No amount of good works, church attendance, money, or sacrifices can ever make up for, or take away, the sins we have committed.Īnd anyone not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake of fire… And they will be tormented day and night forever and ever. That penalty is what each of us has earned (our wages) because of our sins. Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, by no means clearing the guilty (Exodus 34:7).įor the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord (Romans 6:23).Įach of us will die some day, but this verse is talking about spiritual death, or eternal separation from God in a place called Hell. Sin’s PenaltyĪnd as it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment (Hebrews 9:27). Therefore by the deeds of the law no flesh will be justified in His sight, for by the law is the knowledge of sin (Romans 3:20).įor whoever shall keep the whole law, and yet stumble in one point, he is guilty of all (James 2:10). There is none righteous, no, not one… for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God (Romans 3:10,23). We sin each time we break God’s moral law, His Commandments. You shall not bear false witness (lie).Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain.You shall not make for yourself a carved image … you shall not bow down to them nor serve them.You shall have no other gods before Me.Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect (Matthew 5:48). (Do you want to print this tract in a different version than the one listed? Contact us and let us know what you're looking for-we may be able to create the alternate version for you at no charge.) God’s Standard The full text of this tract is shown below in the NKJV version.
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