God’s grace in salvation, which comes to us through God-given faith and not our works.

A sin of omission is when we fail to do something we’re supposed to do,

1. Sin and sinfulness. Ways we disobey God and thus need salvation through Jesus.