Whatever Happened To Sin?

let’s start this series with the doctrine of Sin and the Fall of Man. many religious systems don’t believe in the concept of sin. Today we see the rapid rise of Christian denominations that no longer preach against sinful behavior or teach the doctrine of original sin.

the word for sin is Hamartia (ham-ar-tee’-ah) meaning an offense, or missing the mark.  an archer shooting an arrow that misses it’s target

the truth is we are all sinners. Not just people who do bad things. The reality is we ARE sin. It is in our very nature as humans because we are all part of Adam’s bloodline.

When Adam disobeyed God, Adam and the world were plunged into sin...as Ezekial 18:20 says, “The soul who sins shall die.”

Genesis chapter 3 and let’s see in context what God says about the origin of sin. 

V1. Now the serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman, “Has God indeed said, ‘You shall not eat of every tree of the garden’?”

 2 And the woman said to the serpent, “We may eat the fruit of the trees of the garden; 3 but of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God has said, ‘You shall not eat it, nor shall you touch it, lest you die.’ 4 Then the serpent said to the woman, “You will not surely die. 5 For God knows that in the day you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” 6 So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree desirable to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate. She also gave to her husband with her, and he ate. 

 Adam the first man, in Hebrew the word a-dam can mean a dustling, red man, “The blood man”- Adam, a real person, not a mythical figure, he is the first man representing all of mankind, which is called the Federal Headship of Adam theologically. Through him the curse of death and sin corrupted all of God’s creation that in its original state was perfect. 

Romans 5:12  Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned.

 God told Adam if “you eat thereof you will die”, the day Adam disobeyed the Lord in the Garden he died spiritually and then 900 years later he died physically. He died spiritually having no desire for God, alienated from God. And now that is the condition of the whole world, you and I, and why God would have to judge us then and now. 

But Jesus came to reconcile the world to God, to be the Bridge over that canyon of sin and death for fallen man to be made holy and righteous once again through His blood. The reconciliation is Jesus’ life. (Col. 1:20)

 This means the worst person on the planet can be saved because God has His arms outstretched saying “You can come to me” whoever you are, you can come to God – A Holy God that must judge us can now reach down and save us because of the cross of Jesus Christ. IF you will come to Him. Jesus has done it all - repent of your sin and believe and Follow Him. That’s why it’s called the Gospel, "Good News!"

Humanity can only be made alive in Jesus Christ. It is through Jesus that God reconciles the world to Himself. How? By placing our faith and trust in Him as Lord and Savior, thus securing the forgiveness of all our sin, now being made righteous before God, and having eternal life. We are born again and made a new creation in Christ. Faith in the only One who has fulfilled the Law perfectly.

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