Sin
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· 23 viewsThis lesson will cover several topics including: original sin, different views on original sin, what happens to a baby when it dies? is there a more severe punishments for more severe sins? Is there a sin that is unforgivable?
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The Nature of Sin
The Nature of Sin
Different words used to describe sin in the Bible
Missing the Mark (Chata)
This is a failure to meet the standard God has set for his people.
One has a goal or purpose and they fail to achieve it.
It’s a deliberate choice to miss the mark.
Irreligion/Impious -
“the unrighteous will not inherit the Kingdom of God.”
Transgression (Abar) - Num 14:41-42
Iniquity/ Lack of Integrity - 9:15
Rebellion - ; Eph 2:2
Treachery (ma’al) - ;
Achan took things that were to be devoted to God.
Perversion (awah) -
“Stumbles” is another helpful word to describe this.
Abomination (shiqquts) - ;
This is a very common word used to describe things like idolatry, homosexuality, witchcraft. These are sins that aren’t just perversions but that are repulsive to God.
The Effects of Sin
The Effects of Sin
Shame
- Adam and Eve heard the sounds of God walking through the garden and hid.
Restlessness
But the wicked are like the tossing sea,
For it cannot be quiet,
And its waters toss up refuse and mud.
“There is no peace,” says my God, “for the wicked.”
Remember God rested on the 7th day and we are called into his rest in the book of Hebrews. Restlessness is the way of the wicked.
Guilt
- For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles in one point, he has become guilty of all.
Original Sin
Original Sin
For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles in one point, he has become guilty of all.
Because of sin we will stand guilty before God.
So what is Sin?
So what is Sin?
Sin is a condition of the heart.
Draw a graph with sin in the center and the effects and other words as growths from the center
Remember - Man has a desire to be like God.
Sin in its most simple form can be seen as idolatry.
Think about when the people came out of Egypt. God performed 10 miracles for them and yet when they come out of Egypt the first thing they do when Moses leaves, is make an idol.
Definition of Idolatry: Idolatry is taking a good thing and making it a God thing.
Money can become a spiritual addiction, and like all addictions it hides its true proportions from its victims. We take more and greater risks to get an ever diminishing satisfaction from the thing we crave, until a breakdown occurs. When we begin to recover, we ask, “What were we thinking? How could we have been so blind?” We wake up like people with a hangover who can hardly remember the night before. But why? Why did we act so irrationally? Why did we completely lose sight of what is right?
The Bible’s answer is that the human heart is an “idol factory
“Sin starts as orientation of our lives, as a disposition of the heart, which leads to sinful desires, which leads to sinful thoughts, which leads to sinful deeds.” - Anthony Lane, ECD p 70
What is Original Sin?
What is Original Sin?
What is Original Sin?
How did we get this way? Why is sin so prominent?How did it all start?
Theologians answer these questions with what is called “original sin”
Original Sin is a phrase that’s never used in the Bible but has been used to describe what is being said in two main verses.
“For God knows that in the day you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”
When the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was desirable to make one wise, she took from its fruit and ate; and she gave also to her husband with her, and he ate.
Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves loin coverings.
Therefore, just as through one man sin entered into the world, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men, because all sinned—
for until the Law sin was in the world, but sin is not imputed when there is no law.
Nevertheless death reigned from Adam until Moses, even over those who had not sinned in the likeness of the offense of Adam, who is a type of Him who was to come.
But the free gift is not like the transgression. For if by the transgression of the one the many died, much more did the grace of God and the gift by the grace of the one Man, Jesus Christ, abound to the many.
The gift is not like that which came through the one who sinned; for on the one hand the judgment arose from one transgression resulting in condemnation, but on the other hand the free gift arose from many transgressions resulting in justification.
For if by the transgression of the one, death reigned through the one, much more those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ.
So then as through one transgression there resulted condemnation to all men, even so through one act of righteousness there resulted justification of life to all men.
For as through the one man’s disobedience the many were made sinners, even so through the obedience of the One the many will be made righteous.
