What doth every sin deserve?
Every sin deserveth God’s wrath and curse, both in this life and that which is to come.
Proofs
- Every sin deserveth God’s wrath and curse, both in this life and that which is to come. (Ephesians 5:6; Galatians 3:10; Lamentations 3:39; Matthew 25:41; Romans 6:23)
Additional Exposition
Section 1
Is sin against the body of man?
Answer: Yes.
Proof: There is no rest in my bones because of my sin, (Psalm 38:3)
And against the soul of man?
Answer: Yes.
Proof: He that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul, (Proverbs 8:36)
Is it against his temporal interest?
Answer: Yes.
Proof: If ye will walk contrary to me, then I will walk contrary to you, and will bring a sword upon you, (Leviticus 26:24–25)
And against his eternal welfare?
Answer: Yes.
Proof: Depart from me, ye that work iniquity, (Matthew 7:23)
And are all sins, though not alike heinous, alike destructive?
Answer: Yes.
Proof: For he that said, do not commit adultery, said also, do not kill, (James 2:11)
Section 2
Doth sin subject to the wrath of God?
Answer: Yes.
Proof: Behold thou art wroth, for we have sinned, (Isaiah 64:6)
Is the wrath of a common man dreadful?
Answer: Yes.
Proof: Cursed be their wrath, for it was cruel, (Genesis 49:7)
But may this wrath be appeased?
Answer: Yes.
Proof: A soft answer turneth away wrath, (Proverbs 15:1)
Is the wrath of a king more dreadful?
Answer: Yes.
Proof: The king’s wrath is as the roaring of a lion, (Proverbs 19:12)
But may this wrath be pacified?
Answer: Yes.
Proof: Then was the king’s wrath pacified, (Esther 7:10)
Is the wrath of devils more terrible than either?
Answer: Yes.
Proof: Woe to the inhabitants of the earth, for the devil is come down, having great wrath, (Revelation 12:12)
But may this wrath be restrained?
Answer: Yes.
Proof: He bound Satan a thousand years, (Revelation 20:2)
Is God’s wrath then infinitely more dreadful than all?
Answer: Yes.
Proof: Who knoweth the power of thine anger? (Psalm 90:11)
Section 3
Doth sin expose men to the curse?
Answer: Yes.
Proof: Ye are cursed with a curse, (Malachi 3:9)
Will this curse certainly come upon impenitent sinners?
Answer: Yes.
Proof: All these curses shall come upon thee and overtake thee, (Deuteronomy 28:15)
Are they cursed whilst they live?
Answer: Yes.
Proof: Their portion is cursed in the earth, (Job 24:18)
And cursed in death?
Answer: Yes.
Proof: Ye shall leave your name for a curse to my chosen, for the Lord shall slay thee, (Isaiah 65:15)
And cursed for ever?
Answer: Yes.
Proof: They are nigh unto cursing whose end is to be burned, (Hebrews 6:8)
Section 4
Is the wrath and curse of God the due desert of sin?
Answer: Yes.
Proof: Whose damnation is just, (Romans 3:8)
And of every sin?
Answer: Yes.
Proof: Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things that are written in the book of the law to do them, (Galatians 3:10)
But is there not a possibility of deliverance herefrom?
Answer: Yes.
Proof: For God hath devised means that his banished soul should not be expelled from him, (2 Samuel 14:14)