Sinful Reactions and Crisis of Faith

Sinful reactions are strategies we use to get what we want and to protect ourselves from pain (personal unhappiness).

Examples

Moses' call from God to deliver Israel from Pharaoh. Will he trust God or his fears?
Israel's grumbling against Moses and God during the exodus.
Exodus 32—The Golden Calf
The crossing of the Red Sea
Crossing the Jordan. The first time, Israel believed their fears and did no enter into the Promised Land. Forty years later when faced with the same decision, trusted God.
Battle of Jericho.
Apostle's Paul conversion.
Peter's denial of Christ
Christ in the garden before his death
Doubting Thomas before and after the resurrection
Rich young ruler

Trust Triangle