{"id":46637,"date":"2022-10-01T02:28:36","date_gmt":"2022-10-01T07:28:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/calling-sin-by-any-other-name-bible-study\/"},"modified":"2022-10-01T02:28:36","modified_gmt":"2022-10-01T07:28:36","slug":"calling-sin-by-any-other-name-bible-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/calling-sin-by-any-other-name-bible-study\/","title":{"rendered":"Calling Sin By Any Other Name – Bible study"},"content":{"rendered":"

In Genesis 39:7 and Genesis 39:10, we find Joseph in a difficult position of being seduced by Potiphar’s wife. How tantalizing this woman’s offers must have been to a young man like Joseph.<\/p>\n

But because of his reverence and faithfulness to God, Joseph flatly resisted her advances (Genesis 39:8-9). His moral convictions obviously stemmed from his clear view of sin, because he responded to her by saying, “How then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God? (Genesis 39:9).<\/p>\n

Today, it is popular to call sin by more acceptable societal euphemisms. However, calling sin by any other name, will only weaken our resistance and trivialize sins harmfulness to us.<\/p>\n

To Joseph, sin was not “an error of judgment” not a mere “slip of the tongue” not an “indiscretion” not a “moment of weakness.” Joseph saw sin for what it really is a heinous offense against the Lord and he did not play down the gravity of the offense.<\/p>\n

Unlike mans faulty and fickle standards, Gods moral standards are absolute<\/strong>. It is only when we see sin as something abhorrent to the Lord, will we be motivated to make right moral judgments.<\/p>\n

Calling sin by a more “soothing” name, will change neither its offensiveness to God nor its cost to us (1 John 3:4; cf. Isaiah 59:1-4; Romans 6:1-2; Romans 6:23).<\/p>\n

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