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1 Hamartiology: The Doctrine of Sin Lesson 1: Sin: What It Is and How It Got Here Before You Begin This Lesson Why is it wrong to call sin a “mistake?” ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________. What is the ultimate root of all sin? _________________________________________________. What were some of the results of man’s fall? _________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________. Biblical Description of Sin 1. Defining sin A. God describes sin as.... 1) _________________________ (I Jn.3:4), meaning living with disregard to God’s law, and unrighteousness (I Jn.5:17) 2) Rebellion to God’s perfect moral standard (Jm.2:10) 3) Missing the mark / falling short of God’s perfect holiness (Ro.3:23; Gal.3:1011; Jm.4:17) 4) The inward principle, or disposition, of the heart which rules man, making him its slave; the condition of our soul from which our sinful acts originate (Jn.8:34; Ro.5:21; 6:17,20; 7:8,14) B. Sin is... 1) Not a mistake. To refer to sin as simply a mistake is to cheapen and deny what God says it is. 2) More than just a occasional “bad thing” we may do, but a deep, inward disposition / inclination of our heart that affects the whole human personality (read Gen.6:5) 3) In our sinful acts, there are sins of... a) Omission – failure to perfectly live in obedience God's moral standards (not doing as I ought) b) Commission – disregarding and rebelling against God's Law (doing what I am not to do) C. Sin is lack of conforming to the moral law of God, either in our actions or in the inclinations of our heart. At the heart of all sin is the desire to have self at the center of one's life, not God. Thus, pride is the ultimate root of all sin. 2. All sin is... A. Directed primarily against ____________________ (read Ps.51:4 and Ro.8:7) B. Deceptive to man. According to Eph.4:22, how are sin’s lusts described? ________________ ___________________________________________________________________________. C. Forbidden/hated by God and therefore worthy of God's wrath (Pr.8:13; Ro.1:18) D. Inexcusable (Ro.1:20; 2:1)

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Hamartiology: The Doctrine of Sin

Lesson  1:  Sin:  What  It  Is  and  How  It  Got  Here    

Before  You  Begin  This  Lesson    

Why  is  it  wrong  to  call  sin  a  “mistake?”  ______________________________________________  ______________________________________________________________________________.      

What  is  the  ultimate  root  of  all  sin?  _________________________________________________.      

What  were  some  of  the  results  of  man’s  fall?  _________________________________________  ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.  

 Biblical  Description  of  Sin      

1. Defining  sin  A. God  describes  sin  as....  

1) _________________________  (I  Jn.3:4),  meaning  living  with  disregard  to  God’s  law,  and  unrighteousness  (I  Jn.5:17)  

2) Rebellion  to  God’s  perfect  moral  standard  (Jm.2:10)  3) Missing  the  mark  /  falling  short  of  God’s  perfect  holiness  (Ro.3:23;  Gal.3:10-­‐11;  Jm.4:17)  4) The  inward  principle,  or  disposition,  of  the  heart  which  rules  man,  making  him  its  slave;  

the  condition  of  our  soul  from  which  our  sinful  acts  originate  (Jn.8:34;  Ro.5:21;  6:17,20;  7:8,14)  

B. Sin  is...  1) Not  a  mistake.  To  refer  to  sin  as  simply  a  mistake  is  to  cheapen  and  deny  what  God  says  

it  is.    2) More  than  just  a  occasional  “bad  thing”  we  may  do,  but  a  deep,  inward  disposition  /  

inclination  of  our  heart  that  affects  the  whole  human  personality  (read  Gen.6:5)  3) In  our  sinful  acts,  there  are  sins  of...  

a) Omission  –  failure  to  perfectly  live  in  obedience  God's  moral  standards  (not  doing  as  I  ought)  

b) Commission  –  disregarding  and  rebelling  against  God's  Law  (doing  what  I  am  not  to  do)  

C. Sin  is  lack  of  conforming  to  the  moral  law  of  God,  either  in  our  actions  or  in  the  inclinations  of  our  heart.  At  the  heart  of  all  sin  is  the  desire  to  have  self  at  the  center  of  one's  life,  not  God.  Thus,  pride  is  the  ultimate  root  of  all  sin.      

