SIN MAKES LOSERS OF ALL

Pastor Rick Jackson

Matthew 16:26 For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?

Not long ago I shared with some of you Dr. Roger Martin’s guide to making a good decision: 1st- Decide whether it's Scriptural, 2nd- Decide whether it's Spiritual, 3rd- Decide whether it's Sensible.
Then decide- what you are going to gain, what you are going to lose, and what you are going to keep.

Wise advice. But let us consider but one aspect of this today and that aspect is, what will you lose if you decide to sin? Sin is a losing proposition and it doesn’t matter who you are. You cannot sin and get by with it. It simply cannot be done. Consider if you will:

I. FIRST LOSSES

1. Lucifer Lost Position [Ez. 28:14-19]

2. Adam Lost Place [Gen. 3:23-24]

3. Both Lost Perspective [Jeremiah 17:9]

II. UNIVERSAL LOSSES

1. Health [Ps. 32, Pr. 23:29ff, Rm. 8:18, 22]

2. Hope [Ez. 37:11]

3. Heaven [Is. 59:2]

III. CHRISTIAN LOSSES

1. Rewards [1 Corinthians 3:15]

2. Testimony [Mk. 9:50]

3. Fellowship [I Jn. 1:5-10]