The Law came in so that the transgression would increase; but where sin increased, grace abounded all the more,
so that, as sin reigned in death, even so grace would reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Therefore, just as through one man sin entered into the world, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men, because all sinned—
Different views on Original Sin
Different views on Original Sin
Pelagianism
Pelagianism
Pelagius (AD 360-418) was a British monk who had a problem with our need to assistance in achieving good works and receiving grace. He and Augustine went head to head and Pelagius was eventually condemned as a heretic.
His positions can be summarized in 6 points
Adam was created mortal and would have died regardless of whether or not he sinned.
Adam’s sin only affected himself, not humanity
Both the Law and the gospel leads us to Kingdom.
There were sinless people before the coming of Christ.
Newborns have the same status before God as Adam did before the fall.
The whole human race doesn’t die because of Adam, nor is it redeemed because of Christ’s sacrifice.
Arminianism
Arminianism
Jacob Arminius (1560-1609) and John Wesley
They reject Pelagius’ view on original sin and fully embraced a fully corrupted human nature passed down due to the sin of Adam, resulting in death.
They affirm inherited sinful nature but reject inherited guilt.
The entire human race is totally depraved
Prevenient Grace
Christs death on the cross gave us prevenient grace.
The Reformed view of grace is efficacious or irresistible. Wesley saw grace as enabling us to receive grace but ultimately giving us the choice.
Wesleys view of grace had 3 dimensions (Taken from Sawyer, 360-61)
The removal of guilt due to Christ’s work on the cross
The healing of the human spirit, which is sufficient to respond to the gospel.
God’s specific offer inviting the work of salvation
Prevenient grace restores our ability to choose God.
“And I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all men to Myself.”
Calvinism
Calvinism
Calvinism
Calvinism
Total Depravity - “Every part of our being is affected by sin - our intellects, our emotions and desires, our hearts, our goals and motives, and even our physical bodies.”
The sin of Judah is written down with an iron stylus;
With a diamond point it is engraved upon the tablet of their heart
And on the horns of their altars,
As they remember their children,
So they remember their altars and their Asherim
By green trees on the high hills.
O mountain of Mine in the countryside,
I will give over your wealth and all your treasures for booty,
Your high places for sin throughout your borders.
And you will, even of yourself, let go of your inheritance
That I gave you;
And I will make you serve your enemies
In the land which you do not know;
For you have kindled a fire in My anger
Which will burn forever.
Thus says the Lord,
“Cursed is the man who trusts in mankind
And makes flesh his strength,
And whose heart turns away from the Lord.
“For he will be like a bush in the desert
And will not see when prosperity comes,
But will live in stony wastes in the wilderness,
A land of salt without inhabitant.
“Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord
And whose trust is the Lord.
“For he will be like a tree planted by the water,
That extends its roots by a stream
And will not fear when the heat comes;
But its leaves will be green,
And it will not be anxious in a year of drought
Nor cease to yield fruit.
“The heart is more deceitful than all else
And is desperately sick;
Who can understand it?
“I, the Lord, search the heart,
I test the mind,
Even to give to each man according to his ways,
According to the results of his deeds.
“As a partridge that hatches eggs which it has not laid,
So is he who makes a fortune, but unjustly;
In the midst of his days it will forsake him,
And in the end he will be a fool.”
A glorious throne on high from the beginning
Is the place of our sanctuary.
O Lord, the hope of Israel,
All who forsake You will be put to shame.
Those who turn away on earth will be written down,
Because they have forsaken the fountain of living water, even the Lord.
Heal me, O Lord, and I will be healed;
Save me and I will be saved,
For You are my praise.
Look, they keep saying to me,
“Where is the word of the Lord?
Let it come now!”
But as for me, I have not hurried away from being a shepherd after You,
Nor have I longed for the woeful day;
You Yourself know that the utterance of my lips
Was in Your presence.
Do not be a terror to me;
You are my refuge in the day of disaster.
Let those who persecute me be put to shame, but as for me, let me not be put to shame;
Let them be dismayed, but let me not be dismayed.
Bring on them a day of disaster,
And crush them with twofold destruction!
