What is Sin?
Sin
is primarily a state of being rather than an act. It is a
'disconnect' or willful separation from God by an individual.
It
leads to disobedience and actions of sin, which are contrary to what
God tells us we should do. The individual becomes alienated
from God.
"Whoever
commits sin transgresses also the law: for sin is the transgression of
the law." 1
John 3:4
God
has established laws in the universe and if we break those laws and
overstep the 'boundaries' that he has set, we will get hurt, hurt
others, and eventually destroy ourselves. Do you think this
is
God's intention for us? Of course not! God created us to enjoy life,
not to suffer and die in the end!
Why do we all end up sinning?
Because we are a curious creature and we all want to know what's 'out
there', outside of God's will, His laws and his rules.
Eventually we learn that there's really nothing of good 'out there',
outside of God's boundaries. In fact, we find ourselves in
sorrow, pain, confusion, and anything else negative that you can think
of.
When Adam and Eve ate the fruit of the tree of
knowledge of good and evil, they willfully made a decision to separate
themselves from God and see what it would be like to experience the
'dark side', or be outside of the Light. You see, God had already told
them that they would experience hardship, pain, and eventual
death. Satan tempted Adam, saying basically that he could
become
a god unto himself, that he didn't need to depend on God. But
God
told Adam the truth: Sin and disobedience causes you to die 'inside'
immediately after you eat of the fruit. Eventually your
physical
body would break down and die also. This is why we have
'aging'
and disease. We all go through it because we're all
descendants
of Adam and we all sin. ALL of the problems in the world
today (and there are many! ) have their root in the fall of
man
into sin!
Our basic choice in life will always be, " do I follow my own will, or
do I follow God's?"
Myth (the lie): "Independence from God is more
satisfying, fulfilling than dependence to God."
(this was the serpent's lie to man in the garden of Eden)
Truth : "Independence from God is dangerous and
deadly!"
Sin
is a condition of the heart of a man when he has lost intimate and
emotional 'connection' with God. It causes you to 'hide' from
God
because of a feeling of 'nakedness' and shamefulness you feel when He
comes on the scene. When God looked for Adam and Eve in the
garden of Eden after they sinned, God asked them, "where are
you?" Adam's reply was, "I hid from You because I was afraid,
naked, and ashamed."
The light of God's presence was
literally pulled out of them after they ate of that forbidden fruit.
Their eyes were opened to know exactly what the difference between good
and evil is.
Sin will deceive you and make you believe you
can be your own god, like God Almighty. Calling your own
shots so
to speak. But, in trying to gain your "own control", you end
up
"out of control" and the result is chaos in your life, and those around
you are affected also. You live a stressful life and you end
up
destroying yourself because you truly do not have control apart from
God.
When I say "I don't need God." it's like a flame saying, "I don't
need oxygen to stay lit!"
When
a leaf falls off of a tree it grew from, what happens to it? It curls
within itself and eventually disintegrates! The leaf needs to stay
attached to the tree by which it will stay alive. We are no
different.
You need to remain connected to the 'source' of all power to stay alive!
Here
is another fact. When you remain in sin, not only do you
separate
yourself from God, but you will also 'go against' or confront God as an
enemy of God. You have automatically 'declared war' against God and all
of His followers! Look at what Satan did and is doing now!
Sin forces you to fight a desperate fight of 'control'. Sin
wants
to rule above the rule of God Almighty! But in the end, sin
and
darkness always lose.
Not all of you who read this will agree
and repent and turn back to God. In fact some of you refuse
to
turn to the Light because you enjoy sin and you love the
independence. But let me say this, God's love and
God's
goodness is many times more fulfilling and satisfying than any sin or
perversions you can conjure up in your twisted way of thinking!!
In the end you will face loss and total destruction in Hell, and will
it be worth hanging on to your independence from God for it?
Don't
be a fool! Turn your heart and your life over to Jesus
Christ.
Believe in the Son of God and you will be saved and cleansed of ALL sin.
.
"But
if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one
with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ, his Son, cleanses us from
all sin." 1 John 1:7
"If we say that we have no
sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
If we confess our sins, he
is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all
unrighteousness. If we say that we have not
sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us." 1
John 1:8-10
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Result:
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spirit of error/misunderstanding, bondage
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disharmony, chaos, confusion
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lack of fulfillment
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greed, selfishness, self-absorption, pride
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fear, stress, disease
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DEATH (ultimate outcome)
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Result:
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freedom
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harmony / security
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true fulfillment
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stress reduction
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fearlessness
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health
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Eternal Life
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