SIN

“Destruction is certain for those who try to hide their plans from the LORD,
who try to keep him in the dark concerning what they do! "The LORD can't see us," you say to yourselves. "He doesn't know what is going on!”
                                                                                  Isaiah 29:15  (NLT)

* Temptation comes from evil and selfish desires within-  not from God!
* The thought becomes a sin when we dwell on it and then follow through on it.
* Sin becomes more destructive the longer we accommodate it - and allow it to be an everyday part of our life!   
* CONFESS  it quickly!

Note:   Israelites wandered in the desert 40 years    Exodus 16
            King David lusted after Bathsehba    II Samuel 11
            Peter denied that he even knew Christ    Mark 14
            Jesus overcame satan’s temptations in the wilderness   Matt. 4

Read:  James 1:12-15

I.  MAN’S WAY
            1)  Sin began  Genesis 3:1-7
            2)  Sin continues  Psalms 14:1-3;  Romans 3:9,10, 23
            3)  Sin’s consequences  Romans 6:23;  Matthew 7:21-23

II.  GOD’S PLAN 
            1)  Sin’s redemption  Romans 5:12,17-19
            2)  Our confession  I John 1:8-10;  I John 4:15,16

III.  GOD’S GRACE AND PROMISES
            1)  He forgives  Psalms 103:10-12;  Psalms 32:1,2
            2)  He forgets  Isaiah 38:17;  Hebrews 8:12
            3)  He hurls  Micah 7:18,19;  Isaiah 55:7

Don’t let testings on the outside-
                              become temptations on the inside !