SATURDAY February 22, 2025
Sins of the Unrighteous
...for the lawless and insubordinate, for the ungodly and for sinners, for the unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers, for fornicators, for sodomites, for kidnappers....
1 Timothy 1:9-10
Paul continued to give a long list of sinful behaviors seen in the lives of people living an unrighteous life. As Christians, none of these sinful behaviors should be a part of our lives any longer. We cannot take advantage of the grace of God.
Interestingly, many of the sins recorded in verses 9-10 are mentioned in the last five of the Ten Commandments. Lawless is in reference to those who ignore God’s Law or refuse to recognize His ways. Remember, God’s Law acts as a schoolmaster to bring us to salvation. Rebellious people willfully refuse to recognize that God’s Law has the ability to bring them to salvation.
The next group of people are described insubordinate––disobedient. They are not under God’s order; they are unruly and live their lives doing their own thing. They may even go to church and hear the message, but they really do not care to change; they continue to do whatever they please. Without conviction, they willfully sin against God. The ungodly have no inner reverence for God. They do not fear Him or understand His holiness.
Sinners violate the Word of God. The word profane is in reference to those whose minds are polluted by this secular world. Murderers of fathers and mothers speaks for itself––rebellious children who kill their parents! Manslayers, killers of men! Then Paul mentioned those who are in sexual sin––fornicators and sodomites. Kidnappers take adults and children away for a ransom or sell them so they can be trafficked––which happens even today. Sin is so destructive. Thank God we are saved!
Our sins are forgiven and we are accepted as righteous by God because of both the sinless life and sin-bearing death of our Lord Jesus Christ. There is no greater motivation for dealing with sin in our lives than the realization of these two glorious truths of the gospel.
~Jerry Bridges~
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