 Some Attempt To Hide Their Sin: ◦ Adam & Eve in the garden - Gen. 3:9-10  Natural reaction; try to hide from God & others  Like a child  Knowing it has done wrong  But not knowing just what to do about it

 Some Attempt To Hide Their Sin: ◦ Many reasons people attempt to hide sin?  Know it is displeasing to God. Know it is not right. Don't want others to see it.  Do not attempt to hide what is right - Jn. 3:21  Darkness symbol of evil - Rom. 3:12-13; Jn. 3:19-20

 Some Attempt To Hide Their Sin: ◦ Many reasons people attempt to hide sin?  Sense of guilt, fear - Gen. 3:10b.  Disrupts the relation with God, causes to try to hide from Him  Guilt prevents approach to God - Isa. 59:2

 Some Attempt To Hide Their Sin: ◦ Many reasons people attempt to hide sin?  Do not want to be exposed to shame  Recognition that guilty means realize wrong, shouldn't have done it  Adam ashamed of nakedness - Gen. 3:10

 Some Attempt To Hide Their Sin: ◦ Cannot hide sin (Num. 32:23). Not do so and prosper (Prov. 28:13)  Just as when we plant a garden, everyone will know what we planted when it sprouts and grows  Our "seed" (sin) will germinate, reveal what we have planted - Gal. 6:7-8

 Some Boast Of Their Sin: ◦ Judah of old (Isa. 3:9 NAS; Jer. 8:12)  Commentary on modern society: (Few years ago, movie advertised as being "Banned In 34 Nations, But To Be Shown Uncensored!”)

 Some Boast Of Their Sin: ◦ Some boast as a defense  Know sin is known to others, think if boast about sin it will turn attention away from the practice.  Such feel the need to defend their actions. (Consider homosexual community.).

 Some Boast Of Their Sin: ◦ To attract attention  Have to do something "big" to be noticed  Such are "emotional cripples."

 Some Deny Their Sin: ◦ Sarah (Gen. 18:15). Laughed in unbelief at promise of the angel.  A child, not knowing how to cope with situation, consequences is empted to deny actions.  Tendency remains in adults; use different methods to deny.

 Some Deny Their Sin: ◦ Some deny to rationalize a false doctrine (see 1 Jn. 1:8).

 Some Deny Their Sin: ◦ By saying practice is not sin: “Label Changing”  Make allowance for self: “Not lying, stealing; just being 'shrewd'.”  Socially accepted; or “everybody is doing it.”

 Some Deny Their Sin: ◦ Deny existence of sin  Modern psychological approach to guilt  "Christian Science" denies existence of sin, sickness, death

 Some "Feed" Their Sin: ◦ Psa. 64:5 ◦ Some practices considered so "precious" that they cannot forsake them

 Some Share Their Sins: - 1 Tim. 5:22. ◦ Use influence to entice others, involve them in sin - Prov. 1:10; Matt. 18:7 ◦ By "pressure" tactics  "Everybody is doing it.“  1 Pet. 4:4

 All Should Repent, Confess, Forsake Sin: ◦ Job 33:27-28 ◦ Only honest, responsible thing to do. Results in good for person. ◦ Mercy promised to one who confesses, forsakes sin - Prov. 28:13; 1 Jn. 1:9