Status Updates From The Mortification of Sin (P...

Takeaways:
- Sin makes you stupid (noetic effects).
- Sin, if unresisted, hardens the heart and pulls the fear of God. We become "sermon-proof".
- Sin robs is of peace and strength. Think of the example of a paranoid mafioso
- Continual sin leads to eternal destruction (Hell). The unrepentant life of a "Christian" should be a note for them to take stock of their standing with God. Are they really "in Christ"?

“[Sin] will make its company a habit in your affections. It will grow so familiar to your mind and conscience that they are not disturbed at its presence as some strange thing.”

“He that shall call a man from mending a hole in the wall of his house, to quench a fire that is consuming the whole building, is not his enemy. Poor soul! It is not your sore finger but your great fever you need to notice. You set yourself against a particular sin, and do not realize that you are nothing but sin.”

So rich you gotta take it a few pages at a time.