Sin Has Consequences

Anchor Baptist Church

Introduction: This morning, we want to look at sin. Specifically, how sin affects a person. This is to help us, just like going to a doctor and him getting right to the cause of the problem.

What is Sin? “Sin is the transgression of the law” according to I John 3:4. Also, “to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin” James 4:17. Also, “all unrighteousness is sin” I John 5:17. Sin is falling short of God’s righteousness.

Sin in the life of a person Will:

1. Destroy his Body- Psalm 38:1-7 “neither is there any rest in my bones because of my sin”. Have you seen people that have lived a “fast life” in sin? They look way older than they really are, sin does it. David’s bones vs3, his head vs 4, his flesh vs 5, his loins vs 7. Sex-STD, drinking, smoking, and drugs will all do this. I Corinthians 11:30 “many are weak and sickly among you and many sleep”.

2. Affect his Joy- Psalm 51:12-13 As we have seen from the life of David, after he committed his sin against God by committing a sexual sin with Bathsheba and then having her husband Uriah killed to cover up the sin, this caused David to loose his Joy in life. Sin has consequences, one being the lack of Joy produced by the Holy Spirit of God in our lives- Galatians 5:22. Instead of having Joy the person has guilt, shame, regret, unworthiness, etc.

3. Mute his Prayers- Psalm 66:18 “If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me”. John 9:31 “Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth”. ACTS Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication. Keep a short account with God and always confess your sins to God- I John 1:9 “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us form all unrighteousness”.

4. Entangle him with Cords- Proverbs 5:22 “His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins”. Isaiah 58:6 “Is not this the fast that I have chosen? To loose the bands of wickedness”. Sin will grab a person and will make him dance at his will just like a puppeteer. People will say about a sin “I can quit any time if I want to”- but when those cords grab you, it’s way harder than you imagine.

5. Cause Separation From God- Isaiah 59:2 “But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear”. Ephesians 4:30 “And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption”. Our relationship with God needs to be a good one not a separated one.

6. Withold God’s Blessings- Jeremiah 5:25 “Your iniquities have turned away these things, and your sins have withholden good things from you”. James 1:17 “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning”. All good things come from God and when we have sin in our lives, it withholds good things from God. You don’t want to get to heaven one day and realize that you missed out on many blessings from God because you wouldn’t quit your sin.

7. Cloud his Judgment- Hebrews 3:13 “lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin”. Sin will deceive a person into thinking that it’s okay to continue in sin without any consequences. It will make people think that it’s okay. Romans 6:15 “What the? Shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid”. People will say “it’s just a cigarette, how bad can it be”. It goes from a cigarette, to alcohol, to hard and addicting drugs. Nothing bad can happen by going to the bar (high school girl died on her first day out).

8. Speed up his Death- James 1:15 “Then when lust ha