2. to cover up their sin by lying about it.
From Adam & Eve, to Cain, to Joseph’s brothers…The Bible’s first stories are filled with people who sin and then attempt
to cover up their sin by lying about it.
This pattern is encouraged in our culture today; even in Islam with the doctrine
of mujaahara which states that people must “veil their sins” from others.

3. Proverbs 30:12 “There are those who are
pure in their own eyes     and yet are not cleansed of their filth.”

4. “The Sinner’s Cycle”
Sin
Cover-Up
Denial
Exposure

5. “… you will be sinning against the Lord; and you may be sure
Numbers 32:23
“… you will be sinning against the Lord; and you may be sure
that your sin
will find you out.”
- Spoken by Moses just prior to his death as a warning

6. to light and made known to all.”
Luke 8:17 (NLT)
“All that is secret
will eventually be brought into the open, and everything that is concealed
will be brought
to light and made known to all.”

8. After being confronted with his hidden sins of lying, adultery,
and murder; King David wrote Psalm 51 in repentance to God and asked for forgiveness from Him.
Psalm 32: 1-5 also expresses this attitude.

9. Micah 7: 18-19 (also Psalm 103: 8-12)
18  “Who is a God like You,
who pardons sin and
forgives the transgression     of the remnant of His inheritance? You do not stay angry forever     but delight to show mercy. 19 You will again have compassion on us;     You will tread our sins underfoot     and hurl all our iniquities 
into the depths of the sea.”

10. James 5: 14-16
14  “Is anyone among you sick? Let them call the elders of the church to pray over them and anoint them with oil in the name of the Lord. 15 And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise them up. If they have sinned, they will be forgiven. 16 Therefore confess your sins 
to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.”

11. Michael Guglielmucci, “Healer,” and the Cost of Hidden Sin