Renounce that sin!

“And Peter answered them, Repent (change your views and purpose to accept the will of God in your inner selves instead of rejecting it) and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus for the forgiveness of and release from your sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.” Acts 2:38 AMP

If you want to walk the path of authentic Christianity, you cannot continue in sin. The spiritual journey does not make provision for it. What Peter said in the above passage still applies today. You must repent, renounce your sins, and believe that through the finished work of Christ at Calvary, all your sins were forgiven and you have been released from your sins and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 

If you desire to follow Christ and forge an intimate relationship with Him you cannot continue in sin (see 1 John 3:6). Do not believe that you can habitually be in sin and abide in, know, and have a close personal relationship with Jesus. Know that if you are, then you are deceiving yourself and the Holy Spirit is not in you.

Understand that you cannot have it both ways – you cannot have the Holy Spirit and unholy sin. Make a choice now! Holding on to even one known sin bars you from receiving the gift. Sin is sin, there are no little sins or big sins. There may be sins that concern little things but all sin is rebellion against God. Renounce that sin!

“Whoever conceals their sins does not prosper, but the one who confesses and renounces them finds mercy.” Proverbs 28:13 NIV

Do not attempt to hide your sins from God; that’s pointless. Instead, ask God to search your heart and reveal to you any sin – un-confessed, unintentional, deliberate – or anything whatsoever that is a matter of controversy between you and Him and be quick to confess and renounce them all.

Renounce that sin! ©2013 Shelley Johnson 16-Apr-13