Hebrews 12 1 Therefore since we are surrounded

Hebrews 12: 1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us.

• KJV – “…the sin which so easily besets us” • NIV -- “…the sin that so easily entangles us” • NLT – “…the sin that so easily trips us up”

Psalm 32: 3 -4 When I refused to confess my sin, my body wasted away, and I groaned all day long… My strength evaporated like water in the summer heat.

Psalm 32: 1 Oh, what joy for those whose disobedience is forgiven, whose sin is put of sight!

Psalm 32: 5 Finally, I confessed all my sins to you and stopped trying to hide my guilt. I said to myself, “I will confess my rebellion to the Lord. ” And you forgave me! All my guilt is gone.

1 John 2: 1 My dear children, I am writing this to you so that you will not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate who pleads our case before the Father. He is Jesus Christ, the one who is truly righteous.

Psalm 32: 1 -2 Oh, what joy for those whose disobedience is forgiven, whose sin is put of sight! Yes, what joy for those whose record the Lord has cleared of guilt, whose lives are lived in complete honesty!