1. MurderProcrastination How much does sin weigh?

2. Rom. 5 ~ 12 Therefore, just as through one man sin entered the world, and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men, because all sinned—

3. "Seven Deadly Sins" 1. Pride 2. Greed 3. Lust 4. Anger 5. Gluttony 6. Envy 7. Laziness "Gateway" Sins?

4. One leak will sink a ship; and one sin will destroy a sinner. – John Bunyan

5. Matt. 11 ~ 21 "Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works which were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. 22 "But I say to you, it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the day of judgment than for you. 23 "And you, Capernaum, who are exalted to heaven, will be brought down to Hades; for if the mighty works which were done in you had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day. 24 "But I say to you that it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment than for you."

6. Luke 22 ~ 44 And being in agony, He prayed more earnestly. Then His sweat became like great drops of blood falling down to the ground Agony ~ agōnia – (only here in N.T., a struggle for victory) From agōn – usually translated conflict

7. Matt. 26 ~ 38 Then He said to them, "My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death"

8. John 12 ~ 37 "Now My soul is troubled, and what shall I say? 'Father, save Me from this hour'? But for this purpose I came to this hour.'"

9. Blaise Pascal: "Jesus suffers in His Passion the torments inflicted upon Him by men, but in His agony He suffers the torments which He inflicts on Himself. He was troubled. This punishment is inflicted by no human but an almighty hand, and only He that is almighty can bear it." (Pensees)

10. Is. 53 ~ 6 All we like sheep have gone astray; We have turned, every one, to his own way; And the Lord has laid on Him the iniquity of us all

11. "The enormous load of human guilt Was on my Savior laid; With woes as with a garment He For sinners was array'd." – Charles Spurgeon

12. Men prefer a prosperous error to an afflicted truth. – Jeremy Taylor One reason sin flourishes is that it is treated like a cream puff instead of a rattlesnake. – Billy Sunday

13. Guilt is to the soul much of what pain is to the body

14. Is. 55 ~ 1 "Ho! Everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; and you who have no money, come, buy and eat. Yes, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. 2 Why do you spend money for what is not bread, and your wages for what does not satisfy? Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, and let your soul delight itself in abundance."

15. John 7 ~ 37 On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, "If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. 38 He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water."

16. (NLT) Rom. 8 ~ 12 So, dear brothers and sisters, you have no obligation whatsoever to do what your sinful nature urges you to do. 13 For if you keep on following it, you will perish. But if through the power of the Holy Spirit you turn from it and its evil deeds, you will live. 14 For all who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God. 15 So you should not be like cowering, fearful slaves. You should behave instead like God’s very own children, adopted into his family— calling him “Father, dear Father.” 16 For his Holy Spirit speaks to us deep in our hearts and tells us that we are God’s children.

17. Rom. 5 ~ 1 Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ

18. Anybody who has once been horrified by the dreadfulness of his own sin that nailed Jesus to the cross will no longer be horrified by even the rankest sins of a brother. – Dietrich Bonhoeffer

19. Measure your growth in grace by your sensitiveness to sin. – Oswald Chambers

20. Matt. 11 ~ 28 "Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29 Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For My yoke is easy and My burden is light."

21. Phil. 4 ~ 7 and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.