Under The Fathers Wings
"What Is Sin?"
We are going to discuss 'Sin' as our lesson
this time, it is a word that in this day and time
is not something we are comfortable talking about
and in some cases even preached about in our
Churches. But God tells us without forgiveness
of sin we will be separated from Him. Have
you noticed that we can talk about crime, rape,
adultery, unwed pregnancies, divorce and on
and on. It seem that instead of judging our-
selves as Christians by God's standards we
seem to get as close to the world as we can
and still call ourselves Christians. When a
doctor find out we have cancer in our body,
and he has to cut it out , we don't get offended
at him like we do if we are told we are sinners
or that we are sinning against God, we know
that disease can destory our lives, but sin!
that is another story. The Bible tells
us God is concerned about sin, not to limit
our freedom and enjoyment of life, but
because sin is a disease of the soul ,that
destroys our lives and leads to spiritual death.
Romans 3:23
For all have sinned: and fell short of
God's glories standard.
Romans 2:14-15
Even when Gentiles, who, do not have
God's written law, instinctively follow
what the law says, they show that in their
hearts they know right from wrong. They
demonstrate that God's law is written
within them, for their own conscience
either accuse them or tell them they are
doing what is right.
Romans 6:12-13
Do not let sin control the way you
live, do not give in to its lustful desires.
Do not let any part of your body become
a tool of wickedness, to be used for
sinning. Instead, give yourselves
completely to God since you have been
given new life. And use your whole
body as a tool to do what is right for
the glory of God.
Ephesians 2;1-4
Once you were dead, doomed forever
because of your many sins. Obeying
Satan, the mighty prince of the power
of the air . He is the spirit at work in
the hearts of those who refuse to obey God.
All of us used to live that way, following
the passions and desires of our evil nature.
We were born with an evil nature, and
we were under God's anger like every
one else.
There seem to be this idea that sin is an
out of date issue, but as we see in these
scriptures, sin is falling short of the
standard of a holy God and his is not
a small thing to go though life sluffing
this off Sin is violating God moral laws.
Sin is a power that seeks to influence, enslave,
and destroy. Sin in it most basic element
is to be obedience to Satan, and let no one
be fooled you are owned lock stock and barrel
by Satin, he is your master, and that in a nut shell
is where sin takes us. We can't serve two masters,
and we must choose who we are going to serve.
Joshua 7:1
But Israel was unfaithful concerning the things
set apart for the Lord. A man named Achan
had stolen some of the things, so the Lord was very
angry with the Israelites. Achan was the son of
Carmi, of the family of Zimri, of the clan of Zerah,
And of the tribe of Judah.
There is no such thing as a 'secret' or "private."
Sin. God tell us in his word that what is
unknown will become known. I'm sure there
has been times in all of our lives, that we have or
at least tried to convince ourselves that a certain
sin was ok as long as no one knew about it, and we
if resolved in our heart to obey God even
when no one is looking. And to our shame
and sorrow we didn't keep our resolve, this will
always happen again and again and other will also
be hurt by this action of sin on our part. But Praise
God, he promises to forgive all our Sin if we will repent
and ask, forgiveness of our sin. But let us not to forget
"Sin always hurt someone."
Ephesians 5;3-9
Let there be no sexual immorality, impurity, or greed
among you. Such sin have no place among God's
people. Obscene stories, foolish talk, coarse jokes, these
are not for you. Instead, let there be thankfulness
to God. You can be sure that no immoral, impure,
or greedy person will inherit the Kingdom of Christ
and of God. For a greedy person is really an idolater
who worships the things of this world. Don't be fooled
by those who try to excuse these sins, for the terrible
angry of God comes upon all who disobey him. Don't
participate in the things these people do. For though your
heart was once full of darkness, now you are full of light
from the Lord, and your behavior should show it. For
this light within you produces only what is good and
right and true.
