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Where Do I Draw the Line?
Sin distorts, deceives, destroys, and dominates
Will it give Satan a foothold?
David: II Samuel 11:1-4
David had multiple changes to say no.
v1 – Didn’t go to war.
v2 – When he saw her bathing.
v3 – When he inquired.
v4 – When she arrived.
Joseph: Genesis 39:6-12
Joseph said no immediately and repeatedly.
When she cornered him, he resisted.
He FLED!
The repercussions
David: II Samuel 11:5-15; 12:19
Deceived Uriah into thinking that Bathsheba’s child is his own.
Murdered Uriah to cover up the sin of fornication.
The death of David and Bathsheba’s child.
Joseph: Genesis 41:37-41
Went to prison.
Interpreted the dreams of the baker and cupbearer.
Interpreted Pharaoh’s dream and because the second most powerful man in Egypt.
Will it bring reproach upon me?
I Timothy 3:1-2
Reproach – not arrested, blameless, unrebukable
Blameless
When people look at us, they should see someone worthy of the benefit of the doubt.
How to be blameless?
Are we asking the question wrongly?
Minimum requirement
How much can I put in and be pleasing to God?
Will 70% work?
What’s the least I have to do?
Maximum permission
Two examples
Daniel: Daniel 1:8-21
Didn’t want to risk eating and contaminating his body with the king’s food.
Gave the minimum to the king and gave everything to God.
Israelite man: Numbers 15:32-36
No work on the Sabbath
How do you define work?
A man was gathering wood.
What happened to him?
The presumptuous sin.
What’s his mindset?
What does it mean to be presumptuous?
What attitude should we have?
To glorify God
I Corinthians 10:31
I Peter 1:14-15
Colossians 3:17
We need to draw lines, so we do not allow our minds to become corrupt.
II Corinthians 10:3-5
Matthew 5:27-28
James 1:12-15
Summary
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Sin distorts, deceives, destroys, and dominates
Will it give Satan a foothold?
David: II Samuel 11:1-4
David had multiple changes to say no.
v1 – Didn’t go to war.
v2 – When he saw her bathing.
v3 – When he inquired.
v4 – When she arrived.
Joseph: Genesis 39:6-12
Joseph said no immediately and repeatedly.
When she cornered him, he resisted.
He FLED!
The repercussions
David: II Samuel 11:5-15; 12:19
Deceived Uriah into thinking that Bathsheba’s child is his own.
Murdered Uriah to cover up the sin of fornication.
The death of David and Bathsheba’s child.
Joseph: Genesis 41:37-41
Went to prison.
Interpreted the dreams of the baker and cupbearer.
Interpreted Pharaoh’s dream and because the second most powerful man in Egypt.
Will it bring reproach upon me?
I Timothy 3:1-2
Reproach – not arrested, blameless, unrebukable
Blameless
When people look at us, they should see someone worthy of the benefit of the doubt.
How to be blameless?
Are we asking the question wrongly?
Minimum requirement
How much can I put in and be pleasing to God?
Will 70% work?
What’s the least I have to do?
Maximum permission
Two examples
Daniel: Daniel 1:8-21
Didn’t want to risk eating and contaminating his body with the king’s food.
Gave the minimum to the king and gave everything to God.
Israelite man: Numbers 15:32-36
No work on the Sabbath
How do you define work?
A man was gathering wood.
What happened to him?
The presumptuous sin.
What’s his mindset?
What does it mean to be presumptuous?
What attitude should we have?
To glorify God
I Corinthians 10:31
I Peter 1:14-15
Colossians 3:17
We need to draw lines, so we do not allow our minds to become corrupt.
II Corinthians 10:3-5
Matthew 5:27-28
James 1:12-15
Summary