1 Thessalonians 5:22
“Abstain from all appearance of evil.”
ALTHOUGH SINNING IS A PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY, DO NOT DRESS, TALK OR DO THINGS THAT TEMPT MORALLY WEAK PEOPLE TO FALL EVEN IF IT MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN YOUR INTENTION
Proverbs 7:10
“And behold, the woman meets him, dressed as a prostitute, wily of heart.”
2 Samuel 11:1-5
And it came to pass in an eveningtide, that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king's house: and from the roof he saw a woman washing herself; and the woman was very beautiful to look upon. 3And David sent and enquired after the woman. And one said, Is not this Bath–sheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite? 4And David sent messengers, and took her; and she came in unto him, and he lay with her; for she was purified from her uncleanness: and she returned unto her house. 5And the woman conceived, and sent and told David, and said, I am with child.
EVEN IF DAVID WAS A KING BATHSHEBA SHOULD HAVE SAID NO!
Proverbs 1:10
My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.
Acts 5:29
Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.
Titus 2:11-12
“For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people. It teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age,”
YOUR SINS WILL ALWAYS FIND YOU OUT
Numbers 32:23
But if ye will not do so, behold, ye have sinned against the LORD: and be sure your sin will find you out.
Psalm 90:8
Thou hast set our iniquities before thee, our secret sins in the light of thy countenance.
2 Samuel 12:7-10
And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man. Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul; 8And I gave thee thy master's house, and thy master's wives into thy bosom, and gave thee the house of Israel and of Judah; and if that had been too little, I would moreover have given unto thee such and such things. 9Wherefore hast thou despised the commandment of the LORD, to do evil in his sight? thou hast killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon. 10Now therefore the sword shall never depart from thine house; because thou hast despised me, and hast taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be thy wife.
THE ONLY REMEDY FOR THE ABUSE OF POWER IN SELF-GRATIFICATION IS REPENTANCE
2 Samuel 12:13
And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against the LORD. And Nathan said unto David, The LORD also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die.
Psalm 32:1-5
Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. 2Blessed is the man unto whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile. 3When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long. 4For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: my moisture is turned into the drought of summer. Selah. 5I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the LORD; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah.
1 John 1:9
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
