The progress of sin in a man

(You will find it helpful to LISTEN to the Audio, as you READ the text below.)

James 1:14-15,
"Each one is tempted when,
 by his own evil desire, he is dragged away and enticed.
 Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin;
 and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death!"

Jeremy Taylor very clearly described the progress of sin in a man:

First sin startles him,
  then it becomes pleasing,
    then it becomes easy,
      then it becomes delightful,
        then it becomes frequent,
          then it becomes habitual,
            then it becomes a way of life.

Then the man is impenitent,
then the man feels no guilt,
then he becomes obstinate,
and then he is damned!

Friends, if you don't want to come to this, remember the rule I give you this day: Resolve at once to break off every known sin, however small!

"Lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin!" Hebrews 3:13