Verse 21
What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed?
For the end of those things is death now
I want you to notice in verse 21 when he says fruit what he's saying is what positive thing
Came out of being a servant of sin what good things happen what he says to them is this whereof ye are now ashamed
What Paul is saying is that when you get saved and you're serving God what happens is you are?
Ashamed of things you did wrong in the past
What's funny about this is you got a lot of preachers that will stand up and say man?
Before I was saved. I was the worst drunk man. You should have seen me the fights. I got in with everybody
It's like I'd get in bar fights. You know I was cheating on my wife and doing all these wicked things
But man, I repented of all my sins and God say bless God
Right I mean, that's what they say now
Maybe not with the southern accent like you know where I'm from in West Virginia
But look this is what they say they stand up here, and they brag about the fact that they were wicked rotten people
The Bible says when you get saved you ought to feel ashamed about it
Look I made a lot of mistakes
Before and after I was saved. I'm not gonna get up here and brag about it
It's like man. I did this sin and this it's like a competition
I mean you've got like a preaching event or whatever one pastor gets up here says man
You know I got drunk like you know a hundred times my life another one gets up says man
I fathered five kids out of wedlock another one gets up and said I killed someone's like all right end of the conference
Into the conference right no, but they get up here, and they brag about it
It's like they're proud of the fact they lived wicked lives why because they believe in their own flesh
They gave their lives to God they did some great work
It's work salvation my friend and look the Bible says this you know if you're saved you ought to feel ashamed at the mistakes
You made in the past