{"podcast":{"title":"Old things New Podcast","slug":"old-things-new-podcast-7097890","podcast_index_feed_id":7097890,"rss_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/2655777.rss","website_url":"https://rcbhpastor.substack.com/podcast","image_url":"https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/2655777/c2a5766d22ee9a6df594f2e7da6b9793.jpg","author":"Reformed devotions from all of scripture.","episode_count":152,"summary":"The modern Church has a problem with Old Testament literacy. I'm on a mission to fix that one post at a time. Tune in for regular, reformed Bible devotions to go deeper with Christ.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/old-things-new-podcast-7097890"},"episode":{"title":"Ep 146: Flee from sin's destruction (Prov 1:16-19).","slug":"ep-146-flee-from-sin-s-destruction-prov-1-16-19","published_at":"2026-04-05T20:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/old-things-new-podcast-7097890/ep-146-flee-from-sin-s-destruction-prov-1-16-19","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/old-things-new-podcast-7097890","url":"https://rcbhpastor.substack.com/p/ep-146-flee-from-sins-destruction","audio_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/192172039/80ee0c99fa8e2b0e2e04d64498defd20.mp3","summary":"Prayer Reading : Prov 1:10-19. Meditation. The world is on the road to destruction, they are plunging after sin headlong: “ their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed blood. ” The attraction of sin spurs them on and, as we’ve seen in our proverbs episodes, it is attractive. There is even a temporary sinful pleasure that comes with it, but the bottom is simply this: sin brings death. For those who follow after the enticements of sin there is simply no other outcome, as verses 17-19 clearly say. Let me then lay before you three considerations of the destruction of sin revealed in our passage. Firstly, we see that sin desires evil: “ their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed blood. ” For those who have no space for Christ, they are on that broad way to destruction (Mt 7:13). There is an eagerness in the heart of sinners to pursue evil. As Christians, we would do well to pause and meditate on this: any desire that we have that is not drawing us closer to Christ is evil and destructive. Consider that, and we ought to hold back our feet from such paths. Sin desires evil, and evil leads to destruction. Secondly, sin also brings misery. Sin is like a giant leech that would suck the very life out of you. “ Such are the ways of everyone who is greedy for unjust gain; it takes away the life of its possessors ” (Pr 1:19). Consider this the next time you’re engaged actively in sin. Whether you’re giving in to lust, giving in to anger, pursuing selfishness, idolising material possessions, or indulging in laziness – these practices are like vampires that would suck the life right out of us. When we engage in sin, that’s what’s happening – our life is being taken away from us. There is no gain to be found in it, it brings misery and death. Thus: “ The prudent sees d…","meta_description":"Prayer Reading : Prov 1:10-19. Meditation. The world is on the road to destruction, they are plunging after sin headlong: “ their feet run to evil, and th…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":579,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/old-things-new-podcast-7097890/episodes/ep-146-flee-from-sin-s-destruction-prov-1-16-19/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/old-things-new-podcast-7097890/ep-146-flee-from-sin-s-destruction-prov-1-16-19.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}