The Consequences of Secret Sin

You know what I'm talking about...  those SECRET SINS.  The sins that we want to keep hidden in the closet where nobody looks.  Those sins that we try to dismiss, but when we are alone or outside of the "Christian scene" they rear their ugly heads.  Those sins.

Shhhh!  We don't want to talk about those sins.

What tends to happen is these secret sins have public consequences.  Scripture provides example after example of the consequences of secret sin.  

Adam and Eve tried to hide their sin from God – ultimately they were cast out of the Garden.  Cain denied killing his brother Able and was cursed and forced to wander the rest of his life.  Ananias and Sapphira tried to hide their sin and each died as a result.  Each of these examples reveals the personal consequences of secret sin, but the lives of two other biblical characters, Achan & David, discloses the fact that the consequences of secret sin are born by the corporate body, not just the individual.

{Read Joshua 7 for more information on Achan &  2 Samuel 11 & 12 for more information on David.}

There are three truths we need to understand regarding sin:
1. Sin will always take you further than you wanted to go...

2. Sin will always keep you longer than you wanted to stay...

3. Sin will always cost you more than you wanted to pay.

For the full message shared on 05-26-13 at First Church of God, Racine, WI; go to:
The Consequences of Secret Sin