January 3, 2012 – Joshua 7

It didn’t take long for Israel to violate the rules from God. The first city they attack they take things they are not suppose to. And it cost them the

lives of many soldiers. This was all done because one person could not keep their mitts off of some gold and silver. We often don’t feel we should be blamed for what other people do wrong, but sin is never private. That is something that isn’t realized by the people that think things like pornography and other sexual sins are private matters. Sin is never private. It always has its effects. Whether it is the family that is hurt by the lack of love, the spouse that is hurt because of the image they cannot compete with, the person who is exploited by the industry to send out that junk, sexual sins, no matter how many walls they have or how many doors are locked, are never private. They have their effect on the community, small and large, and are always negative and build up the lie that they try to sell as love.