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  (CLIP) RECOGNIZING THE SERIOUSNESS OF SIN
  by Zac Poonen
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Summary: This sermon emphasizes the importance of recognizing the
seriousness of sin, highlighting that even though believers may have a
clear conscience regarding known sins, there are many hidden sins that
remain unseen. The speaker stresses the need for humility in
acknowledging our limited understanding of our own sinfulness and the
necessity of drawing closer to God to reveal and repent of these hidden
sins.

Duration: 3:34 Topics: "Hidden Sins", "Humility Before God"
Scripture References: Psalm 19:12, Hebrews 4:13, Proverbs 28:13, 1 John 1:9, James 4:10

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This sermon emphasizes the importance of recognizing the seriousness of
sin, highlighting that even though believers may have a clear conscience
regarding known sins, there are many hidden sins that remain unseen. The
speaker stresses the need for humility in acknowledging our limited
understanding of our own sinfulness and the necessity of drawing closer
to God to reveal and repent of these hidden sins.

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CONTENT
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Recognize the seriousness of sin. That is the big problem with many
believers. They have not understood what a wonderful thing salvation is.

But they have not seen how serious sin is. You know God is so holy, that
even one sin cannot stand in front of Him. And we have not only sins
which bother our conscience, there are so many other sins which we don't
even know.

You know in our life, we can see only about 10% of the sins in our life.
90% we cannot even see. How can we stand before God? That is impossible.

Because even if you get rid of the 10% of sins you know, I want to make
this very clear. You see my conscience is clear. I can also say today,
my conscience is clear.

I don't know of any sin that I have not confessed to God. I don't know
of any sin that I have not confessed to people. My conscience is
absolutely 100% clear between God and man.

But even when I say that, that is only 10% of my life. Because I can see
only 10% of my heart. In the other 90%, there are so many sins in my
life which I have not even seen.

There are so many sins I am doing right now, which I don't even know is
sin. How do I know that? Because in the past years, there were many
things which I did not know was sin. Now I know it.

How did I know it? Because I came closer to God. And 10 years from now,
when I come closer to God, I will discover that some of the things I am
doing today was also sin. Today I don't know.

You must be humble enough to acknowledge this. When I understood this,
it removed all pride from me completely. Many of us are proud because
they say, I have got a good conscience.

Praise the Lord. But let me tell you, even though you have got a good
conscience, that is only 10% of your life. There is a whole area of your
life which you cannot see.

With somebody who is more mature than you can see. See, if I am more
mature than you, I may be able to see things in your life which you
cannot see yourself.

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Video: https://sermonindex2.b-cdn.net/fMQEZ_sGtEk.mp4
Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/zac-poonen/sermon-clip-recognizing-the-seriousness-of-sin/
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