“A favorable or advantageous combination of circumstances ”

(American Heritage Dictionary, 499).

Opportunity

Sin Seizes Opportunities

• Afforded by Law (Rom. 3:19-20; 7:7-12).

““I am always I am always ready to learn, ready to learn, although I do although I do not always like not always like being taught”being taught”

Winston Churchill

Sin Seizes Opportunities

• Afforded by Law (Rom. 3:19-20; 7:7-12).• For Temptation (Luke 4:13; James 1:14;

John 8:44; 13:2; 13:27).• For Occasion to Sin.

Herodias• Mark 6:21-26; 6:16-20

Judas• Matthew 26:14-16; Luke 22:3• Matthew 26:6-9• John 12:6

We Must Cut Off Opportunity For Evil

• Give No Opportunity to the Adversary (1 Timothy 5:9-15).• Hinder Opportunity for Error (2 Cor. 11:12-

13).• Liberty is not Opportunity for the Flesh (Gal.

5:13-14; 1 Thess. 5:21-22; Rom. 12:17; 12:2).

We Must Seize Opportunity for Good

• “As we have opportunity” (Gal. 6:7-10).

““Who seeks, and Who seeks, and will not take when will not take when once ‘tis offered once ‘tis offered shall never find it shall never find it more”more”

((Anthony and CleopatraAnthony and Cleopatra).).

William Shakespeare

We Must Seize Opportunity for Good

• “As we have opportunity” (Gal. 6:7-10).• God Gives us Abilities (1 Peter 4:10-11; 1

Corinthians 4:7).• God Expects Only What We Have Ability to

Perform (Matt. 25:14-15; Acts 11:27-30).

When there is no opportunity there is no sin.• Philippians 4:10

Yet there is honor in Sacrifice.

• 2 Corinthians 8:1-3