2. All  sin  is...  A. Directed  primarily  against  ____________________  (read  Ps.51:4  and  Ro.8:7)  B. Deceptive  to  man.  According  to  Eph.4:22,  how  are  sin’s  lusts  described?  ________________  

___________________________________________________________________________.    C. Forbidden/hated  by  God  and  therefore  worthy  of  God's  wrath  (Pr.8:13;  Ro.1:18)  D. Inexcusable  (Ro.1:20;  2:1)  

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E. Loved  by  mankind.  Read  Jn.3:19-­‐20.  Why  do  men  reject  the  light  of  Christ  and  His  gospel?  ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.  

F. Come  from  man’s  evil  _______________________  (read  Mt.15:19)    Origins  of  Sin      Sin  entered  into  the  universe  through  Satan  and  into  the  world  through  Adam  (Ro.5:12).  God  is  not  the  author,  or  originator,  of  sin  because  sin  violates  of  His  holy  character  (Jm.1:13).      

1. The  Fall  of  satan    -­‐  Is.14:12-­‐14;  Ezek.28:14-­‐19  2. The  Fall  of  man-­‐  read  Gen.3  

A. The  story  1) The  deception  of  Eve  –  Gen.3:1-­‐6;  I  Tim.2:14  

a. Satan  tempted  Eve  by...  a) Questioning  God's  word  b) Questioning  God's  goodness  c) Deceiving  her  with  lies.  He  claimed  that…  

1. She  would  not  die  if  she  rebelled  2. She  would  be  like  God,  knowing  good  and  evil  

b. Eve  ultimately  fell  because  she  believed  the  lies  and  listened  to  satan  instead  of  God  2) The  deliberate  rebellion  of  Adam  –  Gen.3:6;  Ro.5:12-­‐21    

a. According  to  1  Tim.2:14,  Was  Adam  deceived  into  sin?  ________________.  As  we  mentioned  already  in  our  notes,  Adam  was  given  a  free  will  that  could  go  against  his  God-­‐centered,  righteous  nature.  He  made  a  deliberate  choice  to  rebel  against  God.  By  doing  so,  Adam  made  pleasing  self,  not  God,  the  aim  or  ambition  of  his  life.    

b. Because  Adam  was  the  head  of  the  human  race,  Adam  was  held  responsible  before  God  for  bringing  sin  into  the  world.    a. Question:  How  could  a  man  created  in  original  righteousness  with  no  evil  heart  

inclinations  choose  to  sin?  b. This  is  not  an  easy  question  to  answer.  The  simple  fact  is,  he  did,  despite  having  

a  heart  that  by  nature  loved  God.  Why  he  placed  self  above  God,  we  will  never  know.  When  he  did,  however,  the  whole  human  race  was  radically  changed.    

B. The  immediate  consequences  –  Gen.3:11-­‐19  1) Adam  and  Eve  were  cast  out  of  God's  presence  in  the  Garden  2) The  human  race  lost  its  original  holiness  and  freedom  of  will    3) The  earth  would  be  cursed  for  man's  sake,  making  man's  labor  a  hard,  demanding  task  4) Woman  would  experience  great  pain  in  child  bearing  5) Men  and  women  would  now  struggle  fulfilling  their  God-­‐given  roles  

C. The  permanent  consequences  (see  notes  in  the  next  lesson)    Point  of  Discussion    

Why  is  it  important  for  both  unbelievers  and  believers  to  have  a  proper,  Biblical  view  of  sin?      

How  did  Satan  deceive  Eve?        

Why  did  God  hold  Adam  and  not  Eve  responsible  for  bringing  sin  into  the  world?  

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Lesson  2:  Sin  -­‐  Imputed  and  Inherited    Before  You  Begin  This  Lesson      

What  is  the  different  between  imputed  and  inherited  sin?  _______________________________  ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.    

Why  do  we  commit  acts  of  sin?  ____________________________________________________  ______________________________________________________________________________.    

Imputation  of  Sin    

1. Defining  imputation    A. The  word  imputation  basically  means  to  charge,  credit,  or  transfer  something  to  someone;  

to  attribute  or  reckon  something  to  someone’s  account;  1) Imputation  is  based  upon  a  real,  living  union  between  the  two  parties  involved.  Apart  

from  this  vital  union,  no  imputation  can  take  place.  2) God  never  imputes  anything  to  anyone  that  is  not  properly  his.      

