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Chuck Smith :: Sermon Notes for Exodus 9:27

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"CONFESSION OF SIN"
I. HARDENED SINNER IN TERROR "I HAVE SINNED."
A. Why the confession?
1. Thunder & hail, fire running along ground.
2. How many similar confessions elicited from calamity.
a. Storm.
b. War.
c. Earthquake.
d. Bed of sickness.
3. Men on parole committing crime.
II. DOUBLE MINDED MAN "I HAVE SINNED" BALAAM - Num. 22:34.
A. Though he confessed to the angel of Lord, he went right on - no turning back.
1. On hill overlooking Israel. "How shall I curse those whom God has not cursed?" "I shall see Him but not yet: I shall behold Him but not nigh - Let me die the death of the righteous."
a. Hope for such a man, as he comes down from hill.
b. As he comes down from hill.
2. No man can serve two masters. Serve three or four.
a. No man can serve two masters.
3. Balaam tried.
4. King Rufus painted God on one side of shield & devil on other motto: "Ready for both, catch who can."
a. People same meet minister - pious.
III. I SAM. 15:24. SAUL "THE INSINCERE CONFESSION."
A. To Samuel "I have sinned" did not mean it, for he gave a lying excuse. "I feared the people."
1. He never feared anyone to do his own will.
2. Saul extremely vacillating.
a. With David.
b. One day with prophets, later with witches.
c. India rubber consciences, easily impressed but soon returned to original position.
IV. THE DOUBTFUL CONFESSION - ACHAN, "I HAVE SINNED" JOSHUA 7:20.
A. Guilty of taking loot from Jericho.
1. Some think Achan was saved (made full confession).
2. Matthew Henry & others disagree.
a. Who knows?
b. Doubtful confessions.
c. Death-bed confessions.
1. Dr. kept record of 1,000 people who when thought they were dying confessed Christ. Later when well, only 3 served Christ & lives changed.
V. CONFESSION OF DESPAIR - JUDAS, MATT 27:4
A. Remorse of conscience.
VI. CONFESSION OF A SAINT, JOB 7:20, Ps. 51, I John 1:9
"If we confess our sins."
VII. THE BLESSED CONFESSION. Luke 15:18 THE PRODIGAL.
A. Picture the scene.
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