Preach the Gospel to yourself!

I have heard Paul Washer say this before and I think it is a good idea. We should preach the Gospel to ourselves often. I preached it to myself this morning. I need more practice.

- Aaron

All men are sinners who love their sin. John 3:19 "This is the judgment, that the Light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the Light, for their deeds were evil. Romans 3:23 For all have sinned and fall short of the Glory of God. No one can escape the judgment of God he sees all things Proverbs 15:3 The eyes of the LORD are in every place, Watching the evil and the good. The Holy Spirit must reveal to you that you are lost and stained with sin; Psalm 51:3,4 For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me. 4 Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight, so that you are proved right when you speak and justified when you judge.
What a problem we have. Who can take away the sin of all mankind? Jesus. John 3:16 "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life. When John the baptist saw Jesus he said "Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! God requires a perfect sinless sacrifice.
Who is this Jesus? Jesus claimed to be God; John 8:58 Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was born, I am." Through Jesus all things were made John 1:3 All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being. Jesus said unless we believe that he is God we will perish John 8:24 Therefore I said to you that you will die in your sins; for unless you believe that I am He, you will die in your sins." Who else can take away your sins? No man could ever ever do what Jesus did.
Jesus is the perfect sacrifice for our sins. Jesus's perfect payment on the cross paid for our sins, past, present, and future. Romans 3:24-25 being justified as a gift by His grace through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus; 25 whom God displayed publicly as a propitiation in His blood through faith This was to demonstrate His righteousness, because in the forbearance of God He passed over the sins previously committed; The word propitiation in verse twenty five means total satisfaction. There is nothing we can do to atone for our own sins. 1 Peter 3:18 For Christ also died for sins once for all, the just for the unjust, so that He might bring us to God, having been put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit;
All of our works to attain right standing with God are like garbage and stench to the Lord. Isaiah 64:6 All of us have become like one who is unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags; we all shrivel up like a leaf, and like the wind our sins sweep us away. I want to stress this again only Christ alone can take away your sins. Hebrews 10:10-18 10By this will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. 11Every priest stands daily ministering and offering time after time the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins; 12 but He, having offered one sacrifice for sins for all time, SAT DOWN AT THE RIGHT HAND OF GOD, 13waiting from that time onward UNTIL HIS ENEMIES BE MADE A FOOTSTOOL FOR HIS FEET.
14For by one offering He has perfected for all time those who are sanctified. 15And the Holy Spirit also testifies to us; for after saying, 16"THIS IS THE COVENANT THAT I WILL MAKE WITH THEM AFTER THOSE DAYS, SAYS THE LORD: I WILL PUT MY LAWS UPON THEIR HEART,
AND ON THEIR MIND I WILL WRITE THEM,"He then says, 17"AND THEIR SINS AND THEIR LAWLESS DEEDSI WILL REMEMBER NO MORE." 18 Now where there is forgiveness of these things, there is no longer any offering for sin. Outside of Jesus there is no salvation!
After Jesus died on that Cross he buried and laid in a tomb for three days and then God raised him from the dead. 1 Corinthians 15:4 that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures. God raised Jesus from the Dead he is not in the tomb like the other religions leaders. Luke 24:6 He is not here; he has risen! Remember how he told you, while he was still with you in Galilee: Jesus is now seated at the right hand of the Father; Acts 7:54-57 Now when they heard this, they were cut to the quick, and they began gnashing their teeth at him. 55But being full of the Holy Spirit, he gazed intently into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God; 56 and he said, "Behold, I see the heavens opened up and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God."
Our response to this great act of mercy and love should be one of repentance and faith. Jesus told us to repent and believe the gospel. Mark 1:15 .. The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel." We are to turn from our dead works and sins and turn to the living God. We are to confess and renounce our sins to Jesus and he will be faithful and just to forgive us of our sins. Call on the name of Jesus and you will be saved; Romans 10:13 for "WHOEVER WILL CALL ON THE NAME OF THE LORD WILL BE SAVED." Put no more confidence in your flesh and trust in Jesus Christ alone.