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One Sin
“Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned” (Romans 5:12).
The question has been asked, “How much sin will shut you out of heaven?” You cannot say to me, “You are a big sinner, and I am a little one.” Suppose you have committed ten sins, and I eleven, then am I to be shut out of heaven, and you let in? If I find two crab-trees, one bearing one crabapple, and the other one hundred, do I say the one is as much a crabapple tree as the other? Of course!
How many sins had Adam committed when he was driven out of paradise? One sin of disobedience. That one sin proved his distrust of God and his confidence in Satan, just as one crabapple proves what the tree is.
Thankfully, by the obedience of the Lord Jesus in going to Calvary, there is forgiveness and salvation, even for the worst sinner. “For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous” (Romans 5:19). It is not a question of whether you are a big sinner or a little sinner, but a question of whether you are saved or not.
Are you saved?
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