Golden ~Eye~

Are you infected? swine flu (H1N1 ), Trojan, worms, backdoors all awful words to describe the the various infections…
but really.. my pastor Tom talked his latest infection on his blog

He talked about “… You know Virus’s.  We recognize them by their symptoms.  Take the common cold.  We treat symptoms rather than attacking the source, which often masks itself as remain ever illusive!..”

but what is a virus?
“a software program capable of reproducing itself and usually capable of causing great harm ”

Ok i get it.. reproduction of something.. like my sin.. falling over and over again..

“…causing great harm…” YEA…. sin does that.. whether we like it or not… sin does cause great harm..

let’s take it a bit further..

Computer viruses do not arise spontaneously; they are made, intentionally by people and then turned loose on computer users via the internet/shared networks and THUMB drive (cough cough)..

so can SIN be created intentionally?
Matt 18:7Matt 18:7
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7 “Woe to the world because of occasions of stumbling! For it must be that the occasions come, but woe to that person through whom the occasion comes!

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How terrible it will be for the world due to its temptations to sin! Temptations to sin are bound to happen, but how terrible it will be for that person who causes someone to sin!

can it be imposed/turned loose on others?
Matt 5:28Matt 5:28
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28 but I tell you that everyone who gazes at a woman to lust after her has committed adultery with her already in his heart.

WP-Bible plugin tells us.. But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery WITH HER in his heart…

can sin spread?
Rom 5:12Rom 5:12
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12 Therefore, as sin entered into the world through one man, and death through sin; and so death passed to all men, because all sinned.

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Therefore, just as through one man sin entered into the world, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men, because all sinned

ok so this isn’t looking good for us!!!! Now how about them WMVD’s..
if I was as good at combating SIN as I am at computer infections this section of my thoughts would be a breeze but let me try to apply the same troubleshooting

Step 1: detection.. do I really have sin in my life..? where is it?
Well we can do like Job did and just ask…or keep digging…
Job 13:23Job 13:23
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23 How many are my iniquities and sins? Make me know my disobedience and my sin.

WP-Bible plugin (NIV) How many wrongs and sins have I committed? Show me my offense and my sin.
1 john 1:81 john 1:8
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8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

WP-Bible plugin If we say we have no sin, we are only fooling ourselves and refusing to accept the truth.

Step 2: acknowledgement.. then what types of sins? We know the 7 “deadly ones” but what about the rest.. sins of the flesh, spirit, against neighbors..
Psalm 79:4Psalm 79:4
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4 We have become a reproach to our neighbors, A scoffing and derision to those who are around us.

WP-Bible plugin We are objects of reproach to our neighbors, of scorn and derision to those around us.
1 John 1:101 John 1:10
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10 If we say that we haven’t sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.

WP-Bible plugin If we claim we have not sinned, we are calling God a liar and showing that his word has no place in our hearts

Step 3: confession.. well yeah! i know I got them so let’s get the out in the open
James 5:16James 5:16
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16 Confess your offenses to one another, and pray one for another, that you may be healed. The insistent prayer of a righteous person is powerfully effective.

WP-Bible plugin Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed.
Daniel-9: 4-5 4 I prayed to the LORD my God and confessed: “O Lord, you are a great and awesome God! You always fulfill your promises of unfailing love to those who love you and keep your commands. 5 But we have sinned and done wrong. We have rebelled against you and scorned your commands and regulations.

Step 4: eradication.. (virus removal)
1 John 3:91 John 3:9
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9 Whoever is born of God doesn’t commit sin, because his seed remains in him; and he can’t sin, because he is born of God.

WP-Bible plugin No one who is born of God will continue to sin, because God’s seed remains in him; he cannot go on sinning, because he has been born of God.
John 5:14John 5:14
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14 Afterward Jesus found him in the temple, and said to him, “Behold, you are made well. Sin no more, so that nothing worse happens to you.”

WP-Bible plugin Later Jesus found him at the temple and said to him, “See, you are well again. Stop sinning or something worse may happen to you.”
1 John 1:91 John 1:9
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9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us the sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

WP-Bible plugin If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.

Step 5: protection..like a good antivirus program
1 Corinthians 10:131 Corinthians 10:13
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13 No temptation has taken you except what is common to man. God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted above what you are able, but will with the temptation also make the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.

WP-Bible plugin No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it…
John 1:29John 1:29
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29 The next day, he saw Jesus coming to him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!

WP-Bible plugin The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
John 17:15John 17:15
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15 I pray not that you would take them from the world, but that you would keep them from the evil one.

WP-Bible plugin My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one.
2 Thessalonians 3:32 Thessalonians 3:3
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3 But the Lord is faithful, who will establish you, and guard you from the evil one.

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But the Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen and protect you from the evil one.

So there are many ways we can find the virus (sin) in our life.. and God shows us there are ways to protect us from them… in all Jesus is the ultimate ANTI-Virus.. for our sins….