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Other Men's Sins

TEXT1 Tim. 5:22 - "Do not share in other people's sins" ( NKJV )

INTRODUCTION:

A.      SIN IS LIKE LEAVEN, SPREADING CALAMITY TO ALL INVOLVED.

          1.       Sin is blinding and deceitful in its nature( Heb. 3:13 ).

          2.       Satan has many devices to deceive us( 2 Cor. 11:3; 2:11 ).

B.      HOW MIGHT WE SHARE IN OTHER MEN'S SINS?

I.      COMMIT A SIN TOGETHER.

A.      ANANIAS AND SAPPHIRA CONSPIRED TOGETHER( Acts 5:7-9 ).

B.      OTHERS WILL TRY TO PERSUADE US( Prov. 1:10-19 ).

C.      "BE NOT DECEIVED"( Eph. 5:3-7 ).

II.     COMMIT THE SAME SIN SEPARATELY.

A.      JEROBOAM CAUSED ISRAEL TO SIN( 1 Kings 12:28-30 ).

          1.       Common expression, "they continued in the sin of Jeroboam the son of Nebat

                   who made Israel to sin."

          2.       Samaritans, 1,000 years later, still following 's sin ( John 4:20-22 ).

B.      Acts 7:51 - "AS YOUR FATHERS DID, SO DO YOU."

          1.       Matt. 23:29-31, Their fathers killed the prophets.

          2.       History repeats( Heb. 3:7-12;  1 Cor. 10:5-6 ).

III.    DON'T SIN, BUT CONSENT WITH THOSE WHO DO.

A.      SAUL CONSENTED TO STEPHEN'S DEATH( Acts 7:57; 8:1; 22:20 ).

B.      SOME NOT ENGAGED ERROR, ENDORSE THOSE WHO ARE.

          1.       "Conservative" church recognizing "Liberal" ones( 2 John 9-11 ).

          2.       Ignoring divisive issues, putting all controversy into Rom. 14.

          3.       Ketcherside and fellowship.  Singing with the First Christian Church.

C.      IN OUR ASSOCIATIONS SIN MUST BE REPROVED( Eph. 5:11 ).

D.      WHAT ABOUT MEMBERSHIP IN THE LODGE?  SALVATION ARMY?

E.      PATRONIZING THOSE WHO HAVE MADE A POINT OF ENDORSING SIN.

          i.e., Ben and Jerry's,  Levi Strauss,  Disney.

IV.   FAILURE TO REBUKE AND EXPOSE SIN.

A.      ALL SIN NEEDS IS FOR GOOD PEOPLE TO DO NOTHING.

          1.       Ezekial's responsibility( Ezek. 3:17-21 ).

          2.       Eli's responsibility( 1 Sam. 3:13; 2:17, 22;  Acts 20:26-27 ).

B.      TOO MANY ARE LIKE THE PRIESTS OF JEREMIAH( Jer. 6:14-15 ).

C.      PREACHERS AND TEACHERS HAVE A DUTY( 2 Tim. 4:2 ).

D.      THE SCRIPTURES ARE PROFITABLE FOR WHAT?( 2 Tim. 3:16-17 ).

E.      REMEMBER OUR PURPOSE( 2 Tim. 2:24-26 ). SILENCE DOESN'T CUT IT.

V.    BY ENDORSING THE WRONG KIND OF LEADERS.

A.      THE LEADERS OF JEREMIAH'S DAY( Jer. 5:30-31;  23:14 )

B.      OF MALACHI'S DAY( Mal. 1:6-8, 13;  2:1-3, 7-9 ).

C.      OF JESUS' DAY( Matt. 23:1-7, 15;  John 3:3-10 ).

D.      ELDERS AND DEACONS ARE TO BE QUALIFIED( 1 Tim. 3 ).

E.      PREACHERS MUST WIELD THE SWORD( 2 Tim. 4:2 ).

F.      DIOTREPHES IS ALIVE AND WELL( 3 John 9-10;  1 Pet. 5:3 ).

VI.   THERE IS A FLIP SIDE TO THIS PRINCIPLE.

A.      SOME ARE WORTHY OF OUR APPROVAL( Matt. 10:40-42 ).

B.      FELLOWSHIP IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF OUR FAITH

          ( Eph. 4:16;  Phil. 1:3-7; 4:15-16 ).

CONCLUSION:

A.      SIN IS DEADLY TO ALL INVOLVED.

B.      WE MUST GUARD OUR LIVES SO THAT WE WON'T BE PARTAKERS IN

OTHER MEN'S SINS.