Ephesians 5:5
For this you can be sure: No immoral, impure or greedy person – such a man is an idolater – has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.
Reflection
Paul equates sinful living with idolatry. Why? Because if we are choosing sin then we are choosing things above God and that is the essence of idolatry. When we choose something other than God we have made that thing or action an idol.
Paul then says something that is hard for many of us to accept. He says that those who engage in willful sin will come under the judgment of God. They will not share in the inheritance of Christ and of God. That warning should be enough to cause us to avoid sin and live a life above reproach.
Spend some time considering this fact: Sin has consequences.
What are the ramifications of sin?
