Sin can be sown through a simple word or piece of advice from a family member or friend. At times these people even have good intentions and are trying to help, but end up leading us to make serious mistakes before God.
For example, when the Lord Jesus began to tell His disciples that He had to go to Jerusalem and suffer many things, be killed and raised on the third day, well-intentioned Peter took Him aside and rebuked Him, saying, Then Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him, saying, “Far be it from You, Lord; this shall not happen to You!” (Matthew 16.22).
Those words certainly did not come from peter, but from Satan. In the same way, many people fall into sin after giving ear to innocent, harmless sounding words. For this reason, we must follow the example of the Lord Jesus Himself and immediately rebuke such evil ideas, rather than chewing them over for a time.
There are people who sin because of curiosity. Their minds are bombarded - first with doubts and then with desires - in a demonic action that culminates in birth of sin.
Eve saw that the tree was good for food, and because of this the Holy Spirit warns us against the lust of the eyes, that is, covetousness and greed which never tire of seeing more and more.
That's why the Lord Jesus said the eyes are the lamp of the body; in other words, the body is affected by the light of our eyes. If our eyes are good and not covetous, greedy, adulterous or immoral, our body will be full of light and blessed; but if our eyes are covetous, they will attract all kinds of sins and our whole body will be full of darkness.
Every sin stars in the mind, through evil words or images. If we rebuke sin before it reaches our mind, it's easier to overcome; however, if we allow it into our minds, it is much more difficult to uproot - though not impossible. In this case, we must confess it to the lord Jesus and ask Him to remove it from our minds.
The Origin Of Sin
Blessed is the man who endures temptation; for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him. Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am tempted by God”; for God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He Himself tempt anyone. But each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own desires and enticed. Then, when desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, brings forth death.
James 1. 12-15
Sin is like a rapidly growing embryo that spins out of control, transforming itself into a monster whose sole obsession is to destroy the one who conceived it.
For the wages of sin is death
Romans 6.23
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