Introduction
Isaiah 59:2 – Sin separates us from God.Deuteronomy 6:24; I Timothy 4:8 – Not sinning is a benefit now and in eternity.Sin invites trouble to my life!
II Samuel 11:2-15; 12:14 – David’s sin with Bathsheba.David caused the death of Uriah and of his infant child.Hebrews 12:15-17 – Esau could never recover what he lost when he gave away his birthright.Luke 13:4-5Sin gives me a guilty conscience.
Genesis 42:21-22; 50:15Matthew 27:3-5 – Judas hanged himself in guilt!Hebrews 9:14I Corinthians 15:9; Ephesians 3:8 – Paul carried his guilt of persecuting Christians the rest of his life.I Timothy 1:15; Acts 24:16 – Paul tried to put his sin behind him the rest of his life.Sin might ruin my conscience.
I Timothy 4:2Titus 1:15 – It’s possible to defile your conscience.Ephesians 4:17-19Sin gets me into bad habits.
Acts 8:9-10, 18-19Hebrews 10:25 – Missing worship can become a habit.My sin affects others.
Galatians 2:11-13 – Barnabas was caught up in Peter’s hypocrisy.Luke 17:1-2Our lives are like ripples in a pond – we affect others.Even if no one else is aware of your sin, you are a different person because of your sin. You are not as spiritually-minded as you could be otherwise.
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