m.that’siultto
god.that’etrayal!iuchasituation,hesterpryeforgotgod’sitructionandwas
completelydegenerated.sheisablahemetogod.
sofromtheverydayofhercrime,hesterpryehastobearallthesufferingsthatfollow.
everysinmustbepunished.allourbehaviorsanddeedscan’tpaawayeasily.ourwrong-
doingsarehatefulinthattheynotonlydepraveourselves,butalsooffeeothersand
eeciallygod.hester’ehaviorisdisgracefulandsheislookeddownupoyothers.
furthermore,heradulteryaffrontsgod.godisjustandfair.godwillnotforgiveyour
faultcaraccordingtotomwaltson,thenatureofsinisevil:
firstly,sinfouleopleiniotonlyaflaw,butalsoacontamination.sintosoulis
thesameasrusttogold.itisjustlikeablemishonabeautifulthing.thebiblecompares
sinwith“plague”(1king,8,38).sinfoulsgod’simageandstainthepureofsoul.it
makesgod“grewwearyof”thesiers(zechariah,8,11);andwhen“youwillrememberyour
conductandalltheactioywhichyouhav

edefiledyourselves,andyouwillloathe
yourselvesforalltheevilyouhavedone”(ezekiel,20,43).apostlepaulsaidin2
corinthian,7,1that“everything…contaminateodyandirit”.
secondly,sinmakesgodworry.“donotgrievetheholyiritofgod”(ephesia,4,30).
sinisdeliberatelyanafflictiontogod.goddoe’tlikesiecausesinmakesgodbe
iulted.sotoworrygodisabigcrime.
thirdly,siniscontrarytogod.asiertrendsongod’rincipleandviolatesgod’s
decree.
fourthly,siringsevil.sinislikethetrojanhorse(thegreekiegedtroyformany
yearswithoutresult.oneday,theygotanidea.theypretendedtoretreat,leavingahuge
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