Truth: "all sin and fall short of the glory of God" (Rom 3:23). Consequence: "Sin leads to death" (Rom 6:16). Adam & Eve were the first to find this out when they disobeyed God in the garden. Falling from His glory, they landed outside the gates of Paradise and separated from the Tree of Life.
Many an adulterer has come to fully understand this truth and consequence as a judge brings the gavel down, bringing finality to his/her marriage. Chronic gamblers roll the dice and turn the cards on a collision course with financial ruin and often the destruction of their family. Drug addicts snort, pop, smoke and inject away their health, wealth and wisdom until they are left broke, sick, stupid and alone. I could go on to talk about liars, thieves, cowards, gluttons and more, but you get the point.
God sets a standard and calls us to pursue it in obedience. To the degree that we live up to that standard of conduct, that is the degree to which we experience life found in the positive consequence of walking in His glory. I'm not talking about perfection, I'm talking about choosing a path upon which we stumble and rise, experiencing life along the way and by grace received through faith, experience the full glory of the Lord in heaven.
There are always two paths set before us. One path leads to life, the other leads to death (cf Matt 7:13, 14). The paths you choose daily make up the path of your life, which ends in final death or ultimate life. At any moment, you are choosing to follow the path the Lord lay before you or choosing one that diverts you away from it.
The choice is always yours but the truth is that there are always consequences and not always what you really want.
Jus' Sayn.
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