Colossians 3:8-11
But now it is time to get rid of angry, rage, malicious
behavior, slander, and dirty language. Don't lie to
each other, for you have stripped off your old evil nature
and all its wicked deeds. In its place you have clothes
yourselves with a brand new nature that is continually
being renewed as you learn more and more about Christ,
who created this new nature within you. In this new life,
it doesn't matter if you are a Jew or a Gentile, circumcised
or uncircumcised, barbaric, uncivilized, slave, or free. Christ
is all that matters, and he lives in all of us.
As we all know God gave us the Ten Commandments
as God's absolute moral and ethical standard, I
am here to tell you that God hasn't changed his mind
just because times have changed. I have had Christians
ask if so and so is a sin? My answer is if your not sure
don't do it. Our behavior is to be an example of the light
of Christ that fills our hearts. God calls us to rid our
lives of the impurity, lust, and shameful desires of this
world, yet I hear people saying all the time when
they Sin, "'God will understand I'm only human"
No he won't, and he doesn't understand, we have no
excuse , when the Word Of God tell us how to over come
the desires of the world. He doesn't lay down these
conditions to be a mean and unloveing, but to protect
us as we protect our own children by having rules
they have to obey and live by. So the answer to
the question some may ask what is or isn't sin
go to God's Word and you will find out.
Romans 7:14-25
The law is good then. The trouble is not the
law but with me, because I am sold into slavery,
with sin as my master. I don't understand
myself at all, for I really want to do what
is right, I inevitably do what is wrong, I
love God's with all my heart. But there
is another law at work within me that is at
war with my mind . This law wins the fight
and makes me a slave to the sin that is still
within me. Oh, what a miserable person I am!
Who will free me from this life that is dominated
by sin? Thank God! The answer is in Jesus
Christ our Lord. So you see how it is: in my
mind I really want to obey God's law, but
because of my sinful nature I am a slave to sin.
1John 3-6
Those who sin are opposed to the law of God,
For all the opposes the law of God. And you
Know that Jesus came to take away our sins,
for there is no sin in him. So if we continue
to live in him, we won't sin either. But those
who keep on sinning have never known him or
understood who he is.
Romans 8:1-2
So now there is no condemnation for those who
belong to Christ Jesus. For the power of the
life giving Spirit has freed you thought Christ
Jesus from the power of sin that leads to death.
As we all know that being a Christian does
not mean that we never sin anymore, what it
does means although we will always struggle
with sin, but in Christ we are guaranteed the
victory. Thank you Jesus! When as believers
we find that we have sined, by God grace we
will not be dominated by the practice of sin.
If we will continually yield our lives to the
Control of the Holy Spirit, sin will lose its
Influence over us.
1John 1:8-9
If we say we have no sin, we are only fooling
ourselves and refusing to accept the truth. But if
we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just
to forgive us and to cleanse us from every wrong.
When the Holy Spirit makes us aware of sin in
our life, if we will just confess our sin, this
will bring cleansing of forgiveness to our lives.
At this moment if you are reading this, and
you have any sin in your life won't
you pause at this time, and confess it to
God and receives forgivness/Now for
thoughts who did this you can rest assured
that you are forgiven, the slate is wiped clean.
"God's Promises,"
#1 He forgives all sins no matter how big.
#2 He wants to forget our sin.
#3 He will heal us of our faithlessness
#4 He saves us from the consequences of sin.
#5 He says if we confess our sins, he will
forgive us.
Dear Lord Jesus thank you that you will
forgive us of our sin if we will confess them.
Thank you for Salvation, let us remember
that our Salvation came at a high coast to you
for it was by your Blood, that our sins are covered
no longer to be remembered. Lord let us not
make excuses for our wrong doings. Lord let us
not forget you can not look on sin, so therefore
sin breaks our commutation with you until
we come into a right relationship. Lord
let us be true to our calling to be your sons
and daughters, to be the light house that will
draw the ship wrecked to the harbor of
safety and that is non other than you Lord
the Lamb of God the light of the world.
Amen & Amen
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