1. (Hamartiology) Session Six: Sin & Sanctification How do I overcome sin in my life?

2. —Charles Spurgeon Each of your sins became a nail that pierced his soul, and unbelief a spear that went through his inmost heart. ...I do not believe any man will ever come to be an advanced Christian except by sorrowing much for sin. If your spiritual life has nothing of the dew of repentance about it, it is a poor thing. SSM Spring 2010 Survey of Theology - Shelby 2

3. Thesis: A scriptural concept of sin is imperative, because if you do not have a right view of sin’s nature you will never grasp its remedy. SSM Spring 2010 Survey of Theology - Shelby 3

4. Point 1. Man was born in sin, but he was not born a slave to sin; slavery to sin comes through voluntarily yielding to it. SSM Spring 2010 Survey of Theology - Shelby 4

5. The Origin of Sin. SSM Spring 2010 Survey of Theology - Shelby 5

6. Point 2. You cannot accept God’s provision of salvation if you do not accept God’s definition of sin. SSM Spring 2010 Survey of Theology - Shelby 6

7. Concordances & Their Function. SSM Spring 2010 Survey of Theology - Shelby 7

8. Point 3. Sin entered the world through blasphemous lies and maintains its hold on men and women through deception. SSM Spring 2010 Survey of Theology - Shelby 8

9. The Manifestation of Sin 1. Sin is an act because it violates the revealed word of God 2. Sin is a state because it is the absence of righteousness, Rom 7:17-18 3. Sin is a nature or disposition because it is enmity toward God, Jer 17:9; Matt 15:19 SSM Spring 2010 Survey of Theology - Shelby 9

10. Where Sin Is Manifested A. Against God, Ps 51:4 B. Against others (society, the church, fellow men), Deut 5:9 C. Against the sinner himself, Prov 8:36 SSM Spring 2010 Survey of Theology - Shelby 10

11. Point 4. If the first Adam had kept the word, the word would have kept him. SSM Spring 2010 Survey of Theology - Shelby 11

12. The Extent of Sin 1. Universally, the whole race has been penetrated by sin, 1 Kgs 8:46; Ps 14:1-3; Rom 3:11,23; 1 John 5:19 2. Individually, me and women are as bad off as they could possibly be even when they are not as bad as they could possibly be (depravity), Isa 1:6; Eph 4:17-19; Rom 3:13; 2 Tim 3:13 SSM Spring 2010 Survey of Theology - Shelby 12

13. The Effects of Sin SSM Spring 2010 Survey of Theology - Shelby 13

14. Point 5. Hell is an eternal hell because sin is an infinite offense, and the only way to pay for an infinite offense is through an eternal punishment. SSM Spring 2010 Survey of Theology - Shelby 14

15. Four Parts to Temptation 1) Presentation or Seduction, Gen 3:1-3; Jam 1:14; Matt 4:8 2) Illumination, Gen 3:4-5; Matt 4:9 3) Deliberation, Gen 3:6a; Jam 1:15a 4) Decision or Conception, Gen 3:6b; Jam 1:15b; Matt 4:10 SSM Spring 2010 Survey of Theology - Shelby 15

16. Point 6. Sin enters at the action; the action happens because of a decision; so the way to avoid the improper decision is to not make the temptation a matter of deliberation, and the way to avoid deliberation is through biblical definition. 16

17. Common Escapes from Temptation 1) The faithfulness of God, 1 Cor 1:8 2) The intercession of Jesus Christ, Luke 22:32 3) The word of God, 2 Pet 1:4; 2 Cor 7:1 4) Prayer and vigilance, Matt 26:41 5) Avoiding it whenever possible, Prov 4:15 6) Running away when it is not possible to avoid, 2 Tim 2:22 7) Resisting it while enduring it, James 1:12; 4:7 SSM Spring 2010 Survey of Theology - Shelby 17

18. Thesis: In order to understand biblical Christian living you have to understand man’s nature and need. SSM Spring 2010 Survey of Theology - Shelby 18

