How to overcome sin
- 1. How to overcome sin By: Brian Birdow
- 2. Objective of lesson 1. To define sin. 2. To show how sin develops. 3. Ask and answer why we choose sin. 4. To show how we overcome it!
- 3. Sin defined • Sin (Heb. Hattat)—that which is an offense against a standard. To miss a mark or goal, to fail, to wrong, to offend. A failure to fulfill the will of God. And that is to love (Ref: 1 John 4:8) • Judges 20:16 Out of all these people 700 choice men were left-handed; each one could sling a stone at a hair and not miss.
- 4. How sin develops • >>>>>> James 1:14-15 <<<<<< 1. The first stage is “temptation” A. Desire or lust, a strong longing for something! B. Enticement, an opportunity and encouragement to satisfy the desire or longing for something! C.Temptation = Desire + Opportunity
- 5. How sin develops •2. The second stage is “sin” itself A. When desire or lust has conceived it gives birth to sin (Ref. James 1:15). B. It becomes sin when we act and yield to the temptation. Remember all this first takes place in the mind! C. When we fail to take captive our thoughts, we sin! (Ref: 2 Cor. 10:5 & Matt. 5:27-28)
- 6. How sin develops, illustrated Romans 13:14; 1 Corinthians 10:16, Galatians 5:16 & 24
- 7. Why do we choose sin? Objective 3
- 8. Why do we choose sin? • A failure to remember the words of God and heed them! • Luke 22: 54-62 • Vs 61 —And Peter remembered! • When we fail to remember the high cost of sin, it becomes easy to give into temptation. • Psalm 119:15 I will meditate on Your precepts and have respect unto your ways.
- 9. Why do we choose sin? •When we don’t listen to our conscience! •John 8:9 •Acts 23:1 & 24:16 •Romans 2:15
- 10. Why do we choose sin? ✓ When we fail to love God and give into our desires or lust! ✓ John 14:15, 21, 23 ✓ John 15:10, 12, 13, 17 ✓ 1 John 2:15-17 ✓ 1 John 5:2-3
- 11. How we overcome sin • We must first believe we can overcome sin and that sin is a choice. (Ref: Revelation 1:5 & 3:21) • Our goal in life must be to do HIS will and not ours at all times. (Ref: Psalms 40:7-8 & Hebrews 10:5-7) • Remember who it is that is tempting us and what he desires to do to us! (Ref: James 1:13) • We overcome sin in Christ Jesus! • Romans 8:2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death.