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The Trials of a King The Slippery Slope of Sin

The Trials of a King The Slippery Slope of Sin. Timeless Truth Forgiveness does not cancel consequences. The Slippery Slope of Sin. Have you ever been stopped cold in your tracks like Jerome was? Were you grateful later that you did not follow through with your planned sin?

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The Trials of a King The Slippery Slope of Sin

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  1. The Trials of a KingThe Slippery Slope of Sin Timeless Truth Forgiveness does not cancel consequences.

  2. The Slippery Slope of Sin • Have you ever been stopped cold in your tracks like Jerome was? • Were you grateful later that you did not follow through with your planned sin? • Or do you live with the regret of sin only to wish that a Mrs. Nolan had come your way? • Accountability can sometimes protect us from ourselves.

  3. I. David’s Descent into Sin • David’s temptation followed a longstanding pattern. See 2 Samuel 11:2-5. • He saw. • He desired. • He took. • Consequences: Sin gives birth to more sin.

  4. II. The Pattern of Sin • Eve had a similar descent into sin in the Garden. See Genesis 3:1-7. • She saw. • She desired. • She took. • Consequences: Sin gives birth to more sin. • James notes a similar pattern. See James 1:13-14.

  5. III. The Forgiveness of Sins • God stands willing to forgive our sins. See 1 John 1:8-9. • Forgiveness of sins doesn’t cancel consequences.

  6. IV. The Prevention of Sexual Sins • “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” – Benjamin Franklin • If it can happen to David, it can happen to any of us. • Infidelity: any emotional or sexual intimacy that violates trust.

  7. D. Building Hedges around your marriage. • Hedges at work. • Pull away from flirtatious behaviors. Pull away from physical touch. • Don’t ride in a car with the opposite sex without a third party present. • Don’t make personal phone calls to co-workers of the opposite sex. • Don’t lunch with the same people every day, unless it is as a group.

  8. D. Building Hedges around your marriage. • Hedges at work. • Keep emails strictly business. • Talk about your spouse positively to your co-workers. • Be careful about lingering eye contact. • Only appropriate physical touch is a handshake. • If traveling, don’t get adjoining hotel rooms. Ask for different floors. • Meet in the lobby, not in a room.

  9. D. Building Hedges around your marriage. • Hedges at home. • Eliminate TV temptation—get rid of premium movie channels. • Do not drive the opposite sex babysitter home alone. • Keep appropriate boundaries with neighbors. • Be especially careful with single parents who need helping hands.

  10. D. Building Hedges around your marriage. • Hedges at church. • Always serve together in groups on ministry projects. • Never counsel the opposite sex.

  11. D. Building Hedges around your marriage. • Hedges for hobbies. • Learn to share your spouse’s hobby. • Give up a hobby that puts you in a vulnerable position. • Never enjoy a hobby alone with a person of the opposite sex.

  12. IV. The Prevention of Sexual Sins • Cultivate your relationship with your spouse. • Learn to be content with the spouse God gave you. • Cultivate accountability with your mate. A same-sex accountability partner is also a great idea. • If you are having problems, ask a trusted, mature Christian couple for help.

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