The Dangers of Sin

What are some words that you would use to describe sin?

The Bible presents God’s attitude toward sin with strong feelings of hostility, disgust, and utter dislike. For example, sin is described as putrefying sores (Isaiah 1:6, NKJV), a heavy burden (Psalm 38:4), defiling filth (Titus 1:15; 2 Corinthians 7:1), a binding debt (Matthew 6:12-15), darkness (1 John 1:6) and a scarlet stain (Isaiah 1:18).

sin is decietful

sin blinds us to the truth

sin enslaves us

Sin Seperates

Sin separates men from God (Isa. 59:1-2). Sin even separates God’s people from one another (1 Cor. 1:10-14). Sin separates marriages (Mt. 19:9). Sin separates family members from one another (Gen. 4:8). Sin separates friendships (Prov. 16:28).

Sin always causes seperation - Adam and Eve in the garden

people could not approach god with their sacrifices they had to go through a priest and only after they had been cleansed

Micah 3:4 NASB95

Then they will cry out to the Lord, But He will not answer them. Instead, He will hide His face from them at that time Because they have practiced evil deeds.

Psalm 5:4 NASB95

For You are not a God who takes pleasure in wickedness; No evil dwells with You.

Jeremiah 2:13 NASB95

“For My people have committed two evils: They have forsaken Me, The fountain of living waters, To hew for themselves cisterns, Broken cisterns That can hold no water.

forsaken the lord and created others sources of water

sin can seperate us from Jesus sacrifice

Hebrews 10:26 NASB95

For if we go on sinning willfully after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins,

we can decieve ourselves that we have no sin

1 John 1:8 NASB95

If we say that we have no sin, we are deceiving ourselves and the truth is not in us.

James 4:17 NASB95

Therefore, to one who knows the right thing to do and does not do it, to him it is sin.

He chooses not tto hear -

Psalm 66:18 NASB95

If I regard wickedness in my heart, The Lord will not hear;

Sin Enslaves

God begins to list some of their sins. Notice the use of the different parts of the

body:

a. Hands are defiled with blood (1:15)—they persecuted the innocent (murder,

oppression and cruelty).

b. Fingers with iniquity—may refer to thefts.

c. Lips have spoken lies.

Lies will poison any society and eventually bring it to its end.

d. Tongue has muttered perversity—spoke evil things with a hateful spirit.

e. Did not seek justice and truth—deceitful; taking advantage of others.

f. Trusted in empty words and speak lies.

g. Schemed and made plans to do evil.

However, the apostle Paul quotes some of these verses in Romans 3:15-17. Paul began that section in Romans 3:9 declaring that all people, Jews and Gentiles, are under sin. No one is righteous, no, not one! No one understand; no one seeks for God. All have turned aside; together they have become worthless; no one does good, not even one (Romans 3:10-11). These declarations and quotations from scripture lead into Paul quoting this passage from Isaiah 59 to prove his point that no one is righteous before God. Every person has a sin problem. Every person is separated by God from their sins. What we are reading in Isaiah 59 is not just Israel; it is every one of us!

Sin Brings Judgment

More of their sins are confessed:

a. Transgressing—violating His commandments is sin! (1 Jn 3:4).

b. Lying—being false to God (Titus 1:16)—claiming to be His but worshiping

false gods.

c. Departing from our God (1 Tim 4:1ff).

d. Speaking oppression and revolt—forming and implementing plans to take

advantage of others and rebelling against God.

e. Conceiving and uttering...falsehood—(Mk 7:21-23). Notice the source of

these things is the heart. We must guard it!

f. Justice and righteousness stands afar off—unjust and untruthful in their legal

decisions.

g. Truth is fallen...equity cannot enter—truthfulness was rare and those who

would not participate in their evil were harassed.

leads to death

James 1:14–15 NASB95

But each one is tempted when he is carried away and enticed by his own lust. Then when lust has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and when sin is accomplished, it brings forth death.

CONFESS & REPENT