In part 2 of this series we discuss things that won't cover sin: denial, concealment, ignoring sin, distance from God, good deeds. God alone can cover sins and He chooses to do that through the blood of Jesus Christ. The result is a blessing of deliverance and adoption as well as a cure for our sin and a reunion with God.

2. Psalm 32:1
Blessed is he whose
transgression is forgiven,
whose sin is covered.

3. Biblical Uses of “Cover”
• Cover with protection (Isaiah 51:16)
• Cover with destruction (Ezekiel 26:19)
• Cover with forgiveness (Psalm 32:1)

4. Other figures used for forgiveness
of sins
• Borne away (Is. 53:4)
• Blotted out (Acts 3:19)
• Washed away (Acts 22:16)
• Healed (Psalm 6:2)

5. Why Does Sin Need to be Covered?
• What is sin?
• The heinousness of sin!
• The curse of sin!

6. Sin is the curse of man, the grief of
heaven and the delight of hell!
Therefore sin must be covered.
~Eugene W. Clevenger

7. How is Sin Covered?
• Some things that won’t cover sin:
• Denial

8. Romans 3:23
…for all have sinned and fall
short of the glory of God…

9. 1John 1:8-10
If we say that we have no sin, we
deceive ourselves, and the truth is not
in us. If we confess our sins, He is
faithful and just to forgive us our sins

10. 1John 1:8-10
and to cleanse us from all
unrighteousness. If we say that we
have not sinned, we make Him a liar,
and His word is not in us.

11. How is Sin Covered?
• Some things that won’t cover sin:
• Denial
• Concealment

12. Genesis 3:7,8
Then the eyes of both of them were
opened, and they knew that they were
naked; and they sewed fig leaves
together and made themselves
coverings.

13. Genesis 3:7,8
And they heard the sound of the LORD
God walking in the garden in the cool of
the day, and Adam and his wife hid
themselves from the presence of the
LORD God among the trees of the garden.

14. Joshua 7:20-22
And Achan answered Joshua and said,
“Indeed I have sinned against the LORD
God of Israel, and this is what I have
done: When I saw among the spoils a
beautiful Babylonian garment, two

15. Joshua 7:20-22
hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of
gold weighing fifty shekels, I coveted
them and took them. And there they
are, hidden in the earth in the midst of
my tent, with the silver under it.”

16. Joshua 7:20-22
So Joshua sent messengers, and they ran
to the tent; and there it was, hidden in
his tent, with the silver under it.

17. Hebrews 4:13
And there is no creature hidden
from His sight, but all things are
naked and open to the eyes of Him
to whom we must give account.

18. How is Sin Covered?
• Some things that won’t cover sin:
• Denial
• Concealment
• Refusal to consider (Ignoring)

19. Psalm 51:3
For I acknowledge my
transgressions,
And my sin is always before me.

20. John 8:32-33
“And you shall know the truth, and the
truth shall make you free.” They
answered Him, “We are Abraham’s
descendants, and have never been in
bondage to anyone. How can You say,
‘You will be made
free’?”

21. John 9:34
They answered and said to him,
“You were completely born in
sins, and are you teaching us?”
And they cast him out.

22. How is Sin Covered?
• Some things that won’t cover sin:
• Denial
• Concealment
• Refusal to consider (Ignoring)
• Distance

23. Jonah 1:3
But Jonah arose to flee to Tarshish from
the presence of the LORD. He went down
to Joppa, and found a ship going to
Tarshish; so he paid the fare, and went
down into it, to go with them to Tarshish
from the presence of
the LORD.

24. Jonah 1:10b
For the men knew that he fled
from the presence of the LORD,
because he had told them.

25. Psalm 139:7-12
7 Where can I go from Your Spirit? Or
where can I flee from Your presence?
8 If I ascend into heaven, You are there;
if I make my bed in hell, behold, You are
there.

26. Psalm 139:7-12
9 If I take the wings of the morning, and
dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea,
10 even there Your hand shall lead me,
and Your right hand shall hold me.

27. Psalm 139:7-12
11 If I say, “Surely the darkness shall fall
on me,” even the night shall be light
about me;

28. Psalm 139:7-12
12 Indeed, the darkness shall not hide
from You, but the night shines as the
day; the darkness and the light are both
alike to You.

29. How is Sin Covered?
• Some things that won’t cover sin:
• Denial
• Concealment
• Refusal to consider (Ignoring)
• Distance
• Good deeds

30. Psalm 51:16
For You do not desire sacrifice, or
else I would give it; You do not
delight in burnt offering.

31. Isaiah 64:6
But we are all like an unclean thing, and
all our righteousnesses are like filthy
rags; we all fade as a leaf, and our
iniquities, like the wind, h ave taken us
away.

32. 2.
Not the labor of my hands
Can fulfill the law's demands;
Could my zeal no respite know,
Could my tears for ever flow,
All for sin could not atone,
Thou must save and Thou alone.
2 - Rock of Ages
Words by: A. M. Toplady
Music by: Thomas Hastings
© 2001 The Paperless Hymnal™

33. 2 - Rock of Ages
© 2001 The Paperless Hymnal™

34. How is Sin Covered?
• Some things that won’t cover sin:
• Denial
• Concealment
• Refusal to consider (Ignoring)
• Distance
• Good deeds

35. How is Sin Covered?
• Some things that won’t cover sin
• God alone can cover sins and only on His
terms!

36. 2 - Rock of Ages
© 2001 The Paperless Hymnal™

37. Ephesians 2:8,9
For by grace you have been saved
through faith, and that not of
yourselves; it is the gift of God, not
of works, lest anyone should boast.

38. Titus 3:4-7
But when the kindness and the love of
God our Savior toward man appeared,
not by works of righteousness which we
have done, but according to His mercy
He saved us, through the washing of

39. Titus 3:4-7
regeneration and renewing of the Holy
Spirit, whom He poured out on us
abundantly through Jesus Christ our
Savior, that having been justified by His
grace we should become heirs according
to the hope of eternal
life.

40. 1Peter 1:18,19
…knowing that you were not redeemed
with corruptible things, like silver or gold,
from your aimless conduct received by
tradition from your fathers, but with the
precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb
without blemish and
without spot.

41. How is Sin Covered?
• Some things that won’t cover sin
• God alone can cover sins and only on His
terms!

42. What is the Result of Sin Covered?
• “Blessed” is he whose sin is covered.

43. Psalm 32:1,2
1 Blessed is he whose transgression is
forgiven, whose sin is covered.
2 Blessed is the man to whom the LORD
does not impute iniquity, and in whose
spirit there is no deceit.

44. Psalm 1:1
Blessed is the man who walks not in
the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands
in the path of sinners, nor sits in the
seat of the scornful;

45. What is the Result of Sin Covered?
• “Blessed” is he whose sin is covered.
• Happiness of deliverance
• Happiness of a gift
• Happiness of adoption
• Happiness of a cure
• Happiness of a reunion

46. Acts 8:39
Now when they came up out of the
water, the Spirit of the Lord caught Philip
away, so that the eunuch saw him no
more; and he went on his way rejoicing.

47. 1Peter 1:8,9
whom having not seen you love. Though
now you do not see Him, yet believing,
you rejoice with joy inexpressible and
full of glory, receiving the end of your
faith—the salvation of your souls.