Thus the Lord said to me, “Go and stand in the public gate, through which the kings of Judah come in and go out, as well as in all the gates of Jerusalem;
and say to them, ‘Listen to the word of the Lord, kings of Judah, and all Judah and all inhabitants of Jerusalem who come in through these gates:
‘Thus says the Lord, “Take heed for yourselves, and do not carry any load on the sabbath day or bring anything in through the gates of Jerusalem.
“You shall not bring a load out of your houses on the sabbath day nor do any work, but keep the sabbath day holy, as I commanded your forefathers.
“Yet they did not listen or incline their ears, but stiffened their necks in order not to listen or take correction.
“But it will come about, if you listen attentively to Me,” declares the Lord, “to bring no load in through the gates of this city on the sabbath day, but to keep the sabbath day holy by doing no work on it,
then there will come in through the gates of this city kings and princes sitting on the throne of David, riding in chariots and on horses, they and their princes, the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and this city will be inhabited forever.
“They will come in from the cities of Judah and from the environs of Jerusalem, from the land of Benjamin, from the lowland, from the hill country and from the Negev, bringing burnt offerings, sacrifices, grain offerings and incense, and bringing sacrifices of thanksgiving to the house of the Lord.
“But if you do not listen to Me to keep the sabbath day holy by not carrying a load and coming in through the gates of Jerusalem on the sabbath day, then I will kindle a fire in its gates and it will devour the palaces of Jerusalem and not be quenched.” ’ ”
“The heart is more deceitful than all else
And is desperately sick;
Who can understand it?
To the pure, all things are pure; but to those who are defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure, but both their mind and their conscience are defiled.
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Therefore, just as through one man sin entered into the world, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men, because all sinned—
Inherited Guilt -
In Adam all have sinned. the text makes it clear we all come from Adam, therefore we have all sinned, now deserving the judgment of God.
Therefore, just as through one man sin entered into the world, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men, because all sinned—
Two views on Adam’s Headship
Two views on Adam’s Headship
DONT SPEND A BUNCH OF TIME ON THIS!!!
Federal Headship
Adam Represents all of humanity. When Adam sinned he was acting as our representative. So we are found guilty because of our representative. (Had we been in the same spot we too would’ve fallen)
Creationist view of the soul, God creates the soul at the point of conception
Natural Headship
Each individual participated in Adam’s sin because all were “in Adam” when he sinned.
for he was still in the loins of his father when Melchizedek met him.
Traducian view of the soul - A person receives their body and soul from their parents.
What about Babies?
What about Babies?
The different views have different answers.
Arminian View - Infants have a sinful nature but remember they don’t inherit the guilt from Adam. they are judged guilty after they commit their first sin.
“Far be it from You to do such a thing, to slay the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous and the wicked are treated alike. Far be it from You! Shall not the Judge of all the earth deal justly?”
and I will bring a piece of bread, that you may refresh yourselves; after that you may go on, since you have visited your servant.” And they said, “So do, as you have said.”
God always does what is right. We need to trust that God will do what is right.
“But now he has died; why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I will go to him, but he will not return to me.”
David and Bathsheeba
Everyone has a revelation about God (Natural Revelation) and they reject this knowledge. Well what about those who don’t have this knowledge?
Infants, mentally disabled don’t seem to fit into this judgment.
What is the sin of apostacy?
What is the sin of apostacy?
Mt 12
“Therefore I say to you, any sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven people, but blasphemy against the Spirit shall not be forgiven.
“Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man, it shall be forgiven him; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him, either in this age or in the age to come.
For in the case of those who have once been enlightened and have tasted of the heavenly gift and have been made partakers of the Holy Spirit,
and have tasted the good word of God and the powers of the age to come,
and then have fallen away, it is impossible to renew them again to repentance, since they again crucify to themselves the Son of God and put Him to open shame.
but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin”—
Jesus is talking here about how the religious leaders rejected Christ even though they saw the amazing signs of even the demons being cast out.
One doesn’t have to receive the Spirit in order to reject it. This is a bit different than Hebrews and
For in the case of those who have once been enlightened and have tasted of the heavenly gift and have been made partakers of the Holy Spirit,
and have tasted the good word of God and the powers of the age to come,
and then have fallen away, it is impossible to renew them again to repentance, since they again crucify to themselves the Son of God and put Him to open shame.
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