Chapter 37:1-11 Background
Jacob who is also known as Israel had 12 sons and v3 states that Jacob had a special place in his heart for Joseph and he gave him an expensive coat.
V4 his brothers hated him v11 and envied him.
Vrs 5-10Now Joseph had two dreams in which can be taken as his brothers and his father and mother will eventually bow down to him. This made his bothers hate him even more.
V18-20n Joseph’s brothers plot to kill him.
V 21-22 Reuben stood up for Joseph and wanted to get him back to Jacob so he came up with a plan, just throw him into a well.
V23-28 So the brothers decide to sell him into slavery.
V29-30 Reuben was upset and mourned the loss of his brother
V 31-32 They wanted to cover up what they did so they lied to their father. Sin leads to more sin
V33-35 Jacob was saying he would never get over the death of his son.
Today I want to talk about sin
There are two categories of sin…sins of commission and omission
Commission - Acting or doing that which was decided upon
The brothers planned out their sin. They hated and were jealous of Joseph so they decided to get rid of him.
What does God say about that.
Proverbs 6:16-19 God hates when people make wicked plans
Isaiah 30:1 Like they brothers then lied to the father in life when we Sin leads to more sin
So are you planning out your sin or helping others sin?
In my time in ministry I have seen some interesting things, a Christian family putting their daughter on birth control just in case she has sex. “hey if she is going to sin she is going to do it responsibly”
-maybe you are in a dating relationship and you are planning your evening around how you can get into a temping situation and then blame your falling into sin because the temptation was to strong, meanwhile you planned your night so that you would wind up in the situation.
-Maybe you are making money in a dishonest way and you have planned this out.
-Maybe you are planning the rude and nasty things you are going to say to your co-worked, friend or family member because they wronged you and you want to retaliate.
-Maybe you ask people just the right questions so they will gossip about someone and so you can start gossiping about someone.
When we plan out our sin God is not pleased
Sins of commission usually involve regret for what was done because we start to realize our intention was to sin.
Maybe you are saying to yourself “I don’t plan out my sin, I’m good I catch myself in the early stages.
There is another group of sins called
Sins of Omission - Neglect or failure to do that which should have been done. Omitting that which should be done.
When in life do you have an opportunity to do the right thing and you pass it up?
James 4:17
In the story of Joseph, Reuben was an example of someone who did not commit a sin of omission. He did not agree with his brothers and he tried to stop the effort. Some sit back and don’t do anything.
Luke 10:30-37 The priest and the levite did nothing. Many of us see others in need and have the resources to meet them and do nothing about it.
Some sins of omission that are common among believers. Not praying, not giving Mal 3:8, not going to church Heb 10:24-25, not serving, not helping others in need Matt 25, not exposing wrongdoing Eph 5:8-12, not stopping others from doing wrong. James 5:20
What are the results of the sins of omission and commission?
It separates you from God. Gospel
Look what sin does…consequences
It affects the others around us, look at what the sins of Joseph’s brothers did to Jacob.
Hitler planning out the Holocaust and when the US came in we stopped what was going on, but what if we didn’t it would have been a huge sin of omission. The consequences were catastrophic and could have been worse if we ignored it.
What do we have to do?
-Repent, some people think that this word means we turn from sin and never do it again and if you do you have not truly repented
Greek word in the NT is Meta noia is primarily an after-thought, different from the former thought; a "change of mind and heart",
Biblical repentance is a change of mind basically it is looking at our lives through the eyes of God and His Word. When it comes to sin it is saying this action that I commit or fail to do is wrong. Even though you may fall back into it at times you still realize it is something that is wrong and unacceptable to God.
If you leave here today and have a sinful pattern or a sin in your life and you say to yourself it is ok or it is not so bad you have not repented meaning not changed your mind
Philippians 2:5 Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus.
You have to change your mind first about what you are doing or in some cases not doing. That is why I am up here every Sunday to bring the Word so our minds can be changed.
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