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On any subject, the Bible gives us a balanced view Balanced view: Harmonize all that is said about the subject God’s Goodness / Mercy (Rom. 11:22) God’s Severity / Wrath (Rom. 11:22) Word easy to understand (Eph. 3:3-5) Word hard to understand (2 Pet. 3:16) Love is kind & gentle (1 Cor. 13:1-4) Love is rebukes & chastens (Rev. 3:19)

Easy to get an imbalanced view God’s Goodness / Mercy (Rom. 11:22) Word easy to understand (Eph. 3:3-5) Love is kind & gentle (1 Cor. 13:1-4) God’s Severity / Wrath (Rom. 11:22) Word hard to understand (2 Pet. 3:16) Love is rebukes & chastens (Rev. 3:19)

Easy to get an imbalanced view God’s Severity / Wrath (Rom. 11:22) Word hard to understand (2 Pet. 3:16) Love is rebukes & chastens (Rev. 3:19) God’s Goodness / Mercy (Rom. 11:22) Word easy to understand (Eph. 3:3-5) Love is kind & gentle (1 Cor. 13:1-4)

Balanced View of Sin

Importance of a balanced view of sin All of us can identify with sin (Rom. 3:23; 1 John 1:8) Some have a one-sided view Focus only on its seriousness Focus only on its hopefulness

Negative View: Seriousness Balanced View of Sin Negative View: Seriousness

Negative View: Seriousness Destroys Relation to God Stirs the wrath of God (Eph. 5:6; Col. 3:6) Separates from God (Isa. 59:1-2; Eph. 2:1; Jas. 1:15) Hinders our prayers (1 Pet. 3:7; Heb. 12:1)

Negative View: Seriousness Destroys Relationship to God

Negative View: Seriousness Destroys Relation to God Destroys Hope If die in sin can’t go to heaven (John 8:21) Eternal separation from God (Rom. 6:23)

Negative View: Seriousness Destroys Relationship to God Destroys Hope

Negative View: Seriousness Destroys Relation to God Destroys Hope Destroys Character Destroys name & reputation (Prov. 22:1; Ecc. 7:1) Brings shame and dishonor (Prov. 6:33) Hardens / callouses the heart (Heb. 3:7, 12)

Negative View: Seriousness Destroys Relationship to God Destroys Hope Destroys Character

Negative View: Seriousness Destroys Relation to God Destroys Hope Destroys Character Destroys Family Families often torn apart because of sin (Lk. 12:49-53) Families split because of bad decisions (Ezra 10) Marriages fail because of sin (Eph. 5; 1 Pet 3)

Negative View: Seriousness Destroys Relationship to God Destroys Hope Destroys Character Destroys Family

Negative View: Seriousness Destroys Relation to God Destroys Hope Destroys Character Destroys Family Destroys Esteem of Self Carry the guilt (Psa. 32:1-4; 38:1-8) Carry a cloud over head (Psa. 51:4)

Negative View: Seriousness Destroys Relationship to God Destroys Hope Destroys Character Destroys Family Destroys Esteem

Negative View: Seriousness Destroys Relation to God Destroys Hope Destroys Character Destroys Family Destroys Esteem of Self Destroys Resistance Enslaves (2 Pet. 2:19; Prov. 5:22; Rom. 6) Grows (2 Tim. 3:13) David (2 Sam. 11-12) Achan (Josh 7) Peter (Matt. 26:33-75) Judas (John 12:6; 18:1-9)

Negative View: Seriousness Destroys Relationship to God Destroys Hope Destroys Character Destroys Family Destroys Esteem Destroys Your Resistance

Balanced View of Sin Negative View: Seriousness Positive View: Hopefulness

Positive View: Hopefulness Can be Forgiven God is gracious and merciful (Micah 7:18; Neh. 9:17) Abundant in grace (Isa. 55:7; Rom. 5:20) Forgives ALL our sin (1 John 1:9) Remembers the sin no more (Heb. 8:12)

Positive View: Hopefulness Can be Forgiven

Positive View: Hopefulness Can be Forgiven Can Change Christ can transform the sinner (Col. 1:21-22) David changed (Psa. 51) Paul changed (1 Tim. 1:15; 1 Cor. 15:9-10) Corinthians did (1 Cor. 6:9-11)

Positive View: Hopefulness Can be Forgiven Can Change

Positive View: Hopefulness Can be Forgiven Can Change Can Overcome Can stop the sin (Rom. 6:1-2; 1 Pet. 4:1-3) Can forget the past (Phil. 3:13) Can be prevented (1 John 2:1)

Positive View: Hopefulness Can be Forgiven Can Change Can Overcome

Positive View: Hopefulness Can be Forgiven Can Change Can Overcome Can be Useful Peter’s faith failed – denied Lord (Luke 22:32-34) Later strengthened his brethren (Luke 22:32) Later wrote 1 & 2 Peter (about living holy) Later became an elder (1 Pet. 5:1-3)

Positive View: Hopefulness Can be Forgiven Can Change Can Overcome Can be Useful

Negative View: Seriousness Positive View: Hopefulness Destroys Relationship to God Destroys Hope Destroys Character Destroys Family Destroys Esteem Destroys Your Resistance Can be Forgiven Can Change Can Overcome Can be Useful

Balanced View of Sin Negative View: Seriousness Positive View: Hopefulness Danger of an Imbalanced View

Danger of an Imbalanced View Focus Only on the Negative View

Continue to view as guilty Forgiveness is not easy (1 Cor 2:10-11) Not consider own temptation (Gal. 6:1) Negative View: Seriousness Destroys Relationship to God Destroys Hope Destroys Character Destroys Family Destroys Esteem Destroys Your Resistance

Danger of an Imbalanced View Focus Only on the Negative View Focus Only on the Positive View

Positive View: Hopefulness Not afraid to sin – Minimize (1 Cor. 5; Rom. 2) No consequence – not big deal If toy with sin – come out well like… Fail to distinguish (Guilt & Consequence) Positive View: Hopefulness Can be Forgiven Can Change Can Overcome Can be Useful

Negative View: Seriousness Positive View: Hopefulness Destroys Relationship to God Destroys Hope Destroys Character Destroys Family Destroys Esteem Destroys Your Resistance Can be Forgiven Can Change Can Overcome Can be Useful

Balanced View of Sin Negative View: Seriousness Positive View: Hopefulness Danger of an Imbalanced View