Oh for a Thousand Tongues to Sing
The Sin Breaker
by Paul Levy
Excerpt: As those who have been united to Christ by faith we have been delivered from the penalty of sin, and the power of sin, and one day gloriously we will be delivered from the presence of sin. There are different ways of putting that – we have been saved, we are being saved and we will be saved. The theological words that express this are justification, sanctification and glorification.
It’s that deliverance from the power of sin I think is so helpful in our fighting with sin.
Charles Wesley in his magnificent hymn ‘O for a Thousand tongues’ captures it well: He breaks the power of cancelled sin, He sets the prisoner free.
Without exception, sin affects every human being: “For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God. It is deep in our hearts. Those who haven’t known God’s regenerating grace try to fight against sin, some with incredible acts of willpower but ultimately we cannot in our own strength root out sin. Read it all...
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