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Godly Vs. Ungodly View
Of
Sin
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1 Tim 4:7-8 (NKJV)7 But reject profane and old wives'
fables, and exercise yourself toward godliness. 8 For bodily
exercise profits a little, but godliness is profitable for all things, having promise of the life that now is and
of that which is to come.
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W.E. Vine: “That piety which, characterized by a Godward attitude, does that which is well pleasing to Him.”
Ungodly = Not-godly - God is not the primary object when making decisions.
Godly Vs. Ungodly
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All Adults Evangelicals Born
AgainOther Faith
Atheist/ Agnostic
gambling 61% 27% 45% 69% 75%
Co-habitation 60% 12% 49% 70% 87%
enjoying sexual thoughts or fantasies about someone
59% 15% 49% 71% 78%
having an abortion 45% 4% 33% 45% 71%
having a sexual relationship with someone to whom you are not
married42% 7% 35% 47% 69%
looking at pictures of nudity or explicit sexual behavior
38% 5% 28% 49% 70%
using profanity 36% 7% 29% 46% 68%
getting drunk 35% 8% 24% 44% 61%
having a sexual relationship with someone of the same sex
30% 5% 20% 41% 55%
using drugs not prescribed by a medical doctor
17% 6% 11% 25% 38%
Percentage of Adults Who Consider A Behavior To Be
“Morally Acceptable”
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Court approves homosexual 'marriages' By Cheryl Wetzstein
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (Feb 3) told state lawmakers that only
"marriage" for homosexuals — not civil unions — is constitutional, guaranteeing that the nation's first same-sex "marriages" will
occur this spring.
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Familiarity – Pro. 6:27,28Euphemisms – Isaiah 5:20Laughing At Sin - Eph 5:4Psychology - Is 30:10Comparison – 2 Cor. 10:12
Adultery
Adultery
FornicationFornication
AlcoholAlcohol
HomosexualityHomosexuality
Gambling
Gambling
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Have we allowed the secular World to numb our conscience?
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Presbyterians - 1978“…Homosexuality is not God's wish for humanity…On
the basis of our under-standing that the practice of homosexuality is sin, we are concerned that
homosexual believers and the observing world should not be left in doubt about the church's mind on this
issue during any further period of study.”
(Minutes of the 190th General Assembly [1978], United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A., pp. 261-62)
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Presbyterians - 1980“In 1980, a General Assembly added: ‘Homosexuality presents a particular
problem for the church. It seems to be contrary to the teaching of scripture.’”
(Minutes of the 120th General Assembly [1980], Presbyterian Church in the United States, p. 213)
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Presbyterians - 1991The church should “re-evaluate its definition of sin to reflect the changing mores of society.” They also went
on to say that the church should sound “a call for widening the circle of the faithful—not with children,
but with non-reproductive gays, lesbians, and heterosexual singles who practice ‘safe sex.’ We feel that marriage is not what legitimates sexual gratification.”
(Roll Over John Calvin, Time Magazine, 5-6-91, p. 59)
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Godly Vs. Ungodly View Of SinPresbyterians
• 1978 - Homosexuality is sin -
• 1980 – “Seems” to be contrary to Scripture
• 1991 - Re-evaluate Definition of Sin
Dress
Language
Abortion
Homosexuality
Gambling
Drunkenness
Morality Established
By God
O LORD, I KNOW THE WAY
OF MAN IS NOT IN HIMSELF;
IT IS NOT IN MAN WHO
WALKS TO DIRECT HIS OWN
STEPS (JER. 10:23).
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1 Corinthians 6:9
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Majority of People – Matt. 7:13-14; Gen. 6:5-7
Family Relations – Matt. 10:34-37; 2 Chron. 15:16
Government – Acts 4:19; 5:29
Sincerity – Acts 26:9-11; 23:1; 1 Tim. 1:15
End Justifies the Means – 2 Sam. 6:6-7; Num. 4:15
Feelings – Gen. 37:35; Prov. 16:25
Changing Mores of Society – Acts 10:34-35; 15:6; 17:30
Rise In Disposable Income – 1 Tim. 6:9-10, 17
Sin Is Not Determined By:
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Transgression Of Law – 1 John 3:4
If Not Of Faith – Rom 14:23
All Unrighteousness – 1 John 5:17
Omitting Known Duty – James 4:17
Missing the mark – Rom 3:23
What Is Sin?
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Doing what God Forbids - (Gen 2:17,18; 3:6,17; 1 Jn 5:17).
Adding to God’s Word - (Deut. 4:2; Rev. 22:19; 2 Sam. 6:3; Num. 4:1-15; Mat. 15:5,6; 2 Jn 9).
Making substitutions - (Gen. 4:4; Lev. 10; Heb 8:5; 1 Jn 3:4).
Not doing what God Commands - (1 Sam. 15; 1 Chro. 15:13).
Subtracting from God’s Word - (Deut. 4:2; Rev. 22:19; Mat. 23:1-3).
Knowing to do good and not doing it – (Jam. 4:17)
Godly Vs. Ungodly View Of SinWhat Is Sin?
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Matthew 5:29-30 (NKJV) 29 If your right eye causes you to sin,
pluck it out and cast it from you; for it is more profitable for you that one of your members perish, than for your
whole body to be cast into hell. 30 And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and cast it from you; for it is more
profitable for you that one of your members perish, than for your whole
body to be cast into hell.
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Matthew 18:8-9 (NKJV) 8 If your hand or foot causes you to sin,
cut it off and cast it from you. It is better for you to enter into life lame or maimed, rather than having two hands
or two feet, to be cast into the everlasting fire. 9 And if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out and cast it from you. It is better for you to enter into life
with one eye, rather than having two eyes, to be cast into hell fire.
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To live holy lives – 1 Peter 1:13-16
To cease living in sin – Rom. 6:1,2;
Awake to righteousness, and do not sin – 1 Cor. 15:34
Deny ungodliness and worldly lusts, . . . live soberly, righteously, and godly in the present age, - Titus 2:11-13
If we sin – repent, confess & pray!!
What God Demands of His People
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Temporal - (Proverbs 13:15).
Spiritual - (Gen 3; Is. 59:1,2; Rom 3:23; 1 Tim 5:6; Heb 3:13; 2 Thes 2:9-12; Heb 6:4-8).
Eternal - (Rom 6:23; Rev 21:8; 1 Cor. 6:9-11 ).
The Consequences of Losing Our Battle With Sin––
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God Cannot Tolerate Sin – Rom. 1:18
“No Respecter Of Persons” – Ac. 10:34
Only God Can Forgive Sins. – Mark 2:7
Ability To Forgive Cost God His Son! – 1 Pet 1:19
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Godly Vs. Ungodly View Of SinTo Godly
PeopleSIN IS MAN’S
MOST SERIOUS PROBLEM
Solving Problem of Sin is Man’s most urgent need!
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The Price Paid
For Our Sin
How Do You View Sin?
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The Price Paid
For Our Sin
How Do You View Sin?
Hebrews 10:29 (NKJV)
29 Of how much worse punishment,
do you suppose, will he be thought
worthy who has trampled the Son of
God underfoot, counted the blood of
the covenant by which he was
sanctified a common thing, and
insulted the Spirit of grace?
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