THE TRINITY OF SIN

1 JOHN 2:1

A. HAVE YOU EVER HEARD OF THE TRINITY OF SIN? OUR OPENING TEXT SPEAKS OF THE TRINITY OF SIN
  1. The lust of the eye:
  2. The lust of the flesh:
  3. The pride of life: A careful reading of the Bible will show that the lust of the eye, the lust of the flesh, and the pride of life constitute the Trinity of sin.
  4. They are, in their very nature, inseparable:
  5. They sum up sin in thought, word and action:
B. NATURE AND FUNCTION OF THE TRINITY OF SIN
  1. The lust of the eye:
    1. The eye is the light of the body - Matt. 6:22; Luke 11:34
    2. Its condition affects the whole body, "when thine eye is evil, thy body also is full of darkness" - Luke 11:34
    3. Satan has used the evil eye to destroy or ruin many souls - EXAMPLES -
      1. Samson - Judg. 16:
      2. Achan - 1 Sam. 7:
      3. David - 2 Sam. 11:
      4. He used the power of the eye to deceive Eve - Gen. 3:6
  2. The lust of the flesh:
    1. This sin must be considered one of the most hideous and deadly of all manifestations of sins - EXAMPLES -
      1. Ancient Israel and the lust of the flesh - Num. 25:1-9
      2. Samson and the lust of the flesh - Judg. 16:21
      3. Solomon and the love of women - Neh. 13:26
      4. The antediluvians - Gen. 6:1-3
      5. Heathenism in its grossest form - Rom. 1:19-27
      6. Some members in the church at Corinth - 1 Cor. 5:1
    2. The lust of the flesh is the perversion of the natural propensities, which will lead to excess and moral weakness.
    3. There is a continued conflict between our spiritual nature and the flesh - Gal. 5:17
  3. The pride of life:
    1. Pride simply means to magnify one's self; the exaltation of the human ego.
    2. That was the downfall of Lucifer - Isa. 14:12-17; Ezek. 28:12-18
    3. This sin plagues the church of God today.
    4. It caused the downfall of Nebuchadnezzar - Dan. 4:30
    5. All who are victimized by this sin are spoken of as being compassed by pride as with a chain - Ps. 73:6
C. HOW TO PROTECT OURSELVES AGAINST THE PRIDE OF LIFE
  1. Through mortification:
    1. This is no easy undertaking, but it is a must if we wish to have the victory over sin.
    2. "For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live." - Rom. 8:13
  2. Here is the list which we must mortify at all cost:
    1. Fornication
    2. Uncleanness
    3. Inordinate affections
    4. Evil concupiscence
    5. And covetousness, which is idolatry - Col. 3:5
  3. Walk in the Spirit: "Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh." - Gal. 5:16
  4. Watch and pray constantly: Matt. 26:41


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