1 & 2 Kings: The King of Redemption History
Ryan Motta
1 Kings 14
Sin convinces us…
1. That We Can Hide (14:1-4)
“When we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness”
1 John 1:9
“Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed.”
James 5:16
“Recalling and confessing our sin is like taking out the garbage: once is not enough.”
Cornelius Plantinga, Not the Way It’s Supposed To Be
Sin convinces us…
1. That We Can Hide (14:1-4)
2. That it only affects us (14:6-18)
“Whoever heeds instruction is on the path to life, but he who rejects reproof leads others astray.”
Proverbs 10:17
Sin convinces us…
1. That We Can Hide (14:1-4)
2. That it only affects us (14:6-18)
3. That we should look like the world. (14:24)
“If we give up essential truths of the Christian faith in order to be culturally relevant, we make ourselves eternally irrelevant.”
Trevin Wax
Sin convinces us…
1. That We Can Hide (14:1-4)
2. That it only affects us (14:6-18)
3. That we should look like the world. (14:24)
4. That the problem isn’t as bad as it seems (14:25-31)
Discussion Questions
- What are some of the lies we tell ourselves in order to justify our sin?
- Sin convinces me that it only affects me. How is this false? Even if I indulge in what I think is a “secret sin,” how does that sin affect the people around me?
- After Shishak stole the shields of gold the Solomon made (v.26), Rehoboam makes shields of bronze to keep up appearances. What are some ways we ”keep up appearances” when being faced with the consequences of our sin?
- 1 Kings 14 is a dark chapter. How can we keep from slipping into despair as we read such things? How does the truth of the gospel renew our hope and restore our “shalom?”
“God hates sin not just because it violates his law but, more substantively, because it violates shalom, because it breaks the peace, because it interferes with the way things are supposed to be.”
Cornelius Plantinga, Not the Way It’s Supposed To Be
“For the wages of sin is death…”
Romans 6:23
“For the wages of sin is death but the gift of God is eternal life”
Romans 6:23