EFFECT OF SIN
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.
1 John 1:9
The word sin has been in existence since the beginning of creation. Sin originated from our first parent called Adam and Eve who was created to take care of the Garden of Eden blessed with God creations.
The devil (Satan) came the woman Eve telling her to eat of the fruit forbidding by God. The devil told her that if she eat from the fruit she will be wise as God. She was very happy that she will be as God. But she failed to understand that God giveth wisdom.
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She was deceived and she ate from the fruit of good and evil. After the Devil deceived her she went along to deceive Adam. The both of them became naked. They noticed that they haver sinned against God, they hide themselves because of their sins.
God called and they were ashamed to answer because they were naked spiritually and physically. God was angry and he sent them away from the Garden of Eden.
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Today we have forgotten every thing that God has done for us. God love us so much that he had to send his holy son to die for us. Jesus Christ is the son of God that he left his throne and came to the world and the world rejected him. He carried all our sins and died with it.
People don’t really understand the main reason of sin. Sin is any thing that draws away your attention from God. Today people don’t know why he suffer a lot. Some even die at their early stage. The bible says for the wages of sin is death. There no such as Big sin and Small sin.
Great men in the Bible were punished because of their sins. Like for example Saul. Saul was the first youngest king in the bible. He was placed as king since the children of Israel complained they want a king to rule them. God love him so much that he blessed him and his household.
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King Saul always wins all his battle he fought because God always go with him. But when he went to seek for help from other gods, He sinned before God. God was not happy with him. We all know that God is a jealous God.
God said that THOU SHALT NOT SERVE ANY OTHER gods BEFORE ME. Saul disobeyed God and he was punished. He lost the protection of God in his life and his household. Also he was killed in the battle field. David was anointed king.
David also was punished because he slept with another man wife and he also commanded that the man should be killed in the battle field. The punishment of David was that his household was divided. His children started fighting against him as a king. There is no sin without punishment. The only way you can escape the punishment is to ask God for mercy.
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EFFECT OF SIN IN THE LIFE OF INDIVIDUALS.
- It draws you away from Christ.
- You losses God protection
- It causes death
- It draw you close to hell
- You lose God provision
- It condemns you
- It makes you miserable in life.
- You losses focus
- It takes you away from God protection
- It makes you stagnant.
- You lose your position in Christ.
WAYS YOU CAN ESCAPE
- Come before God
- Confess your sin
- Admit that you committed those sins
- Forsake them all
- Accept Jesus as your lord and personal savior
- Believe you are forgiven.
IN CONCLUSION
My dear steemchurch never let the things of the world should draw away your attention from God. As the they say all the things of the world are all vanity. If you want to escape the punishment of sin you need to follow the steps above. Else God punishment will fall on you.
God bless you.
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