SIN
Romans 3:23; Ephesians 1:7
Introduction:
The word “sin” is defined thus:
1) To miss the mark.
2) To err, be mistaken.
3) To miss or wander from the path of uprightness and honor, to do or go wrong.
4) To wander from the law of God, violate God’s law.
The result of sin is DEATH as made know by the Lord in Romans 5:12, “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:”
I. ALL HAVE SINNED
A. Every living human being has sinned against God, Romans 10:23, “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.”
B. All sin is against God, Psalm 51:4, “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.”
1. A haughty look and a proud heart is sin, Proverbs 21:4, “An high look, and a proud heart, and the plowing of the wicked, is sin.”
2. The lack of understanding for our actions, Proverbs 24:9, “The thought of foolishness is sin: and the scorner is an abomination to men.”
3. To do lawlessness or go over or beyond the law, 1 John 3:4, “Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.”
II. TOTAL DEPRAVITY IS TAUGHT IN THE BIBLE
A. The heart of man is desperately wicked, Jeremiah 17:9, “The heart is deceitful above all things , and desperately wicked: who can know it?”
1. His heart is twisted and crooked, Deuteronomy 32:5, “They have corrupted themselves, their spot [blemish or defect] is not the spot of his children: they are a perverse and crooked generation.”
2. Their fruit is sin, Proverbs 10:16, “The labour of the righteous tendeth to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin.”
B. Their heart is INCURABLY wicked, Ecclesiastes 9:3, “This is an evil among all things that are done under the sun, that there is one event unto all: yea, also the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness is in their heart while they live, and after that they go to the dead.”
1. Sinners and their sin are a reproach to society, Proverbs 14:34, “Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.”
2. Our lawlessness is multiplied more and more, Isaiah 59:12, “For our transgressions are multiplied before thee, and our sins testify against us: for our transgressions are with us; and as for our iniquities, we know them;”
III. FACTS ABOUT SIN
A. God did not create sin, 1 John 2:16, “For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.”
B. Sin brought clear change in the attitude of man toward God and of God toward man, Romans 1:18, “For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;”
1. “Few doctrines of the Bible are emphasized more emphatically than is the great doctrine of the wrath of God.” —W. I. Rogers.
2. From Genesis 3 and through out the Bible God’s wrath, anger and indignation is expressed many hundreds of times.
C. Only God can forgive sin, Mark 2:7, “Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies? who can forgive sins but God only?”
1. God blots out our sins, Isaiah 44:22, “I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, thy transgressions, and, as a cloud, thy sins: return unto me; for I have redeemed thee.”
2. Repentance and remission of sins are preached in Jesus name, Luke 24:47, “And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.”
a. The Holy Spirit of God convicts man of his sin, John 16:8-9, “And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment: 9 Of sin, because they believe not on me;”
b. The sinner acknowledges his sin and trusts the Lord, Psalm 32:5, “I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the LORD; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin.”
c. Every man has to deal with his own sin, Deuteronomy 24:16, “The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers: every man shall be put to death for his own sin.”
CONCLUSION