Proverbs 13:19 (KJV)
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The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul: but it is abomination to fools to depart from evil.
:but it is abomination (disgusting, detest, abhor, loathe) to fools (one who lives life rejecting God and His Word) to depart (decline, to turn off, remove) from evil (bad, morally wrong, wicked, corrupt).
The fool hates to stop doing what he is doing. He despises turning from his sin to God. The wicked man detests giving up the evil to which he clings so tenaciously.
You can't have your sin and freedom too!
The trappers in Africa trap monkeys using this principle. They place nuts in a jar with a narrow neck and ties the jar securely in place. A monkey comes, sees the nuts, and plunges his hand into the jar. However with the nuts in the monkey's hand his fist doubles in size and will not pass through the neck of the jar. The monkey has a problem. If he releases the loved nuts, he can withdraw his hand. If he hangs onto the nuts he is trapped. The monkey chooses to hang onto the nuts. When the trapper shows up, the monkey will chatter with rage, fear, and frustration, but he will not let go of the nuts, not even to save his life. Likewise a fool hangs onto his sins. He is mastered by his lusts, held fast by his evil desires.
Jesus Christ can free us from the power of sin. We must repent of our sin. Repent is simply to change your heart and mind concerning your sins.
1 John 1:9 (KJV) 9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness
:but it is abomination (disgusting, detest, abhor, loathe) to fools (one who lives life rejecting God and His Word) to depart (decline, to turn off, remove) from evil (bad, morally wrong, wicked, corrupt).
The fool hates to stop doing what he is doing. He despises turning from his sin to God. The wicked man detests giving up the evil to which he clings so tenaciously.
You can't have your sin and freedom too!
The trappers in Africa trap monkeys using this principle. They place nuts in a jar with a narrow neck and ties the jar securely in place. A monkey comes, sees the nuts, and plunges his hand into the jar. However with the nuts in the monkey's hand his fist doubles in size and will not pass through the neck of the jar. The monkey has a problem. If he releases the loved nuts, he can withdraw his hand. If he hangs onto the nuts he is trapped. The monkey chooses to hang onto the nuts. When the trapper shows up, the monkey will chatter with rage, fear, and frustration, but he will not let go of the nuts, not even to save his life. Likewise a fool hangs onto his sins. He is mastered by his lusts, held fast by his evil desires.
Jesus Christ can free us from the power of sin. We must repent of our sin. Repent is simply to change your heart and mind concerning your sins.
1 John 1:9 (KJV) 9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness
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