what sin is. I remember when I realized that I had sinned. I had a big
imagination but the time came when I knew the difference between
imagining things and telling lies. The Bible says that "all liars shall
have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone." Rev.
21:8. So telling lies is wrong and is a sin, as well as many other
things that we will mention later.


Jesus Destroys the Works of the Devil

When we realize that we have sinned and know that sin will keep us away
from living in eternity in the presence of God, we are filled with
sorrow. First, we do not want to be cast into the "lake of fire," nor be
with the devil and his angels as Jesus has warned. He spoke of those
being "cast into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched: Where
their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched." Mark 9:44.

The next thing we think of is how Jesus loved us so much, He came
willingly to take the punishment for our sins. Sin had to be punished.
Man could not redeem us from our sins as all men had sinned. Jesus was
innocent and without sin. He was with God from the beginning but He was
born of woman, and took upon Himself flesh and blood. He lived here in
this world, was mistreated and finally put on the cross to die a
horrible death, although He was innocent. Why? Because He loved you and
me. "God sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live
through him." I John 4:9. "He that committeth sin is of the devil, for
the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God
was manifested that he might destroy the works of the devil. Whosoever
is born of God doth not committ sin, because he is born of God." I John
3:8,9. Through Jesus' death on the cross, sin can be forgiven and we can