Respectable Sins – “Directions for Dealing with Sins”

1. Always address your sin in the context of the gospel
2. We must learn to rely on the enabling power of the Holy Spirit
3. While depending on the Holy Spirit, we must at the same time recognize our responsibility to diligently pursue all
practical steps for dealing with our sins
4. We must identify specific areas of acceptable sins
5. We should bring to bear specific applicable Scriptures to each of our subtle sins
6. We should cultivate the practice of prayer over the sins we tolerate
7. We should involve one or more other believers with us in our struggles against our subtle sins

Summary
1. Apply the gospel
2. Depend on the Holy Spirit
3. Recognize your responsibility
4. Identify specific respectable sins
5. Memorize and apply appropriate Scriptures
6. Cultivate the practice of prayer
7. Involve one or a few other believers with you

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▪ Respectable Sins – “Unthankfulness”
Though each of us acknowledge that everything we have and are comes from God (i.e., Dt. 8:11-18), we often fail to stop and give God thanks.
▪ Easy to take things for granted
▪ Easy to be ungrateful
▪ Easy to forget how serious of a sin failing to be thankful is to God – Romans 1:18-32 (esp. vs.21)
Some helpful verses on thankfulness
▪ Ephesians 5:20
▪ 1 Thessalonians 5:18 [we can do so by faith in the promise of Romans 8:28]

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For more information about this group, please visit their website at reformationboise.com.
Every weekday at 8:00am you can listen to The Gospel for Life on 94.1 The Voice in the Treasure Valley, Idaho, USA.

If you have a question, comment, or even a topic suggestion for the Pastors, you can email them. There is only one rule: Be Kind!

Phone: (208) 991-3526
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Respectable Sins – Chapter 18 – “Envy, Jealousy, and Related Sins”
Sins covered and defined:

• Envy is the painful and oftentimes resentful awareness of an advantage enjoyed by someone else
• Jealousy is the intolerance of rivalry
• Competitiveness – an expression of selfishness; to win at someone else’s expense [not a virtue]
• Controlling – seeking to control others to our advantage or to get what we want

There are two conditions that tempt us to envy: We envy those we most identify with, and we envy in them the areas
we value most

• Romans 1:29 &; Galatians 5:21

Jealousy

• Envy is resent of a peer who has an advantage over us; jealousy is intolerance of rivalry
• Not always a sin (God states that He is a jealous God ~ Explain)
• Biblical example – Saul with David
• We need to learn to rejoice with those who rejoice
• Romans 12:5,10

Competitiveness

• The strong urge to always win or be the top person in whatever our field of endeavor
• To win at someone else’s expense
• That being the best, winning, or #1 is what matters the most

Controlling

• The problem is that controllers most of the time don’t know that they are controllers
• They think they are just making sure things get done right
• About getting your way
• All decisions of a group/committee/ organization have to go their way; compromise is not an option
• These people move from church to church
• Ephesians 5:21

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For more information about this group, please visit their website at reformationboise.com.
Every weekday at 8:00am you can listen to The Gospel for Life on 94.1 The Voice in the Treasure Valley, Idaho, USA.

If you have a question, comment, or even a topic suggestion for the Pastors, you can email them. There is only one rule: Be Kind!

Phone: (208) 991-3526
E-mail: thegospelforlifeidaho@gmail.com
Podcast website: https://941thevoice.com/podcasts/gospel-for-life/