35 Reasons Not to Sin

35 Reasons Not To Sin

1-Because a little sin leads to more sin.
2-Because my sin invites the discipline of God.
3-Because the time spent in sin is forever wasted.
4-Because my sin never pleases but always grieves God who loves me.
5-Because my sin places a greater burden on my spiritual leaders.
6-Because in time my sin always brings heaviness to my heart.
7-Because I am doing what I do not have to do.
8-Because my sin always makes me less than what I could be.
9-Because others, including my family, suffer consequences due to my sin.
10-Because my sin saddens the godly.
11-Because my sin makes the enemies of God rejoice.
12-Because sin deceives me into believing I have gained when in reality I have lost.
13-Because sin may keep me from qualifying for spiritual leadership.
14-Because the supposed benefits of my sin will never outweigh the consequences of disobedience.
15-Because repenting of my sin is such a painful process, yet I must repent.
16-Because sin is a very brief pleasure for an eternal loss.
17-Because my sin may influence others to sin.
18-Because my sin may keep others from knowing Christ.
19-Because sin makes light of the cross, upon which Christ died for the very purpose of taking away my sin.
20-Because it is impossible to sin and follow the Spirit at the same time.
21-Because God chooses not to respect the prayers of those who cherish their sin.
22-Because sin steals my reputation and robs me of my testimony.
23-Because others once more earnest than I have been destroyed by just such sins.
24-Because the inhabitants of heaven and hell would all testify to the foolishness of this sin.
25-Because sin and guilt may harm both mind and body.
26-Because sins mixed with service make the things of God tasteless.
27-Because suffering for sin has no joy or reward, though suffering for righteousness has both.
28-Because my sin is adultery with the world.
29-Because, though forgiven, I will review this very sin at the Judgment Seat where loss and gain of eternal rewards are applied.
30-Because I can never really know ahead of time just how severe the discipline for my sin might be.
31-Because my sin may be an indication of a lost condition.
32-Because to sin is not to love Christ.
33-Because my unwillingness to reject this sin now grants it an authority over me greater than I wish to believe.
34-Because sin glorifies God only in His judgment of it and His turning of it to good use, never because it is worth anything on it's own.
35-Because I promised God he would be Lord of my life.

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