Tom Messer - Trinity Baptist Church What the Bible Says About Sin
Feb 8, 2026
A sermon-length look at sin as a rejection of God’s wisdom rather than mere rule-breaking. Listens to contrasts between wisdom and folly from Proverbs and the path of light versus darkness. Explores sin’s deceptive, enslaving, and destructive nature and the urgent call to guard the heart. Points to pursuing biblical wisdom, relying on divine help, and looking to Jesus as the true light.
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Sin Is Rejecting God's Wisdom
- Sin is not merely rule-breaking but a rejection of God's wisdom that ruins lives when followed instead of God's counsel.
- Tom Messer points to Proverbs and frames wisdom as the essential treasure to navigate life's complex moral choices.
Guard Your Heart With All Diligence
- Guard your heart with all diligence because out of it flow the issues of life and it controls eyes, mouth, and feet.
- Messer lists practical commands from Proverbs: keep your heart, look straight before thee, and remove thy foot from evil.
Sin Is Deceitful And Gradual
- Sin operates as a journey or lifestyle that appears harmless and manageable but gradually hardens the heart.
- Messer uses Genesis and Hebrews to show deceitfulness leads to justification and eventual exposure: be sure your sin will find you out.
