WHAT IS SIN?
By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com
Hebrews 12:1 Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,
I. TODAY SIN HAS BECOME A BY-WORD, A JOKE, AND WE TEND TO DENY GOD’S JUDGMENTS ON SIN.
A. S-I-N The center of sin is I.
The center of Lucifer is I.
The center of pride is I.
B. SIN IS ALWAYS SELFISH. BEING IDLE AND LAZY CAN LEAD TO SIN. SIN IS ENMITY WITH GOD. Sin brings jeopardy to man.
Sin breaks the heart of God and can break fellowship with His Holy Plan.
SIN CAN BECOME A STUMBLING BLOCK AND A THORN OF REBELLION.
C. All unfaithfulness is disobedience to God and thus it is sin.
We can go along with the world today and call sin a sickness or disease, but never forget sin is much more than a sickness, it is transgression against God.
D. Sin will always take you farther than you planned on going.
Sin will always cost you more than you planned on paying.
Sin will always keep you longer than you planned on staying.
E. THE TEN COMMANDMENTS HAVE:
1. 4 COMMANDMENTS TOWARD GOD.
2. 6 COMMANDMENTS TOWARD MAN.
II. The first lesson to recall about sin is that GOD FORGIVES SIN.
The blood of Jesus cleanses from all sin.
A. SIN IS UNIVERSAL TO MAN.
Romans 3:23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
B. ALL HAVE SINNED --- if we sin we do have an advocate.
Jesus will plead our cause before the Father ...
1 John 2:1 My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ
the righteous:
C. What can wash away my sins? Nothing but the blood of Jesus ---
1 John 1:6 If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth: 7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
D. GOD IS FAITHFUL TO FORGIVE IF MAN HAS GODLY SORROW, ACKNOWLEDGES, CONFESSES, REPENTS AND TURNS FROM HIS EVIL WAYS.
Ezekiel 33:11 Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord God, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel?
III. SIN HAS MANY BIBLICAL MEANINGS:
1. TRANSGRESSION, WRONG DOING.
2. WICKEDNESS, INJUSTICE.
3. ENSLAVING OR DECEIVING POWER OF SIN.
4. DISBELIEF OR UNFAITHFULNESS.
5. LAWLESSNESS OR INQUITY.
James 4:17 Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.
6. PERSUMPTUOUS SIN.
7. SECRET SIN.
8. SIN AGAINST THE FLESH.
9. SIN AGAINST THE HOLY SPIRIT.
10. SIN IS CONFORMITY TO TRANSGRESSION OF GOD’S LAW.
11. A LACK OF LOVE AND SUBMISSION.
12. A SIN UNTO DEATH.
IV. LET US LOOK AT SOME OF THE BUZZ WORDS THAT RELATE TO SIN.
A. MOTIVE, MOTIVATION: ( Why do I do what I do?)
Spur. Stimulus to action.
What causes a person to act, need or desire.
A recurrent phase.
The driving power.
B. IDENTIFY: ( Ask those in AA meetings, to recovery one must admit I have a problem!)
To acknowledge, to become aware, to see, to accept personal responsibility.
C. COMMIT,COMMISSION : (Adam-Eve, David-Bathsheba)
To carry into deliberate, planned action.
To bind or be bound.
To perpetrate an offense.
TO BE PLACED IN A MENTAL INSTITUTION,
Commit. To furnish.
D. OMISSION: (Jonah, 5 foolish virgins)
Matthew 25:45 Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me.
Omit - to leave out. To fail to perform or to fail to make use of ...
To tire and give up
E. NEGLECT: (Many boast of what they used to do? They: TELL IT LIKE IT WAS?)
Luke 12:47 And that servant, which knew his lord’s will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes.
To give little attention or respect.
To leave undone or unattended.
To forget, ignore,
Insufficient attention
F. ABUSE: (Ahab, Jezebel, Baalm)
Improper or excessive treatment, corrupt practice or custom.
Implies the anger, usually stresses harshness.
To put to the wrong or improper use.
To use to injure or damage.
Can be verbal, mental, physical, or spiritual.
G. FREQUENCY:
occurring often, repetitive amount of times.
H. HABITUAL:
The pattern or manner of conduct re-enforced by repeating the
behavior.
A SETTLED TENDANCY, or behavior pattern acquired by frequent repetition
I. TOLERANCE:
Build up endurance or sympathy for indulgence for belief or practice.
What we permit or allow as acceptable deviation.
The capacity of the body to endure or become less responsive to a substance.
J. PALLIATION:
To cover up by excuses and apologies.
To conceal, to hide, to lessen the intensity of,
sugar-coated, to lessen the blow.
K. BAD ATTITUDES ARE CONTAGEOUS:
V. THE VERY ESSENCE OF SIN IS SELFISHNESS AND A LACK OF FEAR AND RESPECT OF GOD AND GOD’S WORD. GOD’S LAWS ARE FOR MAN’S GOOD AND HIS SAFETY.
A. SIN IS REFUSING TO SUBMIT TO GOD, HIS COMMANDMENTS, AND HIS WORD!
Matthew 22:29 Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God.
B. PLEASURE SEEKING IS A POOR GOAL FOR LIFE.
We hear the attitude: IF THIS IS WRONG, I DON’T WANT TO BE RIGHT?
1 Tim. 5:6 But she that liveth in pleasure is dead while she liveth.
C. Sin is direct rebellion to a Holy God.
Sin not only has an effect to God, sin hurts our relationships to fellow man.
D. SIN CAN TAKE INWARD OR OUTWARD FORMS.
EYES --- THOUGHT --- ACTION --- PATTERN?
SIN IS MORE THAN BREAKING A LAW, SIN BREAKS THE HEART OF GOD.
E. ALL SIN IS A DIRECT RESULT OF DOUBT AND UNBELIEF TO GOD’S POSITIVE COMMANDS.
F. SIN SEPERATES --- MAN FROM GOD --- MAN FROM MAN ---MAN FROM THE CREATION.
VI. THE WORD OF GOD IS AN EFFECTIVE TOOL AGAINST SIN.
Psalm 119:11 Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.
A. IGNORANCE OF THE LAW CAN NEVER BE AN ACCEPTED EXCUSE, THUS EVERY PERSON COULD PLEA IGNORANCE.
We must study to show ourselves approved --- rightly dividing ---
B. SIN IS INSANE.
Look in Daniel 4:33,34.
Nebuchadnezzar would rather face insanity than correct his sin?
C. Sin is a moral corruption of bad thoughts, then bad choices and that lead to bad actions.
D. Sin has consequences. There will be a PAY DAY AT THE END OF THE ROAD.
Psalm 139:23 Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts:
D. Let us honestly evaluate our heart and search out any sin or weight that does hold
us back and repent, confess and correct.
I WANT MY LIFE TO BE PLEASING TO GOD.
E. WOULD MAKE GOD’S COMMANDMENTS AND HEAVY AND GREVOUS TO HIS PEOPLE?
1 John 5:3 For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.
F. THERE MAY BE TRUTH IN THE FARTHER FROM GOD THE MORE YOU ARE TEMPTED, THE CLOSER TO GOD THE MORE YOU ARE PERSECUTED.
Hebrews 12:1 Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,
His servant, Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com
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