B. Biblical  categories  of  imputation    1) Adam's  sin  imputed  to  the  human  race  –  Ro.5:12-­‐21  

• As  we  shall  see,  because  Adam  was  the  head  of  the  human  race,  the  whole  of  humanity  was  vitally  united  with  him  so  that,  when  Adam  sinned,  the  whole  race  actually  sinned  as  well.    

2) Man's  sin  imputed  to  Christ  –  2  Cor.5:19;  I  Pet.2:24  • Our  sins  were  transferred  or  credited  to  Christ  when  He  offered  Himself  on  Calvary's  

cross.  Thus,  as  the  Head  of  a  new  redeemed  race  of  man,  He  identified  with  us  so  that  our  sin  and  guilt  would  actually  be  attributed  to  Him.    

3) Christ's  righteousness  imputed  to  believers  at  salvation  –  2  Cor.5:21  • In  salvation,  we  become  united  to  Christ  (see  Ro.5:19;  6:1-­‐14).  His  righteousness  is  

credited  to  our  account  (see  Ro.4:3),  making  us  acceptable  to  God.    2. The  imputation  of  Adam's  sin  to  the  human  race  –  Ro.5:12-­‐21  

A. The  meaning:    1) The  imputation  of  Adam's  sin  is  the  direct  transfer  of  his  sin  and  guilt  to  us  due  to  our  

union  with  him  as  the  head  of  our  race.  This  guilt,  therefore,  is  not  something  foreign  to  us,  but  can  properly  be  seen  as  our  guilt.    

2) The  sin  of  Adam  was  the  sin  of  the  human  race.  Adam  and  the  race  are  vitally  united  so  that  when  he  sinned,  we  sinned  as  well  (Ro.5:12).  

B. The  implications:    1) Adam's  sin  was  directly  imputed  to  us,  not  as  something  foreign  to  us,  but  as  something  

that  rightfully  belongs  to  us.  However…  2) We  cannot  blame  Adam  for  “messing  things  up.”  We  as  members  of  the  human  race  are  

fully  responsible  for  and  share  in  Adam's  sin  and  guilt.    C. Cure  for  imputed  sin:  the  imputed  righteousness  of  Christ  that  comes  through  faith  in  the  

gospel-­‐    Ro.5:18-­‐19;  2  Cor.5:21;  Phil.3:9      

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Inherited  Sin  Nature      

1. Every  man  inherits  a  sin  nature  at  birth  (Ps.51:5;  Eph.2:3).    A. All  men  commit  sin  because  they  are  sinners  (Ro.3:9-­‐23).    

1) People  do  what  they  do  (sin)  because  they  are  what  they  are  (sinners).  They  don't  become  sinners  when  they  sin.  They  reveal  their  nature  as  sinners  through  their  sinful  acts.    

2) The  heart  of  the  sin  problem  is  the  problem  of  the  sinful  heart  (see  Lk.6:43-­‐45)  a) To  deal  with  the  sinful  acts,  but  not  the  sinful  heart,  is  to  not  address  the  main  issue  

(that  is  why  true  gospel  preaching  always  goes  right  to  the  heart  of  man).    b) The  only  cure  for  the  sin  of  the  sinner  is  the  new  heart  that  comes  through  salvation.    

B. Man  is  not  basically  good,  but  thoroughly  sinful  at  his  very  core.    C. Man  inherits  his  sin  nature  from  his  parents  as  they  did  from  theirs,  and  so  on  back  to  the  

first  parents,  Adam  and  Eve  (Gen.4:1)  2. Results  of  man's  sin  nature  

A. According  to  Eph.2:1,5  and  Col.2:13;  man  is  _________________  in  sin  (separated  from  God)  B. He  is  an  object  of  God’s  wrath  (Eph.2:1-­‐3)  C. He  is  totally  depraved  (see  notes  below)  

3. The  remedy  /  cure  for  inherited  sin  is  threefold  A. The  redemption  of  Christ,  which  includes  the  judgment  of  our  sin  nature  so  that  the  believer  

is  no  longer  bound  to  serve  sin  (Ro.6:18;  8:1;  Gal.5:24).    B. The  regeneration  of  the  Holy  Spirit  in  which  we  are  given  a  new  nature  and  a  new  heart  

(Jn.3:3)  C. The  indwelling  of  the  Holy  Spirit,  who  enables  believers  to  have  victory  over  sin  in  daily  living  

(Ro.8:13;  Gal.5:16-­‐17).      Points  of  Discussion    

What  are  the  three  types  of  imputation?  Why  is  each  important?      

