Detecting and Destroying The Roots of Our Sins 1 John 2:15-17

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Date: August 12, 2026 Author: Wayne J. Edwards

Wednesday at 6:00 PM, we will introduce a new sermon series: “Detecting and Destroying the Roots of Our Sins.” Every sin, every wrong choice, whether in attitude or action, is an issue of the heart. Proverbs 4:23 says, “Guard your heart with all diligence, for out of it spring the issues of life.” Every sin is also based upon what we believe, and while we are all accountable unto God for our own sins, the patterns of our behavior, whether good or bad, were taught to us by the generations before us. Those patterns are called “root sins.” Root sins are the deeply learned beliefs and habits that underlie the sins we repeat . Every sin we commit is a repeated version of the original human sin, when Adam and Eve ate the forbidden tree’s fruit. The secret to getting free from those “root sins” begins with a self-examination of what satanic promises we have believed. Then we must renounce the lies we have believed, repent to God for persistently believing them, and begin to exercise faith in God’s promises by obeying him — “[bearing] fruit in keeping with repentance” (Matthew 3:8). Join us live at 6:00 PM for the study: www.theheritagechurch.org The sermon will be available on our Website and on YouTube. The YouTube URL: https://www.youtube.com@heriagebaptistchurchperry Pastor Wayne

Wednesday at 6:00 PM, we will introduce a new sermon series: “Detecting and Destroying the Roots of Our Sins.”

Every sin, every wrong choice, whether in attitude or action, is an issue of the heart. Proverbs 4:23 says, “Guard your heart with all diligence, for out of it spring the issues of life.”

Every sin is also based upon what we believe, and while we are all accountable unto God for our own sins, the patterns of our behavior, whether good or bad, were taught to us by the generations before us. Those patterns are called “root sins.” Root sins are the deeply learned beliefs and habits that underlie the sins we repeat . Every sin we commit is a repeated version of the original human sin, when Adam and Eve ate the forbidden tree’s fruit.

The secret to getting free from those “root sins” begins with a self-examination of what satanic promises we have believed. Then we must renounce the lies we have believed, repent to God for persistently believing them, and begin to exercise faith in God’s promises by obeying him — “[bearing] fruit in keeping with repentance” (Matthew 3:8).

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According to Romans 3:23, “ For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God.”

The Bible describes seven types or root sins from which all surface sins arise.

According to Hebrews 12:1, at least one of those seven root sins is a besetting sin for us; i.e., we struggle with it daily.

When a Christian sins, Satan uses that failure to plant seeds of doubt about God’s unconditional love for us and our eternal security in Him.

In Galatians 2:20, the Apostle Paul said, “ I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.”

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