The child's book of Bible stories : with practical illustrations and remarks on the fall . will grow harder in sin. You willbegin to think less of the evil of sin. You will thinkless and less of the danger and guilt of sinning against THE EXCUSES. 73 God. You will keep on sinning,—wandering fartherand farther from God,—and making the punishmentfor your sins greater and greater. But if you confess your sins to God, and feel trulysorry for them, and trust in Jesus Christ, God haspromised to forgive your sins. He has told us so inthe Bible in these words which he directed the apos-tle John to wri
The child's book of Bible stories : with practical illustrations and remarks on the fall . will grow harder in sin. You willbegin to think less of the evil of sin. You will thinkless and less of the danger and guilt of sinning against THE EXCUSES. 73 God. You will keep on sinning,—wandering fartherand farther from God,—and making the punishmentfor your sins greater and greater. But if you confess your sins to God, and feel trulysorry for them, and trust in Jesus Christ, God haspromised to forgive your sins. He has told us so inthe Bible in these words which he directed the apos-tle John to write ; If we confess our sins, he isfaithful and just, to forgive us our sins, and tocleanse us from all unrighteousness. We also readin Proverbs ; He that covereth his sins shall notprosper, but whoso confesseth and forsaketh themshall have mercy. Think what a blessing it is to have all your sinsforgiven, and to be led by the Holy Spirit to avoidsinning in future,—to have God for your friend, andto become prepared when you die, to go and be withhim and with Jesus Christ for STORY IX. THE CURSE. Sometimes wicked men are angry at others, andsay that they wish that God would send them to is called cursing. I have heard boys curse andswear. It is sad to hear them, and to think whatwicked hearts they must have, thus to take the nameof God in vain, and break one of his commands,and be exposed to his dreadful displeasure. Can itbe that the little boy or girl who is reading this book,ever uses bad words, or takes the name of God invain ? I hope not. If you ever have done so, think,think what a wicked thing it is. But there is another kind of cursing. It is whenGod says that some great evil must come upon someperson, or place, or thing. Then it surely will come,for God is almighty, and can do whatever he he says, is true, and will always come to pass.— 78 THE CURSE. Such a curse is dreadful indeed. You remember thatJesus Christ said, that when he com
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