SIN IS NOT DEBATABLE!

EPHESIANS FIVE:  KING JAMES VERSION!

[1] Be ye therefore followers of God, as (His) dear children;

[2] And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given Himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet smelling savour.

[3] But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints;

[4] Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient:  but rather giving of thanks.

[5] For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.

[6] Let no man deceive you with vain words:  for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the (unbelieving) children of disobedience.

[7] Be not ye therefore partakers with them.

[8] For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord:  walk as children of light:

[9] (For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth);

[10] Proving what is acceptable unto the Lord.

[11] And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.

[12] For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret.

EPHESIANS FIVE: EASY-TO-READ VERSION!

5 You are God’s dear children, so try to be like him. 

² Live a life of love. Love others just as Christ loved us. He gave himself for us—a sweet-smelling offering and sacrifice to God.

³ But there must be no sexual sin among you. There must not be any kind of evil or selfishly wanting more and more, because such things are not right for God’s holy people. 

⁴ Also, there must be no evil talk among you. Don’t say things that are foolish or filthy. These are not for you. But you should be giving thanks to God. 

⁵ You can be sure of this: No one will have a place in the kingdom of Christ and of God if that person commits sexual sins, or does evil things, or is a person who selfishly wants more and more. A greedy person like that is serving a false god.

⁶ Don’t let anyone fool you with words that are not true. God gets very angry when people who don’t obey him talk like that. 

⁷ So don’t have anything to do with them. 

⁸ In the past you were full of darkness, but now you are full of light in the Lord. So live like children who belong to the light. 

⁹ This light produces every kind of goodness, right living, and truth. 

¹⁰ Try to learn what pleases the Lord. 

¹¹ Have no part in the things that people in darkness do, which produce nothing good. Instead, tell everyone how wrong those things are. 

¹² Actually, it is shameful to even talk about the things those people do in secret.

SOME THINGS THAT ARE SIN:

Denying Jesus as ones Creator and Lord!  (Jn. 1:1-3; Col. 1:16-17; Heb. 1:1-2)

Sexual relations outside of marriage! (Gen. 2:18, 22; 1 Cor. 7:1-4, 9) 

Murdering children yet to be born!  (Ex. 21:22-23; Ps. 139:13-16; Jer. 1:5)

Failure to share with the needy!  (Deut. 15:11; Mt. 25:31-46; 1 Jn. 3:17-18)

Slandering anyone!  (Ps. 101:5; Pro. 10:18; Mt. 12:35-37)

All that is motivated apart from love!  (1 Cor. 13:1-7; Gal. 5:13-15; Jam. 4:17)

JESUS CAME THE FIRST TIME TO DIE FOR OUR SIN!

HE IS COMING AGAIN TO JUDGE UNBELIEVERS!