The Heavy Price of Sin

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The Heavy Price of Sin
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The Heavy Price of Sin

• Ungodly practices in our society are being fueled
  by a redefinition of terms

• Gay for homosexuality
• Pro-choice for abortion
• Substance abuse for drug addiction

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Gods Definitions

• Homosexuality
• For this reason God gave them up to vile
  passions. For even their women exchanged the
  natural use for what is against nature. Likewise
  also the men, leaving the natural use of the
  woman, burned in their lust for one another, men
  with men committing what is shameful, and
  receiving in themselves the penalty of their
  error which was due. Romans 126,27

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Gods Definitions

• Abortion
• Being filled with all unrighteousness, sexual
  immorality, wickedness, covetousness,
  maliciousness full of envy, murder, strife,
  deceit, evil-mindedness they are whisperers.
  Romans 129

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Gods Definitions

• Substance Abuse
• To knowledge self-control, to self-control
  perseverance, to perseverance godliness. 2
  Peter 16
• Gentleness, self-control. Against such there is
  no law. Galatians 523

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The Heavy Price of Sin

• Ungodly practices in our society are being fueled
  by a redefinition of terms

• Under the influence for drunk.
• Cocktail for a shot of whiskey
• Disease for alcoholism.
• Affair for committing adultery

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Gods Definitions

• Under the Influence
• And do not be drunk with wine, in which is
  dissipation but be filled with the Spirit.
  Ephesians 518
• Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor
  revilers, nor extortioners will inherit the
  kingdom of God. 1 Corinthians 610

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Gods Definitions

• Cocktail
• For we have spent enough of our past lifetime in
  doing the will of the Gentiles--when we walked in
  lewdness, lusts, drunkenness, revelries, drinking
  parties, and abominable idolatries. 1 Peter 43

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Gods Definitions

• Disease
• Wine is a mocker, Strong drink is a brawler, and
  whoever is led astray by it is not wise.
  Proverbs 201
• Do not look on the wine when it is red, when it
  sparkles in the cup, when it swirls around
  smoothly at the last it bites like a serpent,
  and stings like a viper. Your eyes will see
  strange things, and your heart will utter
  perverse things. Proverbs 2331-33

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Gods Definitions

• Affair
• Now the works of the flesh are evident, which
  are adultery, fornication, uncleanness,
  lewdness. Galatians 519
• Do you not know that the unrighteous will not
  inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived.
  Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor
  adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites. 1
  Corinthians 69

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The Heavy Price of Sin

• People are putting a more attractive face on
  sins ugly face.
• Test all things hold fast what is good. Abstain
  from every form of evil. (1 Thessalonians
  521,22)
• For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of
  God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
  Romans 623

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The Heavy Price of Sin

• People are putting a more attractive face on
  sins ugly face.
• Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil
  who put darkness for light, and light for
  darkness who put bitter for sweet, and sweet for
  bitter! Woe to those who are wise in their own
  eyes, and prudent in their own sight! Isaiah
  520,21

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About Sin

• Sin defined A transgression of Gods
  commandment.
• A serious matter in Gods sight.
• People tend to view some transgressions as
  insignificant.
• Whoever commits sin also commits lawlessness,
  and sin is lawlessness.1 John 34

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Sin Exacts a Heavy Price

• Spiritually severe consequences
• But your iniquities have separated you from your
  God and your sins have hidden His face from you,
  so that He will not hear. Isaiah 592
• Sinno fellowship with God
• If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and
  walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the
  truth. 1 John 16

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Sin Exacts a Heavy Price

• Physically Many sins also cause physical damage
• Davids sin with Bathsheba... I have sinned
  against the LORD. And Nathan said to David, The
  LORD also has put away your sin you shall not
  die. However, because by this deed you have given
  great occasion to the enemies of the LORD to
  blaspheme, the child also who is born to you
  shall surely die. 2 Samuel 1213,14

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Sin Exacts a Heavy Price

• Physically Many sins also cause physical damage
• Alcohol, drugs, and tobacco alter lives.
• Sexual immorality has destroyed many lives.
• Proverbs 1315
• Numbers 3223
• Romans 616

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Sin Exacts a Heavy Price

• Mentally and emotionally
• Sometimes we have trouble forgiving ourselves,
  even after we have sought Gods forgiveness.
• Sin brings sorrow into our lives.A second time
  the rooster crowed. Then Peter called to mind the
  word that Jesus had said to him, Before the
  rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three
  times. And when he thought about it, he wept.
  Mark 1472

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The Price of Redemption

• It took Christs death to free mankind from sins
  bondage.
• Hebrews 214,15
• Sin cannot be considered a trivial matter.
• Romans 56-11
• God gave the very best of heaven to provide the
  remedy for sin.
• John 316

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Concluding Thoughts

• Sin exacts a HEAVY PRICE
• Sin SEPARATES us from God

• God provided a remedy for these problems
• Obedience to the gospel
• Prayer and repentance from His saints