Contributed by James Tidwell on Aug 6, 2005
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News story on Sunday, January 12, 2003; CHICAGO, Jan. 11 -- Illinois’s outgoing Republican Gov. George Ryan commuted the death sentences of 167 people to life in prison today after concluding that the capital punishment system was "haunted by the demon of error."
Friends and foes of
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Dean Courtier on Oct 11, 2009
REWARDS AND PUNISHMENTS
Hugh Evan Hopkins said "The problem of evil arises largely from the belief that a good God would reward each man according to his deeds and that an almighty God would have no difficulty in carrying this out. The fact that rewards and punishments, in the way of happiness and
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Pentecostal
Main Idea: When Jesus died on the cross, He took the punishment we deserve.
Key Verses: “for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus. God presented Christ as a sacrifice of atonement, through
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Charismatic
Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Mar 30, 2008
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SOMEONE ELSE IS PUNISHED
There was once a movie called The Last Emperor. A young child was anointed as the last emperor of China and lived a life of luxury with 1,000 servants at his command.
He was once asked by his brother, "What happens when you do wrong?"
"When I do wrong, someone else is
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Contributed by Donnie Martin on Dec 9, 2007
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Royalty Receives The Punishment
Throughout history, royal families have received special treatment. Often they were exempt from keeping the law or receiving punishment or even discipline. But the royal children still needed to know that when they misbehaved they deserved to be punished. When a
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Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2007
"To discipline a child is not to punish him for stepping out of line, but to teach that child the way he ought to go. Discipline therefore includes
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
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"It is an accepted law of ethics that punishment in the Court of Conscience, unlike that in Courts of Law, lessens
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Contributed by John Harvey on Mar 30, 2004
Crucifixion was a form of capital punishment reserved for slaves and those who were a threat to Rome. This explains why Pontius Pilate chose crucifixion as the penalty for Jesus Christ, since Jesus claimed a
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Baptist
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THE PUNISHMENT OF THE GOLF ADDICT
Once there was a man who was such a golf addict that he was neglecting his job. Frequently he would call in sick as an excuse to play.
One morning, after making his usual call to the office, an angel up above spotted him on the way to the golf course and decided
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*other
Contributed by Paul Fritz on Dec 2, 2001
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Sometimes fear of punishment motivates better than anything else. One mother decided she would put the fear of a speeding ticket in the speeding drivers going past a local elementary school. Every morning she would park her car in front of the elementary school and point her black hair dryer -
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Bob Marcaurelle on Jun 15, 2007
Punishment teaches the great lesson that choices have consequences. I have been spanked, but the worst punishment I ever had was not a spanking. I called my grandmother an old “battleaxe”. I didn’t even know what it meant. She told me, “Well this old battle axe is going to make you sit in the
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Denomination:
Baptist
Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 10, 2008
Sin’s Birthplace
“But each one is tempted when by his own evil desire he is dragged away and enticed. Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin, and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.” (James 1: 14, 15)
Before you can win a war you must know your enemy, understand his
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Mar 8, 2009
SIN WILL:
1. TAKE YOU FARTHER THAN YOU PLANNED ON GOING.
2. KEEP YOU LONGER THAN YOU PLANNED ON STAYING
3. COST YOU MORE THAN YOU PLANNED ON
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Other
Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 23, 2009
SIN DEFINITIONS
What is sin? Here are some suggestions:
"Sin is like a kidney stone. No one likes a kidney stone, nor should anyone like sin."
"Sin is like a rotten egg we try to cover up with spices."
"Sin is like a cancer with a 0% survival rate."
"Sin is like weeds in a garden; if not
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Contributed by Donnie Martin on May 13, 2010
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Sinful Nature
How does a worm get inside an apple? Perhaps you think the worm burrows in from the outside. No, scientists have discovered that the worm comes from inside. But how does he get in there? Simple! An insect lays an egg in the apple blossom. Sometime later, the worm hatches in the
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Denomination:
Baptist
Contributed by Clark Tanner on Sep 22, 2004
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Sin separates. Sin divides. Sin brings death to relationships and destroys fellowship.
God unites. God brings oneness and unity. On the day of Pentecost, God reversed the Babel process, and with one language from heaven, He demonstrated that all in Him will be sharers of one divine
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Orthodox
Contributed by James Dina on Sep 6, 2020
INHERITED SIN
The punishment of sin does not always rest in him that committed the sin. The bitter fruits of sin are often transmitted, and handed over to those who had no present hand in them when they were committed. The whole family may
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on May 24, 2008
ADAMS SIN IS THE CAUSE OF THE SINFUL LIFESTYLES AND ACTIONS WE SEE TODAY IN OTHERS AND OUR SELVES; HIS SIN IS THE CAUSE OF THE 100% DEATH RATE IN OUR WORLD STILL TODAY. WHEN HE SINNED WE ALL SINNED V12, 15, 17, 18. PAUL IS NOT CONVEYING THIS IS WHY WE SIN TODAY- THAT IS TRUE BUT WHAT HE IS
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Denomination:
Baptist