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Why Do Good Christians Sin?

Why Do Good Christians Sin?. All Have Sinned. All sin (1 K. 8:46; Rom. 3:23; 1 Jn. 1:7-10) There are many reasons why people sin But, why do “good” Christians sin? Good Christians who hold a leadership role like preachers, elders, deacons, and Bible class teachers?

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Why Do Good Christians Sin?

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  1. Why Do Good Christians Sin?

  2. All Have Sinned • All sin (1 K. 8:46; Rom. 3:23; 1 Jn. 1:7-10) • There are many reasons why people sin • But, why do “good” Christians sin? • Good Christians who hold a leadership role like preachers, elders, deacons, and Bible class teachers? • Good Christians who attend every service, read their Bible, and pray regularly?

  3. Why Do Good Christians Sin? • Good Christians may be unknowledgeable • Good intentions may be mislead (Acts 8:18-19) • But, all can know what God’s will is (Eph. 5:17)

  4. Why Do Good Christians Sin? • Good Christians may be influenced by evil companionships • Good morals are corrupted (1 Cor. 15:33) • But, peer pressure can and must be resisted (Psa. 1:1; Prov. 1:10; 13:20)

  5. Why Do Good Christians Sin? • Good Christians may listen to erroneous doctrines and follow after them • Good teaching is replaced with error (2 Cor. 11:3-4; 2 Pet. 2:1ff; Jas. 5:19-20) • But, false teaching must be identified and rejected (Rom. 16:17-18; 2 Jn. 9-11)

  6. Why Do Good Christians Sin? • Good Christians may not sin deliberately, but they may sin unintentionally • Good habits are “overtaken in a fault” (Gal. 6:1) • But, one must be vigilant at all times for the devil (1 Pet. 5:8)

  7. Why Do Good Christians Sin? • Good Christians may appear good on the outside, but have a sinful private life; they act hypocritically • Good habits are matched with bad habits (Mt. 23:1ff; Gal. 2:11-14) • But, God sees all (Prov. 15:3)

  8. Why Do Good Christians Sin? • Good Christians may grow weary and get tired • Good foundations erode and “drift away” (Heb. 2:1-3) • But, one must press onward (Heb. 12:1-3)

  9. Why Do Good Christians Sin? • Good Christians may want to try sin because it is new or something they have been kept from • Good people want “liberty” (2 Pet. 2:18-19) • But, there is good reason why they have not been allowed thus far (Prov. 6:27-28)

  10. Why Do Good Christians Sin? • Good Christians may start loving the wrong things • Good affections and one’s “first love” is exchanged for a misplaced love (Rev. 2:4; 1 K. 11:1-2) • But, one can return (Rev. 2:5)

  11. “Good” Christians? • When “good” Christians sin they are no longer good! • Let us remember that the devil does not want a sinner to become a saint (Christian), and he does not want a saint to remain sanctified (without sin)!

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