Sin
Sermon #5 SIN
Main Passages: Romans 3:23; 5:12; Genesis 3:1–7
Other Pertinent Passages:
Genesis 3:1–19; Psalm 51:5; Isaiah 53:6; Jeremiah 17:9; Romans 3:23; 6:23; James 1:14–15;
1 John 1:8; 1:9
The Big Idea
In the beginning humans were innocent of sin and endowed by their Creator with freedom of choice. By their free choice, Adam and Eve sinned against God and brought sin into the human race. Through the temptation of Satan, the first parents transgressed the command of God, and fell from their original innocence whereby their posterity inherited a nature and an environment inclined toward sin. Therefore, as soon as humans are capable of moral action, they become transgressors and are under condemnation. Only the grace of God can bring man into His holy fellowship and enable man to fulfill the creative purpose of God.
The WHAT?
• Historical Rebellion: Sin entered the world through Adam’s literal, historic
disobedience in the garden.
• Total Brokenness: Every human inherits a corrupt nature, falling completely short of
God’s holy standard (Romans 3).
• Spiritual Death: The ultimate wage of sin is spiritual alienation and eternal
separation from God.
ο Not because we are just doing a sinful thing, but because we are sinners by nature.
ο This sinful nature cannot withstand God’s holy presence without some
intervening force.
SO WHAT?
• Without the concept of sin, it is hard to explain human tragedies, like hate, injustice, murder and rape.
• Consequently, if you do not believe in the concept of human sin, then you will think humans can overcome their problems by their own efforts or ingenuity.
• Any system we put into place to bring help will always be conditioned by the sinful forces at play.
NOW WHAT?
• First, see in Psalm 51 that sin is connected to the heart.
ο All sin starts in the heart and then hurts the heart.
• Second, diagnose your sin.
ο View sin as selfishness.
ο View sin as trying to be your own “god.”
• Third, confess a specific hidden sin to God right now without making excuses.
• Fourth, receive grace without resistance