Slaughter Sin Or It Will Slaughter You Colossians 3:5-10 Romans 6:1-4 Ephesians 4:20-24 Colossians 2:9-11 1 Corinthians 6:18-20 Ephesians 5:1-5 Galatians 5:19-25 Ephesians 5:8-13 1 Corinthians 10:13 1 John 1:9 1 John 2:6 10.01.18

SLAUGHTER SIN OR IT WILL SLAUGHTER YOU

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⁵ Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry. ⁶ Because of these, the wrath of God is coming. ⁷ You used to walk in these ways, in the life you once lived. ⁸ But now you must rid yourselves of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips. ⁹ Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices ¹⁰ and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator.  Colossians 3:5-10 (NIV)

¹ What shall we say, then? Shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase? ² By no means! We died to sin; how can we live in it any longer? ³ Or don't you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? ⁴ We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life.  Romans 6:1-4 (NIV)

²⁰ You, however, did not come to know Christ that way. ²¹ Surely you heard of him and were taught in him in accordance with the truth that is in Jesus. ²² You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; ²³ to be made new in the attitude of your minds; ²⁴ and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.  Ephesians 4:20-24 (NIV)

⁹ For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form, ¹⁰ and you have been given fullness in Christ, who is the head over every power and authority. ¹¹ In him you were also circumcised, in the putting off of the sinful nature, not with a circumcision done by the hands of men but with the circumcision done by Christ.   Colossians 2:9-11 (NIV)

¹⁸ Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins a man commits are outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body. ¹⁹ Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; ²⁰ you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body. 1 Corinthians 6:18-20 (NIV)

¹ Be imitators of God, therefore, as dearly loved children ² and live a life of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.
³ But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed, because these are improper for God’s holy people. ⁴ Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk or coarse joking, which are out of place, but rather thanksgiving.
⁵ For of this you can be sure: No immoral, impure or greedy person--such a man is an idolater--has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.  Ephesians 5:1-5 (NIV)

¹⁹ The acts of the sinful nature are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery;
²⁰ idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions ²¹ and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God. ²² But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, ²³ gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. ²⁴ Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the sinful nature with its passions and desires. ²⁵ Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit.  Galatians 5:19-25 (NIV)

⁸ For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light
⁹ (for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness and truth) ¹⁰ and find out what pleases the Lord. ¹¹ Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them. ¹² For it is shameful even to mention what the disobedient do in secret. ¹³ But everything exposed by the light becomes visible.  Ephesians 5:8-13 (NIV)

¹³ No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it.  1 Corinthians 10:13 (NIV)

⁹ If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.  1 John 1:9 (NIV)

⁶ Whoever claims to live in him must walk as Jesus did.  1 John 2:6 (NIV)

BUTTER

“Christians have all we need, in every circumstance, at every moment, to live a godly life.  God Himself dwells in us (Romans 8:9-11) and is at work in us (Philippians 2:13).  In Christ, we are powerful.  We are finally free to conquer pornography.  Finally free to say, ‘No!’ to lying, stealing, and laziness (Titus 2:11-13).  We are not left helpless to lie around and booze all day – we have the might to renounce every and any temptation through the Spirit that dwells within us (Romans 8:13).  We have the very weapon of God in hand:  His Word.  The very presence of God in us:  His Holy Spirit.  And the very army of God to war with us:  His church.  To profess to have found him, and to bear no change, is to cast a shadow on the Name of Christ and the power of His Spirit.  Christians should be distinct from the world in how we live.  Yet we all have cause to sing, ‘Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it, prone to leave the God I love’.  But even when the Christian stumbles, as we all do this side of glory, we are not content to make peace with belittling God.  We do not settle at home in our sin.  ‘We’re all human’ is not our excuse.  We are not satisfied to wander from our Savior.  When we fall, we will roll to our knees, plead for grace’s pardon and power, get up, and continue on our way.”    Greg Morse  

“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 either, 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 matter with Him.  It cost Him the life of His Son.  He doesn’t want us to go there (to say the least) – He has far greater, pleasing and perfect plans for us than that.  Also, 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

“Sin is the dare of God’s justice, the rape of His mercy, the jeer of His patience, the slight of His power, and the contempt of His love.”  John Bunyan

“A sinner can no more repent and believe without the Holy Spirit's aid than he can create a world.”  Charles H. Spurgeon

