Whatever Happened to Sin?

[Charnock]

Whatever happened to sin?

When was the last time you heard a sermon that addressed sin in this manner?
(fill in the blanks with anything you consider sinful)

_________ (noun) is a sin.

If you participate in __________ (noun) you are disobeying God's word.

If you continue _____________ (verb) you will sever right relationship with God.

Those who ________ (verb) and refuse to repent will go to Hell.

[*AQuietPlace*]

Not long at all.

[Charnock]

Originally Posted by *AQuietPlace*

Not long at all.

What was the specific sin preached against?

[*AQuietPlace*]

A few services ago... adultery, homosexuality.

[BeenThinkin]

Originally Posted by Charnock

Whatever happened to sin?

When was the last time you heard a sermon that addressed sin in this manner?
(fill in the blanks with anything you consider sinful)

Debating with Charnock (noun) is a sin.



If you participate in Discussions with Charnock (noun) you are disobeying God's word.



If you continue fellowshipping with Charnock (verb) you will sever right relationship with God.



Those who respond to Charnock's posts (verb) and refuse to repent will go to Hell.

LORD I REPENT!

Been Thinkin (Whether you think so or not!)

[Mr. Smith]

Originally Posted by Charnock

Whatever happened to sin?

When was the last time you heard a sermon that addressed sin in this manner?
(fill in the blanks with anything you consider sinful)

_________ (noun) is a sin.

If you participate in __________ (noun) you are disobeying God's word.

If you continue _____________ (verb) you will sever right relationship with God.

Those who ________ (verb) and refuse to repent will go to Hell.

What a sanctimonious self-righteous kick you're on. If we just all admit that AFF is a house of heathens, would you agree to just go away?

Here's how's this? I'm a pastor, I don't preach against sin because I don't care if people sin because I'm just trying to build a crowd, not a church.

There, feel better now?

[crakjak]

Originally Posted by Charnock

Whatever happened to sin?

Nothing, man continues right on doing it....!

[rgcraig]

Miss Bratt said it all today!

Our job is to offer the solution to sin; not enforce righteousness. ~~ Miss Bratt

[Liberal]

Originally Posted by Charnock

Whatever happened to sin?

When was the last time you heard a sermon that addressed sin in this manner?
(fill in the blanks with anything you consider sinful)

_________ (noun) is a sin.

If you participate in __________ (noun) you are disobeying God's word.

If you continue _____________ (verb) you will sever right relationship with God.

Those who ________ (verb) and refuse to repent will go to Hell.

I am a pastor and I will strongly tell you that I rarely, if ever, make statements such as these. I have discovered a greater force than myself that takes care of sin in the lives of people I'm trying to reach or speaking to.

The Holy Spirit.

John chapter 16 reveals the promise of the Holy Spirit and verse 8 says that He will "Convict the world of sin" with the word, "Convict", meaning, "To make aware of".

I do not have the power to prevent people from sinning. It's above my pay grade. But what I am able to do is help create an environment where the Holy Spirit is able to do His work and He is able to confront sin in ways that neither you nor I will ever be able.

One Sunday I spoke about King Saul and how he actually is more of a hero in the story of David and Goliath than we give him credit for. If David had lost, King Saul was subject to become a slave to the Philistines. He realized he wasn't able to fight Goliath but recognized something in David and trust him to get the job done.

After the service, a 15-year-old boy came up to me and handed me an Altoid's container. Inside it were several joints and a lighter. He tearfully handed it to me and said he couldn't do it anymore.

I didn't say a single word about sin, about things people shouldn't do, but the Holy Spirit did something I couldn't have done. It turns out that John 16 works...the Holy Spirit really does make people aware of their sin and produces fruit that we'll never be able to produce.

[Liberal]

Originally Posted by Charnock

Whatever happened to sin?

When was the last time you heard a sermon that addressed sin in this manner?
(fill in the blanks with anything you consider sinful)

_________ (noun) is a sin.

If you participate in __________ (noun) you are disobeying God's word.

If you continue _____________ (verb) you will sever right relationship with God.

Those who ________ (verb) and refuse to repent will go to Hell.

The second factor is this...Galatians 5 says that the works of the flesh are "Obvious." Do I really need to tell people that adultery is wrong? Is there anyone in the United States of America, that has watched the destructive forces of adultery in the lives of many around them and in the news, of presidents, superstars, and athletes, that isn't aware of it already? The works of the flesh, sin, is obvious. People already know.

What they need to know is how to connect with a power greater than themselves that can empower them to walk away from their sin, an answer to the destructive forces that sometimes drive them.

And the answer again is the Holy Spirit.

Verse 16 of that chapter says, "Walk in the Spirit and you will not fulfill the desire of the flesh."

If we connect people to the power of the Holy Spirit...the real Holy Spirit, not just an episode of tongues...but the real power of the Holy Spirit, and show people how to walk in Him, the sin problem in front of us will disappear.