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Sin's Natural Consequences

Bill Bright

God is Just

  1. God Cannot Be Manipulated
  2. God is Always Just and Fair
  3. God's Judicial Authority
  4. Justice and Mercy Satisfied
  5. Justice Delayed is Justice Denied?
  6. Sin's Natural Consequences
  7. The Perfect Judge

“Those who live only to satisfy their own sinful desires will harvest the consequences of decay and death. But those who live to please the Spirit will harvest everlasting life from the Spirit” (Galatians 6:8).

God does not wait until judgment day to settle sin accounts. He also built natural consequences into sin as a deterrent. 

I am reminded of a friend who was one of the most remarkable preachers I have known. He was a pastor of a thriving church. Then one day, a prostitute came to his office seeking his counsel. He felt sorry for her and asked his wife if this prostitute could live in their home so they could rehabilitate her. 

After living with them for three weeks, the prostitute told his wife that she wanted her husband. The wife just laughed in disbelief. They had a happy home and several children. He was one of the pillars in the Christian community. Yet to everyone's shock, he eventually left his family to live with this prostitute. 

Many people from the Christian community pleaded with him to repent from his sin, but he persisted. He had several illegitimate children. In time, the prostitute deserted him for another man. 

Finally, this former pastor did come back to the Lord, but he had been brought so low that despite his giftedness he could not hold a job. Finally, he went to his grave prematurely – a broken man. 

We cannot thumb our noses at God's righteous principles and not expect to experience the just consequences of our actions. I live daily in reverential fear of God because when we disobey Him, we open the door to greater temptations. Sin grows until it totally engulfs us in destruction.

Your View of God Really Matters ...

Is there a "secret sin" in your life taking you down the wrong road? Do not deceive yourself into thinking that there will not be consequences. Turn around today while you still can! Change your behavior by shifting your focus from your sin to God Himself.

Because God is just,
He will always treat me fairly.

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Learn more about God’s character at Discover God, by Bright Media Foundation, an affiliate of Cru.

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