One of the greatest dangers today concerning sin is how it is glamorized by TV, movies, radio, and magazines. As far as God is concerned it is still wrong to lie, cheat, steal, kill, commit adultery and fornication, homosexuality, fighting, hating and getting even.

These are however the very things that make a TV program, movie, magazine article or radio program a money maker.

Sin is so glamorized today it becomes difficult to see just how damaging it really is.

There are some questions we need to ask ourselves concerning sin: What happens when I sin? How does it affect my relationship with God? What happens to me inside my body?

Inside of our body dwells our spirit and sin certainly affects it. Romans 5:12 "so death passed upon all men for that all have sinned." James 1:15 "sin when finished bringeth forth DEATH." Rom 6:23 "wages of sin is death."

Sinning won't necessarily bring about physical death, but it sure will bring about spiritual death. We can see the damaging affect of sin in people's lives. Achan stole money and a garment and died for disobeying God. Moses couldn't enter the promise land for sinning. Ananias and Sapphira lied and as a result died. No matter how "okay" sin is made to appear, it is fatal.

Under the old law animal sacrifices were offered constantly. Lev. 1 there was a sin offering, Lev. 3 peace offering, Lev. 4 sin of ignorance offering, Ley. 6 trespass offering, Lev. 12 women's purification offering, Lev. 14 sacrifice for the leper, Numbers 19, offering red heifer (for touching unclean things). This was God's way of constantly reminding the people of sin.

Heb 10:3: But in those sacrifices there is a remembrance again made of sins every year. The animal sacrifices gave way to the real thing, namely Jesus dying, shedding his blood once for all. Eph 2:12 points out that without Christ you have no hope and are without God in the world.

Mt 26:28 Jesus said, "this is my blood of the new testament which is shed for many for remission of sins. 1 Peter 3:18 "for Christ also hath once suffered for sins the just for the unjust that he might bring us to God being put to death in the flesh but quickened by the spirit." Mt 28:18 Jesus says, "he has all power and commands baptism in the name of the father, son and Holy Ghost. When we obey his will we can enjoy remission of sins Acts 2:38, made possible by the shedding of his blood. Without faith in Jesus we'll die in our sins John 8:24.

Don't be fooled by anyone, sin is fatal. Because of our sins Jesus died on the cross. If one fails to repent of sin he or she will perish Lk 13:3.