1 John 3:4

4 Whoever commits sin also commits lawlessness, and sin is lawlessness. (NKJV)

4 Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law. (KJV)

1 John 5:17

17 All unrighteousness is sin, and there is sin not leading to death.

James 4:17

17 Therefore, to him who knows to do good and does not do it, to him it is sin.

Sin — Our Failure, God’s Victory

Sin is “Every Man’s” Failure

• You are not alone – Rom. 3:9-20• We are all sinners, because we have all sinned

– Rom. 3:23 (cf. Rom. 5:12-19)

• Rejecting God is not just the purview of the atheist. Sinners reject God! – cf. Psa. 14:1-7

• You name the sin, and another is guilty! You are often the other who is guilty! – cf. Eccl. 7:20-22

Sin is “Every Man’s” Failure

• Misery loves company, but there is no solace or comfort while living in sin! • Sin’s pleasures are passing and deceptive

– cf. Heb. 11:24-26; Rom. 7:11; 1 John 1:8

• Living in sin is a miserably condemned condition

no matter how you rationalize it or justify it

1 Corinthians 15:55-57

55 “O Death, where is your sting? O Hades, where is your victory?” 56 The sting of death is sin, and the strength of sin is the law. 57 But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.