Your Caught!

You’re Caught!
I John 3:20
Introduction:
A. How many times have we been caught?
a. The time we had our hand caught in the cookie jar
B. I am reminded so many times hearing about people getting caught for their actions
a. Examples:
i. Robbery
ii. Murder
iii. Cheating
1. Test or spouse
iv. Having our hand caught in the cookie jar or potato chip bag
C. But ask a question
a. Are they truly sorry
b. They tend to show it after they get caught
i. Sorry for robbing
ii. Sorry for murdering
iii. Sorry for cheating on a spouse
iv. They show the “sincere” regret for doing these things
D. Truly more than half will do it again
a. They show sincerity when they get caught and then that is it
E. This goes along with our soul also
a. We put our souls in jeopardy
b. We do things that are against the Law of God
i. We don’t care until we get caught
ii. By someone
F. However if we don’t get caught by a person we usually would continue
G. What if I told you that you are already caught!!! (Eccl. 12:14)
a. Not by a human being
b. But by God!
i. After all He is all knowing (I John 3:20)
ii. He knows are thoughts (I Cor. 3:20)
1. Thus he knows our actions
H. Let’s open our Bibles and study on this matter

I. Caught in Sin
A. Sin has brought the destruction and doom for man
a. It has hidden them from God (Isaiah 59:2)
i. This is sad and pathetic!
ii. Because of sin one does not know God
B. Man has the foolishness of thinking that they will be okay just for who they are
a. Or they can continue what they are doing
b. They fail to realize that they are caught
i. In sin (Romans 3:23)
1. Jews and Greeks also (Romans 3:9)
a. Nobody can escape this!
2. Everyone has committed it
3. Everyone is caught in sin
4. One must realize the danger of sin (Romans 6:23)
a. Eternal death
C. We have sinned when one is drawn by their own desires through temptation (James 1:14)
a. Temptation has been here since the beginning of time
i. It started with Adam and Eve to their demise of being kicked out of the Garden
ii. To Jesus shedding his blood for sinners everywhere
iii. To us today in understanding all this in God’s word
D. It continues to dwell and build up and leads to sin and sin leads to eternal death (James 1:15)
E. The sad point of all of this is that everyone has been given warnings about us all being caught by God
a. But how many have responded?
b. We all will be judged (II Cor. 5:10)
i. Whether we have been caught in sin or we have turned away from sin
II. The Remedy for this Problem
A. There is remedy to fix and relieve this situation
a. First of all is admittance
b. Admitting to the fact that we are in sin
B. Admitting and realizing that sin is there and we have been caught is the only way of this realization
C. We need to catch ourselves
D. In the words of Solomon (Eccl. 12:13)
a. Our whole duty is to fear God
b. Keep God’s commandments
i. Keeping God’s Law
ii. This is the knowledge of knowing God
iii. Knowing God is all knowing and powerful
iv. Every action we take will be made account of
1. Why?
2. Because God knows!!!
E. The remedy for this problem is admitting and then not turning back to it
a. Realizing we have been caught but not going back to this problem of being caught (Eph 4:22-23)
b. True and genuine repentance
F. It means to make a change
a. Jesus says repentance (Luke 13:5)
b. Or we perish
i. Lay aside the weight of sin (Heb. 12:1)
c. It means to have endurance and continue
G. The blood of Christ is the only thing that will cleanse us from sin (I John 1:7)
a. It requires a pure heart and true obedience
Conclusion:
A. Are we ready and willing to let the blood of Christ cleanse us from being caught in sin?
a. It is through baptism that we come in contact with that cleansing blood
B. We read through the scriptures that it takes
a. Hearing and believing (Romans 10:17/John 12:46)
b. Repenting (Luke 13:5)
c. Confessing (John 20:28)
i. Our own mouth (Romans 10:9-10)
d. Baptism (Acts 2:38/22:16)
e. Continuing Faithfully until death (I Cor. 4:2)
C. Are you ready?
D. What better time than now!
E. We all have been caught in sin and now we need to act now!!!!