ORIGINAL SIN 4: CONCLUSION
(Message by Tanny Keng)
1. Original Sin
a) What is original sin? Did it start with Adam and Eve? What does the Bible say is the origin of sin? What does this mean to us today?
2. Conclusion
a) We have no right to blame Adam or Eve because it is in our nature to sin. We don’t have to teach children to steal cookies from the cookie jar, we don’t need to train them in how to lie and it is not necessary to show them how they are not to share. No, sinning comes naturally but we can’t blame anyone but ourselves. There is no Adam and Eve whispering into our ear to lie, cheat, steal, lust, or covet. No, we don’t need any help in those areas. We all have 3 enemies; the world, the flesh, and the Devil (and his dominions). There may be more than 3, but that is enough to make it seem like an uphill battle for sure. The good news is…well, the “good news!”
b) Before we had put our trust in Christ, we were separated from a holy God by our sins. He cannot even look upon sin for He is that holy. Until we see the bad news of our sin, we can never appreciate the good news of the gospel of Jesus Christ. While we were still enemies, He died for us and He became sin for us Who knew no sin (2 Corinthians 5:21).
c) If you have not yet repented, confessed your sins, and placed your trust in Jesus Christ as your Savior and Lord, then you are still a son of Adam or more precisely, a child of the Devil, however there is a new family into which you can be born. If you are born twice, you’ll die once but if you’re only born once, you’ll die twice. What we mean is that you must be born again, or “born from above” which is the literal translation of John 3:3.
d) Some day all creation will sing a new song, “You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, because you were slain, and with your blood you purchased for God persons from every tribe and language and people and nation” (Revelation 5:9). Yes, “Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and praise“ (Revelation 5:12). Will you be there singing with those who are saved by the blood of this perfect Lamb of God? Our prayer is that you will.
The End ...
1. Original Sina) What is original sin? Did it start with Adam and Eve? What does the Bible say is the origin of sin? What does this mean to us today?
2. Conclusion
a) We have no right to blame Adam or Eve because it is in our nature to sin. We don’t have to teach children to steal cookies from the cookie jar, we don’t need to train them in how to lie and it is not necessary to show them how they are not to share. No, sinning comes naturally but we can’t blame anyone but ourselves. There is no Adam and Eve whispering into our ear to lie, cheat, steal, lust, or covet. No, we don’t need any help in those areas. We all have 3 enemies; the world, the flesh, and the Devil (and his dominions). There may be more than 3, but that is enough to make it seem like an uphill battle for sure. The good news is…well, the “good news!”
b) Before we had put our trust in Christ, we were separated from a holy God by our sins. He cannot even look upon sin for He is that holy. Until we see the bad news of our sin, we can never appreciate the good news of the gospel of Jesus Christ. While we were still enemies, He died for us and He became sin for us Who knew no sin (2 Corinthians 5:21).
c) If you have not yet repented, confessed your sins, and placed your trust in Jesus Christ as your Savior and Lord, then you are still a son of Adam or more precisely, a child of the Devil, however there is a new family into which you can be born. If you are born twice, you’ll die once but if you’re only born once, you’ll die twice. What we mean is that you must be born again, or “born from above” which is the literal translation of John 3:3.
d) Some day all creation will sing a new song, “You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, because you were slain, and with your blood you purchased for God persons from every tribe and language and people and nation” (Revelation 5:9). Yes, “Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and praise“ (Revelation 5:12). Will you be there singing with those who are saved by the blood of this perfect Lamb of God? Our prayer is that you will.
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