BC&D-14 Consequence Engine
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The document discusses the consequences of sin as depicted in biblical scripture, emphasizing that while God forgives sins, the repercussions remain, leading to feelings of guilt, shame, and loss of purpose. It references significant events in King David's life as examples of these consequences and highlights both negative and positive outcomes of sin in believers' lives. Ultimately, it encourages living a life devoted to Jesus, reflecting on the blessings that come from such commitment.
BC&D-14 Consequence Engine
- 1. THE INESCAPABLE CONSEQUENCES OF SIN BC&D-14 The Biblical Dynamics of Change
- 2. BIBLE STUDY TIPS •285 Passages in Lesson 5 •Law of first mention
- 3. LESSON 5 Page 82-83
- 4. THE SPIRITUAL LAW OF SOWING & REAPING Galatians 6:7-9
- 5. GOD ILLUSTRATES THE CONSEQUENCE ENGINE 2 Samuel 12
- 6. ALTHOUGH GOD FORGIVES SINS AND FORGETS INIQUITIES, HE DOESN’T WIPE OUT THE CONSEQUENCES.
- 7. INESCAPABLE & PAINFUL CONSEQUENCES
- 8. ONE THING IS CERTAIN—SIN ALWAYS PAYS BACK BOTH BELIEVERS AND UNBELIEVERS WITH BOREDOM, GUILT, SHAME, LONELINESS, CONFUSION, EMPTINESS, LOSS OF PURPOSE, AND LOSS OF REWARDS
- 9. THE HIGH COST OF SIN
- 10. FOR INSTANCE, IT COULD BE AN ALLUSION TO THE DEATH OF FOUR OF DAVID’S SONS: • 1. Bathsheba’s first son (2 Samuel 12:18); • 2. Amnon (2 Samuel 13:28-9); • 3. Absalom (2 Samuel 16:14-15); and • 4. Adonijah (1 Kings 2:25).
- 11. THERE IS ALSO A POSSIBLE ALLUSION TO THE FOUR DISASTERS MARKING THE FINAL DAYS OF DAVID’S REIGN: • 1. Ammon’s rape of his sister Tamar (2 Samuel 13:1-22) and his death at the hand of his brother Absalom (2 Samuel 13:23-33). • 2. Absalom’s treasonous rebellion (2 Samuel 15:1-18:8) and death at the hand of Joab (2 Samuel 18:9-19:8). • 3. Sheba the Bichrites rebellion (2 Samuel 20:1-22) and the plague following David’s numbering of the people (2 Samuel 24:1-25). • 4. The plot of Adonijah to grasp the throne, endangering Solomon and Bathsheba’s lives (1 Kings 1:1-53).
- 12. THE GOODNESS AND JUSTICE OF GOD
- 13. LAWS OF THE PHYSICAL UNIVERSE
- 14. THE SPIRITUAL LAWS GOD BUILT INTO THE UNIVERSE
- 15. CONSEQUENCES IN DAILY LIFE 1 Corinthians 4:5
- 16. NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES FOR BELIEVERS Galatians 5:19-21
- 17. NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES BELIEVERS CAN FACE • We have lost opportunities for service if we aren’t alert to God’s leadings. • We have a greater propensity to make the same bad choice the next time we’re tempted after having yielded to a particular sin. • We run the risk of an early death. God's Word says if you partake with un-confessed, unrepentant sins, God will judge you and bring weakness and sickness into your life— and may ultimately take you home to heaven in an untimely death.
- 18. POSITIVE CONSEQUENCES Matthew 6:19-21
- 19. LIFE COMES DOWN TO TWO CHOICES Romans 6:16-23 & 1 Corinthians 3:10-15
- 20. SPIRIT LED LIVING Matthew 16:24-27 & Galatians 2:19-21
- 21. LIVING FOR JESUS A LIFE THAT IS TRUE, STRIVING TO PLEASE HIM IN ALL THAT I DO, YIELDING ALLEGIANCE, GLAD-HEARTED AND FREE—THIS IS THE PATHWAY OF BLESSING FOR ME. LIVING FOR JESUS WHO DIED IN MY PLACE, BEARING ON CALV’RY MY SIN AND DISGRACE—SUCH LOVE CONSTRAINS ME TO ANSWER HIS CALL, FOLLOW HIS LEADING AND GIVE HIM MY ALL. LIVING FOR JESUS THRU EARTH’S LITTLE WHILE, MY DEAREST TREASURE THE LIGHT OF HIS SMILE, SEEKING THE LOST ONES HE DIED TO REDEEM, BRINGING THE WEARY TO FIND REST IN HIM. CHORUS: O JESUS, LORD AND SAVIOR, I GIVE MYSELF TO THEE, FOR THOU IN THINE ATONEMENT DIDST GIVE THYSELF FOR ME. I OWN NO OTHER MASTER—MY HEART SHALL BE THY THRONE: MY LIFE I GIVE, HENCEFORTH TO LIVE, O CHRIST, FOR THEE ALONE. —THOMAS O. CHISHOLM (1866-1960)