WRONG
ACTIONS BEAR CONSEQUENCES
BREAD
23 For
the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus
our Lord. Romans 6:23 (NIV)
16 The
wages of the righteous bring them life, but the income of the wicked brings
them punishment. Proverbs 10:16 (NIV)
15 See, I
set before you today life and prosperity, death and destruction. 16 For I command you today to
love the Lord your God, to walk in
his ways, and to keep his commands, decrees and laws; then you will live and
increase, and the Lord your God
will bless you in the land you are entering to possess. 17 But if your heart turns away
and you are not obedient, and if you are drawn away to bow down to other gods
and worship them, 18 I
declare to you this day that you will certainly be destroyed. You will not live
long in the land you are crossing the Jordan to enter and possess. Deuteronomy 30:15-18 (NIV)
18 The
wicked man earns deceptive wages, but he who sows righteousness reaps a sure
reward. 19 The
truly righteous man attains life, but he who pursues evil goes to his death. 20 The Lord detests men of perverse heart but he delights in those
whose ways are blameless. 21 Be sure of this: The wicked will not go unpunished,
but those who are righteous will go free. Proverbs 11:18-21 (NIV)
6 The
house of the righteous contains great treasure, but the income of the wicked
brings them trouble. Proverbs 15:6 (NIV)
28 Furthermore,
since they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, he gave
them over to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done. 29 They have become filled with
every kind of wickedness, evil, greed and depravity. They are full of envy,
murder, strife, deceit and malice. They are gossips, 30 slanderers, God-haters,
insolent, arrogant and boastful; they invent ways of doing evil; they disobey
their parents; 31 they
are senseless, faithless, heartless, ruthless. 32 Although they know God's
righteous decree that those who do such things deserve death, they not only
continue to do these very things but also approve of those who practice them. Romans 1:28-32 (NIV)
6 The
mind of sinful man is death, but the mind controlled by the Spirit is life and
peace; 7 the
sinful mind is hostile to God. It does not submit to God's law, nor can it do
so. 8 Those
controlled by the sinful nature cannot please God. Romans 8:6-8 (NIV)
12 Therefore,
brothers, we have an obligation--but it is not to the sinful nature, to live
according to it. 13 For if
you live according to the sinful nature, you will die; but if by the Spirit you
put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live, 14 because those who are led by
the Spirit of God are sons of God. Romans
8:12-14 (NIV)
7 Do not
be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. 8 The one who sows to please his
sinful nature, from that nature will reap destruction; the one who sows to
please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life. 9 Let us not become weary in
doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
Galatians 6:7-9 (NIV)
BUTTER
“We judge things by their present
appearance; but the Lord sees them in their consequences. If we could do the same we would be perfectly
of His mind; but since we can’t, it is an unspeakable mercy that He will manage
for us, whether we are pleased with His management or not; and it is regarded
as one of His heaviest judgments when He gives any person up to the way of their
own hearts, and to walk according to their own wisdom.” John
Newton
“We want to believe that we are
autonomous, but the gospel assures us we are under the jurisdiction of God. We
want to believe that we are good at heart, but the gospel says we are far worse
than we could possibly imagine. We want to believe we are wise, but the gospel
says we are foolish. We want to define ourselves by our desires and
preferences, but the gospel says that God has already defined us in the act of
creating us. We want to believe that we can do whatever we want today without
fear of eternal consequences, but the gospel unapologetically declares that
there will be the most fearsome and eternal consequences for our sin. That is
an offensive message. That is an ultimately offensive message…. But the
gospel cuts against the grain with a message that counters it all: You are
disobedient, you are dead, you are doomed. (And, of course, until Christ found
me I, too, was disobedient and dead and doomed.) This bad news of the gospel is
so offensive (yet so demonstrably true!) that few people stick around to hear
the good news—the good news that there is hope and forgiveness and freedom for
those who will put their faith in Jesus Christ and receive his salvation. The
bright stars are only visible against the dark sky, and the ultimate joy of the
gospel only shines against the ultimate bad.” Tim Challies
“Just as there are always blessings to obedience, conversely there will always be consequences to sin. Every sin carries with it a death sentence – death to trust, death to relationship, death to freedom, etc. etc. We do not sin merely as unto ourselves, sin’s tentacles are far reaching and devastating – like a ripple in the water when you cast in a stone. We get to choose to sin or not but God chooses the consequence. Just read about what happened to King David after his encounter with Bathsheba and how it affected the rest of his life. God is severe in His judgments because He knows what sin does to a life and the lives of others. This is not a winking, joking thing with Him. He doesn’t want us to go there (to say the least) – He has far greater, pleasing and perfect plans for us than that. It is all too important to note that while a believer in Jesus is forgiven for sin that does not mean there will not be consequences. Just saying….” BHY
HEART SAVOR
·
Sin is an
insidious monster – stay away from it at all costs.
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Believers
are forgiven but that does not erase consequences.
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The mind
controlled by the Spirit is life and peace.