“The only fear a Christian should entertain is the fear of sin.”  Isobel Kuhn

“Serious and sincere repentance routes us back into God’s will.”  Robert J. Morgan

“As long as we meddle with any kind of sin we shall never clearly see the blessed face of our Lord.”  Julian of Norwich

“An awakened heart trembles at the audacity of sin, and stands alarmed at the contemplation of its punishment.  How monstrous a thing is rebellion!  How direful a doom is prepared for the ungodly!  My soul, never laugh at sin’s fooleries, lest thou come to smile at sin itself.  It is thine enemy, and thy Lord’s enemy – view it with detestation, for so only canst thou evidence the possession of holiness, without which no man can see the Lord.”  C.H. Spurgeon

“No sin is small.”   Jeremy Taylor

“Holiness is not a feeling – it is the end product of obedience.  Purity is not a gift – it is the result of repentance and serious pursuit of God.”  Frances J. Roberts

“Measure your growth in grace by your sensitiveness to sin.”   Oswald Chambers

“Oh that I may be roused out of my slumber, and be watchful and ready against the coming of my Bridegroom...Even the wise virgins fell asleep.  Let this be a warning to me, O Lord.  Set thou a guard before my eyes, ears, and other faculties, lest the world again should enter through these avenues of the heart; if the spark be not speedily extinguished, it will soon break out into a flame:  thus sin is of a progressive nature, and its venom spreads very quickly and very wide, unless it be stopped and opposed in time.  Watch, therefore, over this unsteady heart of mine, O Thou Keeper of Israel; that as soon as it begins to wander from Thee, I may be alarmed to flee from sin as from a serpent.  Give me grace to look upon every hour as my last; so that being ever wisely upon my guard I may meet Thee with joy when my time is run out, whenever it shall please Thee to call me hence.”   K. H. Von Bogatzky

  

“Christians are rapidly losing sight of sin as the root of all human woes. And many Christians are explicitly denying that their own sin can be the cause of personal anguish. More and more are attempting to explain the human dilemma in wholly unbiblical terms: temperament, addiction, dysfunctional families, the child within, codependency, and a host of other irresponsible escape mechanisms promoted by secular psychology. The potential impact of such a drift is frightening. Remove the reality of sin, and you take away the possibility of repentance. Abolish the doctrine of human depravity and you void the divine plan of salvation. Erase the notion of personal guilt and you eliminate the need for a Savior.”  John MacArthur

“True repentance means we love God more than we love our sin. When He sees this type of devotion, He opens up His arms and welcomes us with His unending grace.”   Michael Youssef

“A mouse was caught by its tail in a trap the other day, and the poor creature went on eating the cheese.  Many men are doing the same.  They know that they are guilty, and they dread their punishment, but they go on nibbling at their beloved sins.”  C. H. Spurgeon

“To be rebuffed by a loved one causes pain not to be compared with the cruelties inflicted by an enemy.  So your indifference and unresponsiveness to My call brings anguish to My soul, indeed, deeper grief than the crimes of the reprobate sinner.  I have laid My rod upon the sinner, but I have laid My hand upon you.  And I have put My arm around you to draw you closer, but you have been impatient and irritable as though I sought to interfere with your liberty.  I am able to give you greater liberty than you will ever find by seeking to be independent of Me.  I seek not to interfere with your happiness, but I do require that you relinquish your will; for I cannot bless you as I desire until your will is yielded up and you accept Mine in exchange.  As you love Me, you accept My will as your own, and the caliber and extent of your love for Me may be accurately measured to the degree that you accept My will with a peaceful heart.  You can best sing ‘My Jesus, I Love You’ when you can truly sing ‘Where He Leads Me, I Will Follow.’  For whoever does not take up his cross daily to follow Me cannot be My disciple.”   Frances J. Roberts 

“‘We are the same as the world’ is not the Christian motto.  We do not champion a powerless grace.  To do so excuses the idle in the church to ignore holiness.  It belittles the power of the gospel to save sinners from their sin.  And it dismisses the work and power of the Holy Spirit to make us holy.  It tempts us to take our lamps down from atop the hill, normalizes the loss of our saltiness, and removes shining stars from a morally vacuous sky.  We do not need more wicked-as-the-world trophies of His pardon.  We need men, women, and children who were wicked as the world but are now trophies of His power.”   Greg Morse

HEART SAVOR

·         We are the losers if we choose to wallow in sin.

·         Every sin carries within it a death sentence.

·         We are not to blend with the world.