Why  is  gospel  preaching  the  only  preaching  that  actually  addresses  the  heart  of  man’s  sin  problem?    

                               

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Lesson  3:  Man’s  Depravity    Before  You  Begin  This  Lesson    

How  has  sin  affected  the  mind,  will,  and  emotions  of  mankind?  ___________________________  ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.    

Will  man  by  nature  come  to  God  on  his  own?  Why  or  why  not?  ___________________________  ______________________________________________________________________________.  

Man’s  Total  Depravity      

1. Meaning  of  Depravity  A. Depravity  does  not  mean...  

1) Man  is  as  bad  as  he  could  be  2) Man  cannot  do  things  “good  things”  in  the  eyes  of  other  men    3) Man  is  tempted  to  commit  every  form  of  sin    

B. Depravity  means:    1) Every  aspect  of  man’s  personality  has  been  totally  corrupted  by  sin  because  of  his  

depraved  sinful  nature  (Ro.3:9-­‐18).    2) His  mind  is...  

a. Blinded  (I  Cor.2:14;  2  Cor.4:4)  b. Hostile  to  God  (Ro.8:7)  c. Foolish  (I  Cor.2:14)  

Ø How  does  Eph.4:17-­‐19  describe  the  mind  or  heart  of  the  unconverted?  _______  __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.  

3) His  emotions  are  perverted  and  in  love  with  sin  (John  3:19-­‐20;  Ro.1:26)  4) His  conscience  is  defiled  (Tit.1:15)  5) His  will  is  enslaved  to  sin  and  opposed  to  God  (Ro.6:20)  

Ø He  lives  according  to  his  sinful  lusts  /  desires,  always  choosing  self  and  sin  over  God  (Eph.4:17-­‐19;  I  Pet.1:18;  4:3)  

 Conclusion:  There  is  nothing  within  man  that  commends  him  to  a  righteous  God  (Pr.20:9;  Is.64:6).  His  whole  nature  prefers  self  over  God  (2  Tim.3:2,4).  He  stands  in  opposition  to  God,  totally  destitute  of  that  love  to  God  which  He  demands  in  His  law  (Jn.5:42)  and  will  not  by  nature  seek  after  God  (Ps.14:1-­‐3;  Ro.3:11-­‐12).      

2. Depravity  and  inability  A. Man  cannot  turn  himself  to  God  in  faith  and  repentance  apart  from  a  divine  work  of  grace  

(Jn.6:44,65)  B. Man  cannot  do  that  which  is  truly  righteous  in  God's  sight  (Ro.8:7)  C. Man  cannot  change  His  inward  preference  for  self  and  sin  to  supreme  love  for  God  

       

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Consequences  of  Sin      

1. Death  –  Ro.6:23  A. Physical  death:  separation  of  the  spirit  from  the  body  -­‐  Heb.9:27  B. Spiritual  death:  separation  from  God  in  this  life  -­‐  Is.59:2  C. Eternal  death:  separation  from  God  for  all  eternity  -­‐  Mt.25:46;  Rev.20:14-­‐15  

2. A  corrupted  world  -­‐  Gen.3:17;  Ro.8:19-­‐22  3. Conclusion:  Everyone  born  into  this  world  stands  condemned  apart  from  Christ  because  of  his…  

A. Relation  to  Adam’s  sin  (Ro.5:12);    B. Sin  nature  (Eph.2:3)  C. Acts  of  sin  (Rom.3:9-­‐23).    

 Points  of  Discussion    

Explain  the  three  types  of  death  that  have  resulted  from  sin  entering  into  the  world    

Why  won’t  man  naturally  turn  to  God?  Explain.      

If  man  will  not  naturally  turn  to  God,  then  what  should  we  do  as  believers  trying  to  win  people  to  Christ?