Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—1 John 2:1-6
by: Gretchen Zwiebel.
I can say with confidence that I have known I was wrong before I engaged in sin. If I had not been brought up knowing the Ten Commandments, maybe I could say I was tricked into sinning. What I did not understand, though, was how sin hurts our God. I felt I could do what I pleased with my self-serving heart. I was foolish with my loose interpretation of the commandments. I was ashamed to have Him know my heart. But I rejoice in knowing that when I seek His approval above my own nature, I feel in tune with God. My response to His love and salvation point to my conviction that God is who He says He is and that I am committed to trust and obey Him in all that I do.