***THE EVILS OF SIN***
A Study and Commentary
SIN IS A DIVIDER. Isa. 59:1-2
A. Sin divides, breaks up, or cuts off our fellowship with God.
1. Sin separated man from God in the garden of Eden.
2. Sin separated the Israelites from God.
3. And even today, sin continues to separate men
from their Creator.
B. Sin not only separates man from God,
it also separates families.
1. Think of what the sin of adultery has done to marriages.
2. Think of what the sin of drinking alcohol has done
to destroy individuals and their families.
C. Sin also divides brethren. 1 Cor. 3:3
1. At the root of most church problems is sin.
2. Concerning a church problem someone once said,
'The wicked sin and the righteous suffer.'
A. That is often true regarding church problems.
Sin:
Why is this 3 letter word so dangerous to all of mankind?
Because it's the one thing that separates us from God.
It keeps us from ever being happy and fulfilled.
Sin turns us into servants of the devil.
Sin weakens our soul, which makes us lazy.
When one is not in the state of grace,
it's easier to keep sinning.
*The Evils Of Sin*
1. An earthquake is evil because it is a calamity,
but it has no moral bias. However, if you purposely
blow up your neighbor’s house, that is a calamity that
most certainly has to do with morality
(or more accurately – immorality).
That calamity is evil AND it is a sin!.
2. This means that we have failed to reach the divine standard.
When God charges all with sin, He does not mean that all
are guilty of heinous offenses, but that all are mistaken,
all have missed the mark, all fall short of God’s ideal.
Even their best efforts – their “good” deeds –
are performed in error.
A sinner doesn’t need to do anything that man may condemn
in order to deserve his name of “sinner.”
He only needs to fail to fully realize God’s high standard
of holiness and glory.
3. Virtually all so-called “solutions” trace sin up a blind
alley and stop short of God. But these “solutions” are
neither scriptural nor satisfactory. It is true that sin
came into this world through Adam and Eve, but we cannot
stop there. Sin did not originate in Adam or Eve.
The serpent was in the Garden of Eden before Adam sinned.
The serpent, Satan, was already a sinner.
4. “Let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings
so closely, and let us run with perseverance the race
that is set before us.” Heb 12:1.
Sin is the conscious, knowing, and deliberate transgression
of the divine law, the Father’s will. Sin is the measure
of unwillingness to be divinely led and spiritually directed.
5. Iniquity is the willful, determined, and persistent
transgression of the divine law, the Father’s will.
Iniquity is the measure of the continued rejection
of the Father’s loving plan of personality survival
and the Sons’ merciful ministry of salvation.
6. Opening a tavern to sell alcohol is evil.
Having an adulterous affair may have been a crime of passion,
a spontaneous sin; but having an abortion is ALWAYS evil.
A woman wearing sexy pants is evil, because she is
deliberately trying to cause men to lust.
Miniskirts and low-cut blouses are evil,
because it is planned.
God abhors evil, and so should we as His children.
(Psalms 97:10).
7. Our world is saturated with evil today.
Rock concerts are evil.
Country music is equally as evil, promoting sensuality,
dirty videos and sexual suggestiveness.
Country music has become one of the most
woeful evils in the world. Country music is synonymous
with adultery, fornication, lewdness, broken homes
and divorce.
8. Sin is deceitful, because the more it is tolerated,
the less evil it seems. Our society today readily
accepts abortion, fornication, lewdness, taking God's
name in vain, dishonoring parents, divorce, false religion,
covetousness, stealing, drunkenness and casino gambling.
These woeful evils are commonplace and have tragically
become a way of life in our wicked culture.
God is not feared.
The Bible is banned from our nation's classrooms.
9. Sin is rebellion against God and His created order,
but God has not left us alone in this fallen world.
He continued to enter this world--pointing us to Himself,
to truth, to morality, purity, and love.
He used the evil of the world liars, perjurers,
the envious, etc.,) to bring His Son to the cross so
that we might have the opportunity to obtain eternal life.
10. In this, God has not stepped away from fallen
creation but has stepped into it by becoming Jesus.
God works within the fallen world to effect change,
and He uses fallen people to accomplish His will.
In this, He is proving His sovereignty over evil ,
suffering, and rebellious people-
-proving that sin and evil are utterly futile and
that He is worthy of honor and glory.
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Peace and Love
Rev.Bola
Pastor - *CHRISTIANS VICTORIOUS FELLOWSHIP*
