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Godly Vs. Ungodly View Of Sin

Godly Vs. Ungodly View Of Sin. 1 Tim 4:7-8 (NKJV)

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Godly Vs. Ungodly View Of Sin

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  1. Godly Vs. Ungodly View Of Sin W 65th St church of Christ

  2. 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. W 65th St church of Christ

  3. Godly Vs. Ungodly • 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. W 65th St church of Christ

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  5. Percentage of Adults Who Consider A Behavior To Be “Morally Acceptable” 65th St church of Christ

  6. Godly Vs. Ungodly View Of Sin Court approves homosexual 'marriages'By Cheryl WetzsteinTHE 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. 65th St church of Christ

  7. Homosexuality Adultery Fornication Alcohol Gambling Godly Vs. Ungodly View Of Sin Familiarity – Pro. 6:27,28 Euphemisms – Isaiah 5:20 Laughing At Sin - Eph 5:4 Psychology - Is 30:10 Comparison – 2 Cor. 10:12 Have we allowed the secular World to numb our conscience? 65th St church of Christ

  8. Godly Vs. Ungodly View Of Sin 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) W 65th St church of Christ

  9. Godly Vs. Ungodly View Of Sin 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) W 65th St church of Christ

  10. Godly Vs. Ungodly View Of Sin Presbyterians - 1991 The 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) W 65th St church of Christ

  11. Godly Vs. Ungodly View Of Sin • Presbyterians • 1978 - Homosexuality is sin - • 1980 – “Seems” to be contrary to Scripture • 1991 - Re-evaluate Definition of Sin W 65th St church of Christ

  12. Godly Vs. Ungodly View Of Sin Dress 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). Language Abortion Homosexuality Morality Established By God Gambling Drunkenness 1 Corinthians 6:9

  13. Godly Vs. Ungodly View Of Sin Sin Is Not Determined By: • 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

  14. Godly Vs. Ungodly View Of Sin What Is Sin? • 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

  15. Godly Vs. Ungodly View Of Sin What Is Sin? • 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) OMISSION COMMISSION W. 65th St church of Christ/ 2/6/2005

  16. Godly Vs. Ungodly View Of Sin 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. W 65th St church of Christ

  17. Godly Vs. Ungodly View Of Sin 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. W 65th St church of Christ

  18. Godly Vs. Ungodly View Of Sin What God Demands of His People • 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!! W. 65th St church of Christ/ 2/6/2005

  19. Godly Vs. Ungodly View Of Sin The Consequences of Losing Our Battle With Sin–– • 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 ). W. 65th St church of Christ/ 2/6/2005

  20. Godly Vs. Ungodly View Of Sin To Godly People • 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 SIN IS MAN’S MOST SERIOUS PROBLEM Solving Problem of Sin is Man’s most urgent need! W 65th St church of Christ

  21. How Do You View Sin? The Price Paid For Our Sin W 65th St church of Christ

  22. How Do You View Sin? The Price Paid For Our 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? W 65th St church of Christ

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