"Sin is forgivable"
does NOT equal
"sin is inconsequential!"
James 1:12-15:
God blesses those who patiently endure testing and temptation. Afterward they will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him. And remember, when you are being tempted, do not say, “God is tempting me.” God is never tempted to do wrong, and he never tempts anyone else. Temptation comes from our own desires, which entice us and drag us away. These desires give birth to sinful actions. And when sin is allowed to grow, it gives birth to death.
Genesis 2:16-17:
But the Lord God warned him, “You may freely eat the fruit of every tree in the garden – except the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. If you eat its fruit, you are sure to die.”
Genesis 3:4:
“You won’t die!” the serpent replied to the woman.
"Sin is forgivable"
does NOT equal
"sin is inconsequential!"
"Sin is forgivable"
does NOT equal
"sin is inconsequential!"
Hebrews 10:1-4:
The old system under the law of Moses was only a shadow, a dim preview of the good things to come, not the good things themselves. The sacrifices under that system were repeated again and again, year after year, but they were never able to provide perfect cleansing for those who came to worship. If they could have provided perfect cleansing, the sacrifices would have stopped, for the worshipers would have been purified once for all time, and their feelings of guilt would have disappeared. But instead, those sacrifices actually reminded them of their sins year after year. For it is not possible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.
Romans 6:23:
For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord.
Satan's "device" to draw a person to sin:
Present the bait and hide the hook;
present the golden cup and hide the poison.
