Faith that Flees the Fleeting Pleasures of Sin
Delivered 12/13/2009 on Hebrews 11:24-29 by Carter Sanger
The writer of Hebrews points us to a faith that gives hope for the defeated and closet sinners, and a warning for the defiant sinner. Quitting is possible. I don’t mean quitting from sin altogether. Heaven is the only remedy for that. But there is hope for stopping sinful patterns. Addictions to gossip, pornography, and greed – even chemical addictions can be stopped.
It is possible to break sinful patterns without God. But breaking one pattern usually comes by replacing it with a new one. It would be like quitting smoking only to find yourself addicted to alcohol or snacking or a relationship with a therapist. But only God can make us victorious quitters. The writer of Hebrews not only wants to give us hope for quitting, but make us into victorious quitters.
He does this by directing us to the life of Moses. Moses shows us both a model for our faith and the means for our victory over sin.
