But if we confess our sins, God will forgive us. We can trust God to do this. He always does what is right. He will make us clean from all the wrong things we have done.

Surely you know that people who do wrong will not get to enjoy God's kingdom. Don't be fooled. These are the people who will not get to enjoy his kingdom: those who sin sexually, those who worship idols, those who commit adultery, men who let other men use them for sex or who have sex with other men, those who steal, those who are greedy, those who drink too much, those who abuse others with insults, and those who cheat.

All have sinned and are not good enough to share God's divine greatness.
They are made right with God by his grace. This is a free gift. They are made right with God by being made free from sin through Jesus Christ.

So put everything evil out of your life: sexual sin, doing anything immoral, letting sinful thoughts control you, and wanting things that are wrong. And don't keep wanting more and more for yourself, which is the same as worshiping a false god.

"If your brother or sister in God's family does something wrong, go and tell them what they did wrong. Do this when you are alone with them. If they listen to you, then you have helped them to be your brother or sister again.

So what should we do? Should we sin because we are under grace and not under law? Certainly not!

Guide me, as you promised. Don't let evil rule over me.

You people are not faithful to God! You should know that loving what the world has is the same as hating God. So anyone who wants to be friends with this evil world becomes God's enemy.

"Why do you notice the small piece of dust that is in your friend's eye, but you don't notice the big piece of wood that is in your own?

Most important of all, love each other deeply, because love makes you willing to forgive many sins.

Honest people can always feel secure, but lying cheaters will be caught.

To the director: A song of David telling about the time Nathan the prophet came to him after David's sin with Bathsheba God, be merciful to me because of your faithful love. Because of your great compassion, erase all the wrongs I have done.
Scrub away my guilt. Wash me clean from my sin.

Good people have good things saved in their hearts. That's why they say good things. But those who are evil have hearts full of evil, and that's why they say things that are evil. What people say with their mouths comes from what fills their hearts.

Brothers and sisters, someone in your group might do something wrong. You who are following the Spirit should go to the one who is sinning. Help make that person right again, and do it in a gentle way. But be careful, because you might be tempted to sin too.

So if we say that we share in life with God, but we continue living in darkness, we are liars, who don't follow the truth.

Have no part in the things that people in darkness do, which produce nothing good. Instead, tell everyone how wrong those things are.
It is really very shameful to even talk about the things those people do in secret.

Christ carried our sins in his body on the cross. He did this so that we would stop living for sin and live for what is right. By his wounds you were healed.

These praises and curses come from the same mouth. My brothers and sisters, this should not happen.

Yes, if you forgive others for the wrongs they do to you, then your Father in heaven will also forgive your wrongs.

So Christ was offered as a sacrifice one time to take away the sins of many people. And he will come a second time, but not to offer himself for sin. He will come the second time to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him.

Come near to God and he will come near to you. You are sinners, so clean sin out of your lives. You are trying to follow God and the world at the same time. Make your thinking pure.

because no one can be made right with God by following the law. The law only shows us our sin.

But there must be no sexual sin among you. There must not be any kind of evil or selfishly wanting more and more, because such things are not right for God's holy people.

Remember to be kind to me, Lord. Show me the tender love that you have always had.
Don't remember the sinful things I did when I was young. Because you are good, Lord, remember me with your faithful love.

What great blessings there are for those who don't listen to evil advice, who don't live like sinners, and who don't join those who make fun of God.