Sin distorts, deceives, destroys, and dominates

  • Luke 4:10-11 – Distorts God’s law
  • Genesis 3:1-6 – Deceives us into thinking we can get away with sin.
  • Romans 3:23 – Destroys our relationship with God.
  • Dominates us where one sin may turn into two and lead us down the path of the wicked.

Will it give Satan a foothold?

  • David: II Samuel 11:1-4

    • David had multiple changes to say no.

      • v1 – Didn’t go to war.

      • v2 – When he saw her bathing.

      • v3 – When he inquired.

      • v4 – When she arrived.

  • Joseph: Genesis 39:6-12

    • Joseph said no immediately and repeatedly.

    • When she cornered him, he resisted.

    • He FLED!

  • The repercussions

    • David: II Samuel 11:5-15; 12:19

      • Deceived Uriah into thinking that Bathsheba’s child is his own.

      • Murdered Uriah to cover up the sin of fornication.

      • The death of David and Bathsheba’s child.

    • Joseph: Genesis 41:37-41

      • Went to prison.

      • Interpreted the dreams of the baker and cupbearer.

      • Interpreted Pharaoh’s dream and because the second most powerful man in Egypt.

Will it bring reproach upon me?

  • I Timothy 3:1-2

    • Reproach – not arrested, blameless, unrebukable

    • Blameless

  • When people look at us, they should see someone worthy of the benefit of the doubt.

  • How to be blameless?

    • Psalms 119:1-8 – Follow the law of God

Are we asking the question wrongly?

  • Minimum requirement

    • How much can I put in and be pleasing to God?

    • Will 70% work?

    • What’s the least I have to do?

  • Maximum permission

    • How much can I get out of the world and still be pleasing to God?

  • Two examples

    • Daniel: Daniel 1:8-21

      • Didn’t want to risk eating and contaminating his body with the king’s food.

      • Gave the minimum to the king and gave everything to God.

    • Israelite man: Numbers 15:32-36

      • No work on the Sabbath

      • How do you define work?

      • A man was gathering wood.

      • What happened to him?

      • The presumptuous sin.

      • What’s his mindset?

      • What does it mean to be presumptuous?

What attitude should we have?

  • To glorify God

    • I Corinthians 10:31

    • I Peter 1:14-15

    • Colossians 3:17

  • We need to draw lines, so we do not allow our minds to become corrupt.

    • II Corinthians 10:3-5

    • Matthew 5:27-28

    • James 1:12-15

Summary