The Bible teaches that great victories may be followed by great defeats, and that private sin is never really private. It highlights the story of Achan, who committed a trespass by taking accursed things from Jericho, and how his sin affected not only himself but also his family and the nation of Israel. The key to unbroken victory is continual perpetual confession, keeping one's heart right, and not having unconfessed sin, private sin, or buried sin.
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