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The Seeds of Sin (#1)

The Seeds of Sin (#1). James 4:1-10. Sin and its Temptations 1 Jno. 1:8, 10; Rom. 3:9, 12, 23. Sin is not to dominate us, Rom. 6:1-2, 12-14; 1 Jno. 2:1, 29; 3:7-8 Mankind and sin, James 1:12-16

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The Seeds of Sin (#1)

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  1. The Seeds of Sin (#1) James 4:1-10

  2. Sin and its Temptations 1 Jno. 1:8, 10; Rom. 3:9, 12, 23 Sin is not to dominate us, Rom. 6:1-2, 12-14; 1 Jno. 2:1, 29; 3:7-8 Mankind and sin, James 1:12-16 Seeds, effects and remedy of sin, James 4:1-10

  3. The Seeds of sinJames 4:1-6 (Matt. 15:18-20)

  4. Selfish Lust, James 4:1-3; 1:14-15 • Pleasures: “the desire to get what one does not have and greatly desires” (Robertson, Word Pictures, VI:49) • Pleasing oneself, cf. Luke 8:14; Titus 3:3 • Oppose the will of God, 1 Peter 4:1-2 • Flesh, eyes, pride: Objects of lust, 1 Jno. 2:16 • Selfishness (4:3): Self-interest rather than denial of self, Lk. 9:23 (Phil. 2:3-4) • Selfish ambition, Gal. 5:20 (electioneering, partisanship; desire to put oneself forward)

  5. Worldliness, James 4:4 (Mark 4:19; 1 John 2:15-17) • Friend of God: Active faith, Jas. 2:22-23 • Friend of world: Faithlessness, Jas. 4:4 • Cannot serve two masters, Matt. 6:24; Eph. 5:7-11 • We choose our Master!

  6. Envy, James 4:5 • “Feeling of displeasure produced by witnessing or hearing of the advantage or prosperity of others…envy desires to deprive another of what he has.” (Vine) • “Is it to envying that the Spirit…longs?” (Pulpit Comm.) • Engine and companion of strife, Rom. 13:13; 1 Cor. 3:3

  7. Pride, James 4:6 • Over estimation of self, Gal. 6:3 • Associated with the love of self, 2 Tim. 3:2 • A clear connection with the temptation to sin and how we view our self, Jas. 1:14 (1 Cor. 10:12)

  8. Seeds of SinJames 4:1-6 God gives grace that is greater than sin, Jas. 4:6

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