156. Sin, Origin of

156. Sin, Origin of

156

ORIGIN OF SIN

INTRODUCTION Bible a history of sin. Sin here before Bible record was made .

Many theories on the origin of sin.

I. WHERE DID SIN ORIGINATE?

1. Difference between evil and sin.

2. Two kinds of evils.

(a) Physical. 1. God creates this. (Isaiah 45:7.) 2. Innocent suffer with guilty. (Luke 16:25.) (b) Moral. 1. Violation of last six commandments. 2. Thoughts and purposes of heart. (Mark 7:21-23; Romans 1:30; 2 Corinthians 10:6.) 3. Physical and mora l evils closely related .

4. Science attempts to treat them independent.

5. Sin did not originate with God.

(a) God created beings with power to choose. (b) Some chose to disobey God. (c) This disobedience the origin of sin.

6. Angels first sinned. (2 Peter 2:4; Jude 1:6.) (a) This before sin of Adam and Eve. (b) Lucifer not the fallen angel. (Isaiah 14:12.) (c) Human sin began with Adam and Eve. (Romans 5:12.) (d) Lust beareth sin. (James 1:15.) 7. What was the sin of angels? (1 Timothy 3:16.) II. HISTORY OF FIRST HUMAN SIN 1. Only Bible gives this.

2. Began with Adam and Eve. (Genesis 3:1-6.) 3. They disobeyed God’s law.

4. Seductiveness of temptation.

(a) Fruit pleasant to look upon. (b) It was good to eat. (c) Desired to make one wise. (d) Tempter uses the half -truth method.

5. Wilful disobedience to God .

(a) Man created a free agent. (b) Not forced to disobey.

III. ORIGINAL SIN 1. This a theory of sin.

2. Adam ’s sin transmitted to his posterity.

(a) Lost his original righteousness. (b) Corruption of our entire nature. (c) His guilt passed to his posterity.

3. Why so called.

(a) Inherent corruption the nature of sin. (b) It flows from Adam as its origin. (c) It is the origin of all other sins. (d) It is distinguished from "actual sin."

4. Some truth in the theory-much error.

IV. ACTUAL SIN 1. Contrasted with "original sin." (1 John 3:4; James 4:17.) 2. Sin committed by the individual. (Ezekiel 18:20; Deuteronomy 24:16.)