Charles Spurgeon Commentary James 1:15

"Then the lust, when it hath conceived, beareth sin: and the sin, when it is fullgrown, bringeth forth death." — James 1:15 (ASV)

Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death. (James 1:15).

That is the pedigree of sin; it is born of lust, and it brings forth dust. Any sin, whatever it is, if we cling to it and love it, will bring forth death; rest assured of that.

The only hope we can have of eternal life is by being separated from sin. That must be taken away from us, for nothing that defiles will ever enter into heaven. We have, from day to day, to fight against sin, until it is utterly put away from us.

Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.

There is the history and pedigree of sin. God save us from having any connection with the desire to sin, lest from that we be led into sin, and then from sin descend into death.

Then when lust has conceived, it brings forth sin; and sin, when it is finished, brings forth death.

There you see the egg, and the larva, and the full-grown fly of sin: Sin, when it is finished, brings forth death.