Introduction:

1 John 3:4; 5:17; James 4:17; Romans 14:23; 2:14, 15

God gives us boundaries, not because He does not want us to have fun but because He knows what is best for us.  A dog has boundaries of not going out of a backyard, but still wants to get out of the yard and go digging in trashcans and eat dirty diapers.

Joshua 7:? The acursed thing; Romans 3:13 the poison of a snake

1.      Sin Goes From Bad to Worse

1. Romans 6:19 sin leads to more sin, it can lead to bondage in someone’s life.
2. Sin says, ‘Well I can manage this, just one more time.
3. It is like a match that can start a big forest fire
4. Sin wants to come in and bring control over your life

2.      Sin Leads to Bondage

1. John 8:34
2. Sodom and Gomorra Genesis 19:4-11 the men are struck with blindness and grew weary trying to commit this sin.
3. Like a rat who gets caught in a trap and while it is dying is still nibbling on the cheese.
4. 1 Timothy 1:15; Acts 26:18; 1 John 5:19 people don’t even believe that the devil exist; Ephesians 2:1-3; John 3:19 men love sin and do not want to let go of it.

3.      Sin is Filthiness

1. 2 Corinthians 7:1
2. Zech. 3:3

4.      God Hates Sin

1. Zech 11:8
2. Habakkuk 1:13

5.      Sin Causes You To Hate Yourself

1. Habakkuk
2. Luke 5:8
3. Job 42:5

6.      Sin Has Consequences

1. Galatians 6:7
2. Proverbs 14:14 the backslider
3. Proverbs 13:15 the way of the transgressor is hard

7.      Sin Brings Shame

1. Romans 6:21 are country has lost the ability of being shamed
2. The things that people use to do in the dark they are now doing  the public
3. Sin is like the devil, ‘Out to kill, steal, and destroy’

8.      Sin Makes Man Unthankful

1. 2 Timothy 3:2
2. Romans 1:? Men become thankful in their heart
3. God causes the rain to fall on the just and the unjust.  The unjust don’t even care or are thankful to God for this.
4. Unthankfulness is a sign of sin creeping into mans heart producing pride, ‘I have acomplished these things myself.’
5. Romans 11:36
6. Revelation 4:11

9.      Sin effects Every Person

1. Ps. 51:5
2. Romans 5:12; 3:23
3. Ephesians 2:1-3

10.  Sin Has Eternal Consequences

1. Ephesians 2:1-3 children of wrath
2. The wages of sin ‘this is the payment people get for their sin’
3. Hebrews 10:26,27,29,30
4. Jer. 13:23