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Sin Is like a Kidney Stone
“For the wages of sin is death;” Rom.6:23
“...but the way of transgressors is hard.” Prov. 13:15
Some ways in which a kidney stone is like sin....
“Pain is not in proportion to size.”
How many sins will it take to keep usout of Heaven ?
“For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.” James 2:10
Eternal ~ Hell, Separation from God
Others
Family
Friends
We cannot pick and choose which commands we are going to obey !!!!
Pain of sin may subsideMay become calloused or hardened
Eph. 4:17-19
Sin cannot be overlooked, dismissed or taken lightly !
Sin if left continues to do more damage
James 1:13-16
Sin does not leave us like it found us !
If sin is not removed it will destroy !
Sometimes surgery is necessary !!
We cannot remove our own sins –Only God can do that !
Mat. 18:7-9 It can be very painful
Relief and joy of sin being removed
“And when they were come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, that the eunuch saw him no more: and he went on his way rejoicing.” Acts 8:39
To be CheerfulCalmly happy or well-off
New lifestyle – change of habitsNew lifestyle – change of habits
We must change our lives to avoidfuture sins
Col. 3:1-3 - set our mind on things above.
2 Pet. 1:5-11 ~ Christian Graces
Faith, virtue, knowledge, temperance, patience, godliness, brotherly kindness, love
These will help us to be faithful
v. 10 b “for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall:” [stumble – NKJV]
Fall = to trip, to err, sin, fail
None are immune
All are vulnerable to sin
1 Pet. 5:8
Rom. 3:23 “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;”
We will need help from a Doctor !
Jesus is the Great Physician
“They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick.” Matt. 9:11-12
Sin Is like a Kidney Stone
Allow Jesus to be Your Doctor !
He is ready and willing to forgive !!!
Remedy for Sin
Blood of Christ
We take the prescription by obeying the Gospel
Drink Plenty of Water !!Drink Plenty of Water !!
What Must I do to be Saved ?
Obey the Gospel – 1 Cor. 15DeathBurial Resurrection
Hear
Believe
Repent
Confess
BeBaptized
SALVATION
Rom. 6:3-4 “Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?
4. Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.”
What If I Sin ?Err from the Truth – Jas.5:19
Repent - Acts 8:14-24Confess – 1 Jn. 1:9Pray
Sermon by Arthur Pigman
Evans Church of Christ
515 Gibbs Road
Evans, Ga. 30809
706-855-1249
[email protected]@bellsouth.net
www.evansgachurchofchrist.orgwww.evansgachurchofchrist.org
Sunday Evening Sept. 2, 2007
