Sermon Tone Analysis

1. What is the most important thing for every person's life?

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”

(, KJV 1900)

“Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.”

(, KJV 1900)

“Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.”

(, AV)

“Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.” (, AV)

“And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:” (, AV)

“Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.”

(, KJV 1900)

“And when he was gone forth into the way, there came one running, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Master, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?” (, AV)

4 And saying, Where is the promise of his coming?

for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation

2. How did the world come to be?

“Thou, even thou, art LORD alone; thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth, and all things that are therein, the seas, and all that is therein, and thou preservest them all; and the host of heaven worshippeth thee.”

(, AV)

“I have declared the former things from the beginning; and they went forth out of my mouth, and I shewed them; I did them suddenly, and they came to pass.”

(, AV)

“Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.”

(, KJV 1900)

5 For this they willingly are ignorant of, that kby the word of God the heavens were lof old, and the earth †mstanding out of the water and in the water: 6 Whereby the world that then was, nbeing overflowed with water, perished:

3. Why do all men die?

“Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:” (, AV)

“For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”

(, AV)

“For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.”

(, AV)

“But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.”

(, AV)

4. What is sin? (What kinds of sin are there?)

“Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.”

(, AV)

“Because the law worketh wrath: for where no law is, there is no transgression.”

(, KJV 1900)

“Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.”

(, AV)

“And he that doubteth is damned if he eat, because he eateth not of faith: for whatsoever is not of faith is sin.”

(, AV)

“Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, And done this evil in thy sight: That thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, And be clear when thou judgest.”

(, KJV 1900)

Old Testament Words for Sin: sin, transgression, iniquity, wickedness (sin and punishment are often same word in OT)

chatta'ath - Greek equivalent of hamartia - miss the way, go wrong

shagah - err, sin through ignorance, go astray - UNINTENTIONAL

pesha - transgression, rebellion - INTENTIONAL

avon - iniquity: perversion, depravity

mĕriy - rebellion, contentious

ra'- evil, wicked

tah'pukah, iqqesh - perversity, frowardness

'abar - trangress, go beyond

ma'al - treachery, unfaithfulness

ta'ah - to err, wander, go astray

chamac - violence, cruelty, injustice, wrong, falseness

New Testament Words for Sin

hamartia - coming short of God's glory (general term for sin in NT) (I John 1:9)

parakoe - ignoring God's word - (II Corinthians 10:6)

parabasis - transgression/trespass: intentionally stepping over God's line - (Hebrews 2:2)

agnoema - sins of ignorance (Hebrews 9:7)

hettema - fault: diminishing God's full measure (I Corinthians 6:7)

paraptoma - falling when one should have stood - slipping up (our sin surprises us) (Ephesians 1:7)

anomea/paranomea - lawlessness: willfully breaking God's rules (iniquity) ()

Phillipians 3:15 -

“Let us therefore, as many as be perfect, be thus minded: and if in any thing ye be otherwise minded, God shall reveal even this unto you.”

(, AV)

5.

Where did sin come from?

“Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee.”

(, AV)

“Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do.

He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him.

When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.”

(, AV)

“Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:” (, AV)

“Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam’s transgression, who is the figure of him that was to come.”

(, AV)

“For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.”

(, AV)

“Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; And in sin did my mother conceive me.” (, KJV 1900)

“Thou art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity: wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, and holdest thy tongue when the wicked devoureth the man that is more righteous than he?” (, AV)

“Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man:” (, AV)

“This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.” (, AV)

“And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good.

And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.”

(, AV)

6.

Why did God create man--what is God's purpose for each of us?

“Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.”

(, KJV 1900)

“What is man, that thou art mindful of him?

and the son of man, that thou visitest him?”

(, AV)

“Neither is worshipped with men’s hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things;” (, AV)

“The LORD hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee.”

(, AV)

“Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.”

(, AV)

“And now, saith the LORD that formed me from the womb to be his servant, to bring Jacob again to him, Though Israel be not gathered, yet shall I be glorious in the eyes of the LORD, and my God shall be my strength.”

(, AV)

“For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.

Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified.”

(, AV)

“Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,” (, AV)