05/07/2026
MINISTERING: PST Samuel Obiorah
Topic: The Real Cost of Sin.
Text: Rom 6:1-14.
Around the security of a believer, can salvation be lost?, is our salvation secure?
~ The grace of God is never a permission for sin, it is the power above sin and not an excuse for it.
~ God doesn’t only desire people he has forgiven but also people whose lives he has transformed (Hebrew 12:14).
~ It is a general thing from the New Testament that the apostles admonishes us not to return from the things we are saved from (1 John 3:8).
~There are real costs to enjoying and engaging in sin even as a believer.
~ Sin belittles the holiness of God and opposes his lordship over our lives.
~God took sin seriously to send His son Jesus, it is foolish for a believer not to take it seriously.
The Costs of Sin.
1. Sin costs us character and influence (Proverb 22:1)
~ Playing and being casual with sin overtime changes who we are.
~ Little compromises dull our conscience and weakens our convictions.
2. It produces bo***ge (John 8:34,36)
~ Sins power is in the addiction and bo***ge it creates both to the mind and soul.
~ Satan never reveals bo***ge from the beginning but the real goal is bo***ge.
3. Sin affects our health (Physical and Spiritual; Proverbs 14:30)
~ Holiness gives peace.
4. Sin destroys Love and relationships; both with God and men (Isaiah 59:2)
~ A huge part of sin is lack of love
~ Sin damages trust and weakens relationships.
~ Wherever there is truth, forgiveness and humility, love thrives and sin dies.
~ Sin replaces love with selfishness and honesty with deception.
5. Sin destroys, darkens and weakens the soul. (James 1:14-15, Rom 6:12-14)
~ Sin darkens the heart, dulls spiritual sensitivity, weakens fellowship with God.
~ It’s never about how close you should get to sin, but how far you should flee from it.
~The closer we walk with God, the more we hate what griefs the heart of God.
~ Sin costs more than it promises, the grace of God gives us more than sin ever can.
Prince Marvellous Mbanefo
Life Of Faith - City Of Transformation Nnewi