19. Point 1. Man is too much of a miracle just to happen. SSM Spring 2010 Survey of Theology - Shelby 19

20. Point 2. Man is the “missing link,” but it is a link between the animal world below him and the angelic world above him. SSM Spring 2010 Survey of Theology - Shelby 20

21. The Spirit 1) Conscience—the organ for discerning right from wrong, Acts 17:16; 1 Cor 5:3; John 13:21 2) Intuition—the organ of spiritual sensitivity, Mark 2:8; Acts 18:5; 20:22; 1 Cor 2:11; 16:18 3) Communion—the organ for worshipping God, Luke 1:47; John 4:23; Rom 1:9 SSM Spring 2010 Survey of Theology - Shelby 21

22. DEFINITION: A soul results from the combination of man's body and man's spirit to unify them. SSM Spring 2010 Survey of Theology - Shelby 22

23. Orders of Life Organic life is what plants have Sentient life is what animals that can move around have Human life is what man has because he can reason with God, Isa 1:18 SSM Spring 2010 Survey of Theology - Shelby 23

24. Origin of the Soul Origen, Plato and Mormons—souls exist in a previous state and enter the body shortly after birth Aristotle, Jerome, Roman Catholics, and Reformed Christians—God directly creates the soul and puts it in the body of the child, contraPsa 51:5 Human souls are like human bodies—brought into existence by the natural process of procreation SSM Spring 2010 Survey of Theology - Shelby 24

25. The Soul 1) Mind—the instrument for the thoughts, Pro 2:10; 19:2; 24:14; Ps 13:2; 139:14; Lam 3:20 2) Will—the instrument for decisions; Num 30:2; Job 6:7; 7:15 SSM Spring 2010 Survey of Theology - Shelby 25

26. POINT 3. The first great tragedy of sin is that man used the gift of freewill against the giver. SSM Spring 2010 Survey of Theology - Shelby 26

27. The Soul 3) Emotions—the instrument for liking and disliking A) You feel affection, 1 Sam 18:1 B) You have desires, Deut 14:26 C) You have moods or feelings, 1 Sam 30:6 SSM Spring 2010 Survey of Theology - Shelby 27

28. Other Anthropological Origins 1) All races originated in Adam as to person, Acts 17:26, Gen 10 2) All nations originated in Babel as to place, Gen 11:1-9 3) All religions originated in Babylon after the failure to corrupt the seed line of the Messiah when Satan had fallen angels cohabit with women, Gen 6:1-7 SSM Spring 2010 Survey of Theology - Shelby 28

29. POINT 4. Every false religion is one nation’s attempt to memorialize and perpetuate their own brand of corrupted ceremony and counterfeit truth. SSM Spring 2010 Survey of Theology - Shelby 29

30. POINT 5. The second great tragedy of sin is that man is less submissive to the purpose for his existence than the animals he controls, Isa 1:3. SSM Spring 2010 Survey of Theology - Shelby 30

31. A Corrupted Image and Likeness 1) His spirit is darkened, Eph 4:17-18; 1 Cor 2:14 a) His conscience is blunted, 1 Tim 4:2 b)His communion is thwarted, James 4:4 2) His soul is debased, Jer 17:9; Eph 4:19 a) His will is weakened, Rom 7 b) His mind is reprobate, Rom 1:28 c) His emotions are deceitful, Jer 17:9 3) His body is diseased &conquered by death, Rom 7:24 SSM Spring 2010 Survey of Theology - Shelby 31

32. Point 6. The purpose for man has to do with accomplishing God’s plan in his place. SSM Spring 2010 Survey of Theology - Shelby 32

33. Responsibilities in Eternity 1) To refill the earth, Gen 1:28 2) To subdue nature, Gen 1:28 3) To rule over the creatures, Gen 1:28 4) To cultivate the Garden, Gen 2:15 5) To colonize the universe, Isa 9:7 6) To gradually gather knowledge and wisdom in mastery of all things 7) To manifest the glory of God, Isa 43:7 SSM Spring 2010 Survey of Theology - Shelby 33

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