Daily Meditation from the Bible - The Word of God

5. BEWARE OF SIN

By Patriarch John Williams (President of IICM)

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1. WHAT IS SIN?
  • All Transgressions (Violations) of God's Laws in the Bible are Sins
  • All unrighteousness is Sin (Anything that is not right is Sin)
  • When a person knows to do good and not do it, it is Sin
  • Some examples of Sins specifically mentioned in the Bible are:
  • Lying, steeling, un-forgiveness, murder, hatred, pride, covetousness, worldliness, discontentment, lust, adultery, fornication etc.
  • Multitude of words is sin
  • Evil thoughts are Sins
2. SOME TRUTHS ABOUT SIN THAT EVERY ONE SHOULD
      KNOW
  • Sin is alluring, enticing and tempting
  • Sin is habit forming or repetitive in nature
  • Sin is committed under the influence of an evil spirit which specializes in a particular kind of sin (eg: spirit of lying, spirit of steeling, spirit of un-forgiveness, spirit of murder, spirit of hatred, spirit of pride, spirit of covetousness, spirit of worldliness, spirit of discontentment, spirit of murder etc.
  • Sin is unprofitable
  • Sin will be exposed or find the sinner out
  • Sin is a shameful act
  • Sin will be judged and punished by God
  • Sin will give a feeling of Guilt
  • Sin will give only a momentary pleasure
  • Sin has a penalty or wages of death, ultimately
  • Sin puts the sinner in a bondage or the sinner is bound by a chain or chord of sin
  • Sin has a tendency to grow or mushroom and assume gigantic proportions
  • Sin is just an error, mistake, a slip but a deliberate, well thought out, planned wrongful and immoral act committed knowingly, willfully and deliberately
  • Sin is an inexcusable act with no defense or justification
3. WHY DO PEOPLE SIN?
  • Under the influence and deception of the devil
  • Under sudden and grave provocation or in a state of anger 
  • Under temptation
  • Because they are hooked or in a bondage
  • For the momentary pleasure
  • Because they are foolish
  • Because they are not determined not to commit any act of Sin
  • Because they not fully conscious of the penalty and the consequences of sin which is so severe and terrible
  • Because they fail to examine themselves daily to check and see if their deeds and acts measure up the Biblical Standards
4. HOW CAN WE STOP SINNING AND ESCAPE FROM THE
    PENALTY OF SIN?
  • By knowing the above truths about the sin
  • By truly repenting for it and asking for God's forgiveness
  • By jotting down the kinds of sins that we normally commit or have a tendency to commit
  • By making a decision not to indulge in any sinful act
  • By examining ourselves every day to find out if we have committed any sin on that day, repenting and confessing, and seeking the help of God not repeat those sins again the next day

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