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WHAT ARE THE EFFECTS OF SIN?
1) Sin is defiling: it has a pollu ng effect. It
is filthy, staining the souls of men, blo ng
out God's image.
2) Sin is antagonism against God. It is rebellion;
walking in open confronta on and opposi on
to and a trampling of God's laws under the
feet. Sin is the ul mate act of selfish ego that
makes the sinner to do what he wants in
spite of God's commands.
3) Sin is a disease. Through sin, evil overpowers
and dominates the will mind and affec on
of the unregenerate and brings him under
control of Satan.
What then? are we be er than they? No, in no
wise: for we have before proved both Jews and
Gen les, that they are all under sin; as it is
wri en, There is none righteous, no, not one:
There is none that understandeth, there is none
that seeketh a er God. They are all gone out of
the way, they are together become unprofitable;
there is none that doeth good, no, not one.
Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their
tongues they have used deceit; the poison of