Is Sin a Test

By Dennis King

Are the Ten Commandments merely guiding thoughts or God's hard and fast rules? At one point or another in our lives, we all may have given in to every one of the seven sins labeled as envy, gluttony, greed, lust, pride, sloth, and wrath. Had you ever been an abomination to God for having haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devised wicked plans, feet that hastily run to evil, been a false, lying witness, or sown discord among brothers (family).
Have you fallen sway to lust's alluring tentacles, or been the perpetrator of a raging wrath? Perhaps your temper exploded at unreasonable times. Maybe you are just a little too prideful about the good works you did or intend to do. So, which one—or more of these deadly sins have you been tested against? Do you think you were tested by God—or the devil? More importantly, did you pass or fail?
We've all heard the expression, “Everyone tries their best to be a good person.” But is that true? As Christians, do we really try to do our best? Or do we succumb to sin's desires which take us down deeper, thorny paths we normally would avoid? Our human nature is a sinful nature and has been since the fall from paradise. None of us can be completely perfect all the time, though we do not like to admit it, even to ourselves. Now and again, we behave in ways that if our faults were exposed to others, they would shame us.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Dennis King
• Release date: Apr 20, 2022
• ISBN: 9781005270087

Dennis King

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Is Sin a Test?

Dennis King

ISBN 9781005270087

Copyright 2022 Dennis King

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Disclaimer

This a Biblical-based instruction. If some living persons are mentioned, their information would come from public sources. Some modern-day characters are pure fiction.

Acknowledgments

I wish to thank the unnamed others for their assistance with this epistle and my other writings.

Table of Contents

Is Sin A Test?

Toss Christian Playing Cards

Novels by This Author

Children's Stories

Christian Essays

Author's Notes

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Is Sin A Test?

Are the Ten Commandments merely guiding thoughts or God's hard and fast rules? At one point or another in our lives, we all may have given in to every one of the seven sins labeled as envy, gluttony, greed, lust, pride, sloth, and wrath. Had you ever been an abomination to God for having haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devised wicked plans, feet that hastily run to evil, been a false, lying witness, or sown discord among brothers (family).

Have you fallen sway to lust's alluring tentacles, or been the perpetrator of a raging wrath? Perhaps your temper exploded at unreasonable times. Maybe you are just a little too