• I can be part of the effort for years and still choose to sin.
    • Mark 3:13-19
    • Luke 22:1-6
    • James 4:1-7 - Sin is our own choice.
  • A “small” vice can become my big downfall.
    • John 12:3-6 - Judas had a problem with greed and theft.
    • Matthew 26:14-16 - Judas’ “small” vice becomes a bigger problem.
    • John 7:30 - Jesus had been in danger of arrest many times.
    • James 1:14-15 - the progression of sin
    • Matthew 5:21-26 - Don’t even allow sin to start!
    • Matthew 5:27-28 - To stop adultery, stop lusting after women! Stop the sin before it can even get started.
    • Matthew 15:19
    • I Timothy 6:10
  • I shouldn’t give up on myself
    • Matthew 27:1-5 - Judas hanged himself when he saw what was happening to Jesus.
    • Genesis 4:7 - Cain had the ability to master his sin, but did not do it.