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ination. the tastes. the desires. Sin
deceives. II promises but never full
fills. The fruit with which It tempts
MS is always an apple Of Sodom. lus-
cious in appearance but ashes in the
mouth. 1t is a phantasm that attracts
MS by the appearance of refreshing
springs and leaves us disappointed In
the desert
Sin finds us. Re sure your sin will
find You out" Sin is a detective you
cannot elude.
Sin stings The sting OF death is
sin" Il Cor. 1850 The death of
soul and body is the result of sins
poison
Sis Definitions OF Sin.
The Bible gives six clear-cut defini-
lions Of sin:
l. Sin is the transgression OF the
law a John 3:il The word trans
gression" means TO go across Read
the Ten Commandments and the
higher commandment: Thou shalt
love the Lord thy God with all thy
heart. and with all thy soul. and with
all thy strength. and with all thy
mind, and thy neighbor as myself"
Have you crossed these command
ments, II 81. YOU have siuned
2. An unrighteousness f. sin a
John 5:i7D The purpose ~ Paul,
letter to the Romans is to prove that
primarily righteousness is right rsla-
ton. We must first get right before
We can do right. Alexander the Great
said TO the courtiers who brought rich
gifts from Darius: Tell your mas
ter his sword first and then his gifts
Acts that are perfectly legitimate In
certain relations are hideous sins IN
other relations. Righteousness. there
fore. is primarily right relation with
God and with our fellows. and 70 W.
are in wrong relation with God or
men we are SHINING The purpose %
the incarnation and death % Christ
is TO bring us into right relation with
God and thus make rs righteous
,. Knowing what ~ ought 10 do
and failing TO do 1t Is sin. To him
that knoweth TO do good and dosth 4
not to him It Is sin James 4.fTD
When We know the right and refuse
TO do il we commit sin against light.
Neglected opportunity Is sin Shirk-
ing responsibility is sin.
4 Acted doubt i sin. -Whatsn-
evsr is not q faith Is sin Romans
i2,e3t II YOU have doubts a. To Ger
tain amuss,uenfs. iudulgences or
transactions. refuse TO have anything
u do with them until that doubt Is
cleared away More light may -
move the doubt. and YOU NAV proceed.
but while doubt remains IL Is sin for
you 10 indulge.
5. The thought Of toolishness Is
sin 90 proverbs ei=sl There are
more than 50 different kinds OF fools
described IN the Bible. but il Is evi-
dent .Az. the species referred 10 in
this text is the fool who saws in his
heart there 10 no God. For a man 10
say that is intellectual sin.
.. Unbelisf is sin. Jesus saws in
John ISIS. when the Holy Spiri, IL
given. He will convict the world ~
sin because they believe not on me -
A refusal 20 trust the Trustworthy
Is mean sin To Intimate unbelief
as TO the honesty Of an honest man
the tru,hfulness Of a truthful man or
the purity OF a pure woman is the
climax OF meanness- But an intimation
OF unbelief as 10 the faithfuIness Of n
faithful God is degree lower in mean
ness.
what Shall We Do with SIM
honestly confess it. Do not de-
eeive Yourself by ss~inS hat il has
no reality. You know better
Take Gods side against II The
impenitent man takes sins side
against God. lie iustifies or excuses
himself. We must fight God on the
side Of sin or sin on the side OF
God Which shall IL be? When
curing the French revolution the
Bastile was taken by the mob a pris.
ouer in an inner cell. who had been
there for 80 years. rsfSssed 10 be Iib-
Grated He stood in the door ~ tha
aafA. damp dungeon and fought away
his friends He had been there so
long that he began 20 regard il as his
home and his liberators as iutruders
And such is the attitude Of men whs
have lived for years in sin: they re.
sent honest attempts to free them
from the power Of their sins. They
night against their friends. They re-
sist God himself. They prefer to
nNe IN their dark dungeon Of iniquity.
Cease the conflict. friend. on the sid.
OF darkness and slavery and begin the