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b'There is a truth that is unfolding before me: God is holy, and He requires holiness of us. For years, I never saw this truth. I became a Christian at age eleven and through the years I have been in church, but I never really considered the issue of holiness. I thought I was okay since I was not committing \\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153big sins.\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d I had categorized stealing and murder as big sins, while I labeled telling lies, gossiping, and evil imaginations as small sins.\\nBut James 2:10-11 says that the One who commands us not to commit adultery is the same God who commands us not to commit murder. That means if a person avoids one sin and commits another, that person is a sinner. This Scripture opened my eyes to see that all sin is a big deal to God. Whenever I do something that God forbids me to do, I am sinning against Him. I now realize that the things I considered small sins defile a person just as much as those I termed big sins.\\nBy definition, sin is opposite to God\\u2019s goodness. Sin hurts everything it touches and points to the brokenness that invaded God\\u2019s good creation when humans rebelled against God. But because God loves us, He sent Jesus to put an end to sin, to forgive us, and to heal our brokenness. Jesus\\u2014the only human who could be holy\\u2014died and rose again for us. If we have put our trust in Jesus, He has forgiven our sins, and He also empowers us to live holy lives, set apart for God\\u2019s good purposes.\\nOn my own, I cannot be holy. Yet Jesus Christ is my holiness, and He has made me right with God (1 Corinthians 1:30). If I am to walk forward in holiness, as Jesus calls me to do, I must rely on His strength to resist sin. And when I fail, I can come to the Lord for forgiveness, and He will continue to help me turn away from sin. \\u2022 Enid Adah Nyinomujuni\\n\\u2022 Are there some sins in the secrecy of your life that you\\u2019ve thought God overlooks? God promises Christians full forgiveness through Jesus, and He also promises to help us turn away from sin. Who are trusted Christians in your life who could remind you of God\\u2019s love and forgiveness and also encourage you to resist the temptation to sin? \\nMake every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord. Hebrews 12:14 (NIV)\\n\\xa0\\nRead Verses:\\nRom.13.12-Rom.13.14|Col.3.12-Col.3.17|Heb.12.1-Heb.12.3'