Don McClain 1 W 65th St church of Christ. 1 Tim 4:7-8 (NKJV) 7 But reject profane and old wives' fables, and exercise yourself toward godliness. 8 For

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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.

Don McClain


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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


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).


1 Corinthians 6:9


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:


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.

Don McClain



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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

Don McClain

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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Don McClain 1 W 65th St church of Christ. 1 Tim 4:7-8 (NKJV) 7 But reject profane and old wives' fables, and exercise yourself toward godliness. 8 For