7 Sins that will keep you out of Heaven

1.    Worship sins

a.    Idolatry

b.    2 Cor. 11:2

c.    Exodus 20:5

d.    Augustine said, “Idolatry is worshipping anything that ought to be used or using anything that ought to be worshipped.”

e.    Today – pleasure, materialism, family, possessions, career, comfort

2.    Sexual sins

a.    1 Cor. 6:9

b.    Fornication

                                          i.    Broad term for ANY sexual act outside of marriage

                                        ii.    Includes, pre-marital, rape, incest, adultery

c.    Adultery

                                          i.    Specific term for a married person having sex with someone other than their spouse

                                        ii.    With another married person

                                       iii.    With a single or divorced person

d.    Homosexuality

                                          i.    Effeminate, abusers of themselves with mankind

                                        ii.    Romans 1:26-27 – applies to men and women

3.    Social sins

a.    Dishonesty

                                          i.    Theft, extortion, cheating, covetousness

                                        ii.    Kickbacks, swindle, lying

b.    Drunkards

                                          i.    Proverbs 23:29-30

                                        ii.    Proverbs 20:1

c.    Foul language

                                          i.    1 Cor. 4:12; 5:11

                                        ii.    Reviling, slander

                                       iii.    Verbal abuse

                                       iv.    Foul language