(ILLUSTRATION OF THE "BONDAGE OF SIN: The strength of accumulation of unconfessed and dealt with sins - sewing thread and David Mercer! If you'd like to know about the illustration, ask someone in class this week!)
Man makes so little of sin. To some it is an illusion—a religious mirage—the invention of some fanatic, denied, joked about and laughed at,little thought of its penalty.
God makes so much of sin. God said Ezekial 18:20a, Romans 6:23. All sins are an abomination unto God These six things the Lord hatesProverbs. 6:16-19 He hates those who work iniquity. Boasters can have no standing in Your sight; You abhor all evildoers. Psalm 5:5 Moses said, Deut. 25:16 Sin is an evil force. Its presence cannot be escaped in this life, but it can be overcome by the power of God.
THE ORIGIN OF SIN:
Sin is one of the mysteries of the Bible. Deut. 29:29 Its origin is one of the “secret things” that will remain wrapped in obscurity. Sin is first noted in the heart of Satan. He was created a perfect being. Ezekial 28:11-19,Isaiah 14:12-17
This does not prove that Satan was the originator of sin, but it does reveal sin in the heart of Satan before God created man.
WHAT IS SIN:
God declares that:
* Sin is transgression of the law. I John 3:4
* Sin is coming short of the glory of God. Romans 3:23
* Sin is rebellion against God. Isaiah 1:2
* Sin is unbelief; it makes God a liar. I John 5:10
* Sin is going your own way, planning your life according to your own flesh, without seeking the will of God. Isaiah 53: 6
* All unrighteousness is sin. I John 5:17
Sin is a folly to deceive you, a force to destroy you and a fact to condemn you. Sin is a volitional act of disobedience against the revealed will of God.
HOW SIN ENTERED INTO THE WORLD:
Romans 5:12, Genesis 3:1-24 I Peter 1:23 Psalm 51:5 Romans 5:18 John 3:18 Romans 3:23 Man sins by choice because the LOST man is a sinner by nature. Therefore, the dominion sin has over you is according to the delight you have in it.
THE RESULTS OF SIN:
Ephesians 2:1 Romans 6:23 Keep in mind that death does not annihilate; it only separates.
* The wages of sin is spiritual death. Isaiah 59: 1-2 Isa. 55:7; I John 1:12
* The wages of sin is physical death. I Cor. 15:26 I Cor. 15:54-57
* The wages of sin is eternal death. Ezekiel 18:20
--this is eternal separation from the love of God. Rev. 20:14 Luke 16:19-31
GOD’S REMEDY FOR SIN:
Man, not willing to accept God’s remedy for his ruin, strives to bring about his own salvation by human means.
1) He strives for self-righteousness, when he needs to be made the righteousness of God. II Cor. 5:21 Isaiah 64:6
2) He strives to reform when he needs to be regenerated. Titus 3:5
3) He strives to turn over a new leaf, when he needs a new life. John 10:10
4) He strives to be justified by the law, when he needs to be justified by faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. Gal. 2:16
5) He strives to clean up the old man, when he needs to be made a new man in Christ. Ephesians 4:24
6) He strives to be saved by good works, when he needs salvation by the grace of God. Ephesians 2:8-9
The only remedy for the ruin of man is the Son of God having been made sin for us on the cross. The only way to receive this remedy is by faith in Him as personal Savior. John 20:30-31
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