1. Covering Sin Psalm 32:1-7

2. Introduction Government cover ups Government cover ups –Watergate and other “gates” –Truth comes out eventually God’s plan for covering sin God’s plan for covering sin –Blessing (Romans 4:6-8) –Confession (Acts 8:22; 1 John 1:9) –Not “cover up” (Galatians 6:7)

3. Run Away From Their Sin God’s omnipresence God’s omnipresence –Adam and Eve (Genesis 3:8) –Cain (Genesis 4:9, 10) –Jonah (Jonah 1:3)

4. Run Away From Their Sin Face our sins Face our sins –No secret places (Jeremiah 23:24) –Some run to another church (James 1:25)

5. Ignore Their Sin Think God is like them Think God is like them –“If I ignore it, God will also” –God not like man (Psalm 50:21)

6. Ignore Their Sin Does not overlook sin Does not overlook sin –Nothing hidden (Jeremiah 16:17) –Beholds the evil and the good (1 Peter 3:12) –Knows all (Hebrews 4:13) –Must not ignore sin in others (Romans 6:23; Galatians 6:1)

7. Let Time Pass By Some things improve with time Some things improve with time –David tried it (2 Samuel 11, 12) –Some things need to be forgotten (Philippians 3:13)

8. Let Time Pass By God is not like man God is not like man –Keeps His promises (2 Peter 3:9) –Rewards and punishes (2 Thessalonians 1:6-9)

9. Act Pious Hypocritical action Hypocritical action –Bathsheba’s “purification” (2 Samuel 11:4) –Pharisees (Matthew 23:25-28) –Appeared pious (Luke 18:11, 12)

10. Act Pious Some do the same today Some do the same today –Not the same person at home –Attend, but are immoral elsewhere –God is not mocked (Galatians 6:7) –“Spiritual chameleons”

11. Conclusion Covering up makes it more difficult Covering up makes it more difficult Heart hardens (Ephesians 4:19) Heart hardens (Ephesians 4:19) Conscience (1 Timothy 4:2) Conscience (1 Timothy 4:2) Are you living a lie? Are you living a lie? Cover your sins (1 John 2:1, 2) Cover your sins (1 John 2:1, 2)