# 1. Sin Blinds

# 2. Sin Destroys

# 3. Sin Brings Unintended Consequences

**We escape from the clutches of sin and the guilt of regret by running to the refuge of Christ.

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> With my voice I cry out to the Lord;

> with my voice I plead for mercy to the Lord.

> I pour out my complaint before him;

> I tell my trouble before him.

> When my spirit faints within me,

> you know my way!

> In the path where I walk

> they have hidden a trap for me.

> Look to the right and see:

> there is none who takes notice of me;

> no refuge remains to me;

> no one cares for my soul.

> I cry to you, O Lord;

> I say, “You are my refuge,

> my portion in the land of the living.”

> Attend to my cry,

> for I am brought very low!

> Deliver me from my persecutors,

> for they are too strong for me!

> Bring me out of prison,

> that I may give thanks to your name!

> The righteous will surround me,

> for you will deal bountifully with me.

> — Psalm 142 (ESV)

**We escape from the clutches of sin and the guilt of regret by running to the refuge of Christ.

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> If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

> — 1 John 1:9 (ESV)

> Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.

> — Romans 5:1 (ESV)

> But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, 14 I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.

> — Philippians 3:13-14 (ESV)