Atrocity of the sin of the pardoned soul

O Lord, to us belongeth confusion of face . . . because we have sinned against Thee.
Daniel 9:8

"A deep sense and clear sight of sin,
its heinousness,
and the punishment which it deserves,
------should make us lie low before the throne.

We have sinned as Christians.

Favored as we have been,
               we have yet been ungrateful:
privileged beyond most,
              we have not brought forth fruit in proportion.

*Who is there, although he may long have been engaged in the Christian warfare, that will not blush when he looks back upon the past?

 Oh, the atrocity of the sin of a pardoned soul!

*An unpardoned sinner sins cheaply compared with the sin of one of God's own, who has had communion with Christ and leaned his head upon Jesus' bosom.

Look at David! Many will talk of his sin, but I pray you look at his repentance, and hear his broken bones, as each one of them moans out its dolorous confession! 

Look, again, at Peter! We speak much of Peter's denying his Master. Remember, it is written, He wept bitterly. Have we no denials of our Lord to be lamented with tears?

Admire
---the grace which saves thee
----the mercy which spares thee
-----the love which pardons thee!"
Charles Spurgeon