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Sin will never fulfill a person's life. It will never restore or reclaim a person's life. Sin can never save the essence of a person's life. Sin has never delivered the "goods" it promised for it can never satisfy beyond the limits of moments. 

Sin will never, never, ever provide the solace and tranquility the human heart longs for. Sin is only a cheat. God defines sin as anything you put in the place that belongs to Him alone: you heart, your mind, your will, your emotions, your obedience, you hope, your life-commitment, your love, your present, your future, and your past that He alone can redeem and reclaim. 

Sin promises an "ocean" to swim in and delivers the paltry wetness that only a wee, bitter and poisonous puddle can provide. The world cannot give you what it does not have. It can inculcate rebellion that leads to ruin but will never be able to help you discover your true self, let alone heal it. Salvaging mercy, fierce forgiveness, all-consuming fiery love; these enduring things are found in God alone. Sin is a lie.

Salvation is found in no one but God. It is neither initiated by you, earned by you, nor could it ever be sustained by you. God's salvation is a gift to be received. When you come to the end of you and can own the emptiness of sin and your addiction to it and turn from thinking you will find hope in a life of sin, and turn to God, believing what He has done for you in Jesus Christ, He will give to you Life found nowhere else.

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