Sins To Death (Mark 3:28)
Our God is a God of forgiveness, right?
We have examined the sad truth of those who reject His grace.
But now, what about Christians who persist in sin? What about sinning Christians?
Turn to Revelation 1. Let’s see what our Lord thinks of sinning Christians.
1. 1:10-20 Christ is presently searching; examining His church
2. 2-3 Christ is judging sin
2:2 Emphases: “I know…”
2:4 Left first love (v.5 warning)
2:14 Tolerate sin (v.16 warning)
2:20 Immorality (v.20-23)
3. Turn to I Corinthians 11:28-34 – Christ’s warning that either we judge or lives or Christ will
4. Turn to Hebrews 12:5-13 – God proving discipline is proof of true faith
5. Galatians 5:21; 6:7-8 – Christians can’t continue in sin without reaping correction
SO:
1. Christ is searching our secrets of heart and body today (Rev. 1)
2. Christ judges sin that He finds via conviction (Rev. 2-3)
3. Either we respond and repent or He will act ( I Corinthians 11)
4. Christ’s discipline shows we are in His family (Hebrews 12)
5. Sin has consequences (Galatians 5/6)
NOW:
6. We must not tolerate what God will not tolerate – I Corinthians 5:1-8 (seek restoration sinning Christian; if not, put out)
FINALLY:
7. Persistent sins lead to death for Christians – I John 5:16-17
Context of assurance and access comes with a warning!
Why? Because 1-6 are true
Now, let’s talk about sin in general, then in specific
1. Sin should be confessed: Job 33;27: Prov. 28:13
grieved for, 2 Chr. 6:29: Mark 3:5
mourned over Psa 38:18: Jer, 3:21
hated Psa 97:10: Prov. 8:13; Amos 5:15
abhorred, Rom. 12:9
put away, Job 11:14
departed from. Psa 34:14; 2 Tim 2;19
avoided even in appearance, I Thes 5:22
guarded against, Psa 4:4; 39:1
Striven against, Heb. 12:4
Mortified, Rom. 8:13: Col. 3:5
Wholly destroyed, Rom. 6:6
2. The biblical concept of sin comes from a study of words used in both Testaments for sin. The terms are numerous compared to the words for grace in the Bible.
Only three words are needed to express grade (chen and chesed in the Old Testament and charis in the New).
By contrast, there are at least eight essential words for sin in the Old Testament and a dozen in the New. Together, they furnish the basic concepts involved in the doctrine.
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