Lesson 171: LITTLE SINS

All Christians know about the big sins: murder, adultery, fornication, lying,
anger, covetousness, stealing, etc. Ex. 20:3; 12-17. They therefore avoid
them like the plague. But little sins they do not worry much about, Heb. 12:1. Yet it is these little sins that will send many people to hell. May the Lord Himself teach us today in Jesus, name. Amen.

1. LITTLE FOXES SPOIL THE VINE
Just like a drop of poison can render a bucket of water
undrinkable, or dead flies make a precious ointment stink, so
does little sins destroy mighty men and women of God. A little
leaven is all that is needed to leaven a whole lump and little sin is
all that is required to ruin a beautiful testimony.

Eccl. 10:1; Song of Solomon 2:15; I Cor. 5:6; Matt. 16:6;
Gal. 5:7-9; Pro. 6:9-11; 24:30-34.

2. ANYTHING NOT TOO BAD IS ALREADY BAD
Some of the little foxes arc (i) Sleeping of extra minutes (ii) taking
a little extra, (iii) minor disobediences, (iv) joking about your
sources of power (v) little indulgences (vi) lateness (vii) short
prayers (viii) carelessness, etc.

II Sam.11:1-7; I Kings 13:7-24; James 3:3-5; Gen. 12:1-4. 10: Gen. 16:14-15; John 16:6-20; II Kings 13:14-19; Is. 39:1-2.