The Consequences Of Sin

When was the last time you thought about the consequences of sin? I’m not talking about the little moral compass you have that tells you what is right or wrong. I’m talking about the personal effect it might have on many different levels.

Scripture tells us over and over that sin leads to death and destruction because there are consequences with going against the grain regarding how God has designed us to live.

Physically –Sin can cause an internal conflict between God and us, leading us to health issues and taking a physical toll on our bodies. Depending on the sin you battle with, it can affect your blood pressure, sleeping patterns, or destruction of your body depending on your lifestyle choices because of sin.

Emotionally –The Bible tells us that walking the wide road or the easy way leads to destruction, interestingly, this goes beyond physical death and results in emptiness, hopelessness, and brokenness. Many people go down this path of sin because they are hoping it will fulfill them emotionally. Unfortunately that is not the case. Many people have experienced guilt, depression and even suicidal thoughts due to emotional consequences of sin.

Spiritually -The most common consequence we understand is spiritual death. You may understand that sin breaks off our relationship with God, which affects us spiritually. On another level, many people at not feel they aren’t “good enough” to be in any relationship with God due to their sins. So, they never attempt to turn to or turn back to God.

Psalm 36:3

“The words of his mouth are wickedness and deceit; He has ceased to be wise and do good.”

Jesus described the wicked man’s character in Matthew 15:19

“For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, slanders.”

With transgression we meet an unusual character in the evil have a voice. This evil voice speaks to the sinner in his heart. The wicked person has no sense that the terror of the Lord will come upon him because of their sinful deeds. There is no anticipation of God’s coming judgment because this voice deludes their sin and flatters them.