THE TRAGEDY OF SIN

GENESIS 3:1

A. SIN A SAD REALITY
  1. Claims of so-called "Christian Science" are not true:
  2. What the Bible declares sin:
    1. The transgression of God's law is sin - 1 John 3:4
    2. All unrighteousness is sin - 1 John 5:17
    3. Whatsoever is not of faith is sin - Rom. 14:23
  3. The reality of sin must be viewed upon what it did to the Son of God, who knew no sin:
    1. Sin made him a curse - Gal. 3:13
    2. Sin made Him sin who knew no sin - 2 Cor. 5:21. That was because He laid upon him the iniquity of us all - Isa. 53:6
B. THE TRAGEDY OF SIN
  1. It separates:
    1. From God, the very source of life - Gen. 3:9-26; Isa. 59:1-3
    2. From loved ones and friends - Gen. 13:26; 28:1-22; Luke 15:11-26
  2. It degrades its victim: EXAMPLES -
    1. Samson - Judg. 14:1; 15:16
    2. Solomon - Neh. 13:26
    3. The prodigal - Luke 15:11-20
  3. It disgraces the guilty one: EXAMPLES -
    1. Nebuchadnezzar - Dan. 4:30-33
    2. Judas - Matt. 27:5
    3. Haman - Esther 7:1-10
  4. It robs man of the blessings God has for him:
    1. Esau is a typical example - Heb. 10:31; 12:16
    2. Israel and the promised land - Num. 14:28-30
C. WHAT GOD WANTS TO DO WITH SIN
  1. We have already seen what He did with sin in the person of His only Son:
    1. He condemned it - Rom. 8:1-3
    2. He punished it - 1 Pet. 2:21-24
  2. God wants to forgive us of all our sin: 1 John 1:7-9; Ps. 103:13
    1. If we but confess it sincerely.
    2. That is the very heart of the plan of redemption - John 3:16
  3. He wants to remove all our sins:
    1. Blot them out, as a thick cloud - Isa. 44:22
    2. Cast them behind His back - Isa. 38:17
    3. Cast them into the depths of the sea - Mi. 7:18, 19
  4. What God can do with our sins depends upon us:
    1. Are we willing to confess them? Ps. 32:5; 1 John 1:9
    2. Are we willing to forsake our sinful ways? Isa. 55:7
    3. Are we truly sorry for our sins? 2 Cor. 7:10
  5. Trophies of God's grace which removed sin from them as far as the East is from the West:
    1. Everyone that accepts Jesus Christ as his personal Saviour - 2 Cor. 5:17
    2. All who put their sins under the precious blood of Jesus Christ - Ps. 32:2; 1 John 1:7-9
    3. All who abide in Christ are separated from their sins forever.
  6. The tragedy of sin:
    1. Mortal tongue can never tell the havoc sin has wrought in this world.
    2. But God, in love, has provided a way to remove it out of this world forever - Nah. 1:9


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