5th Doctrine Flashcards
Degrees of Sin
Sin is sin, but all sins do not incur equal condemnation (1 John 5:16-17)
Types of Sin
Action Sins of Commission (Hebrews 3:18) Actions Sins of Omission (James 4:17) Motive Sins (2 Peter 2:13-15) Attitude/Emotion Sins (1 Samuel 16:7) Sins of the Will (Isaiah 42:24, Hebrews 3:7-10)
Sin of Weakness (Romans 7:19-20)
Will is against the deed - not wholehearted
Surrender to Sudden Temptation
No Premeditation
Sin of Deliberate Intent
Ecclesiastes 8:10-13
Commitment to a Life of Sinning
Romans 1:32
Sin Committed in Association with Others
Join in Evil Practices (Romans 1:29-32)
Entice Others to Engage in Evil (Proverbs 1:10-19)
Sin of Outright Rebellion against God
Intentional (Psalm 2:1-2)
Premeditated (2 Peter 2:10)
How is temptation presented at the Fall?
Temptation is presented in the form of a serpent.
What elements did temptation consisted of? (The fall)
Doubt - Did God really say…? (Genesis 3:1)
Disbelief - you will not surely die… (v. 4)
Desire - you will be like God… Knowing good and evil… (v. 5)
Disobedience - took some and ate it… (v. 6)
Was evil present before the fall?
Yes
Five “I Wills” of Satan (Isaiah 14:12-5) Satan’s Fall
I will be as God (Equality) I will possess God's glory (Dazzling) I will have all in subjection to me (Idolized) I will exercise authority (Rule) I will occupy heaven (Position)
Was it Adam’s or Eve’s fault?
Both
Hamartiology - the Doctrine of Sin
Old Testament - Sin is seen chiefly as a breach of relations between persons and the personal God due to disobedience
New Testament - 28 synonyms, 8 root words
Jesus - emphasis upon inner motives of a sinful act
Paul - sin seen as a matter of the will
John’s letter - 1 John 3:4, 1 John 5:17
Sin - uses of the word
missing the Mark - Hamartia (over 600 times in the Bible) Judges 20:6 - the phrase suggests a mistakes that is done willfully - always sin against God (1 Corinthians 3:16-17)
Irreligious - frequently in the NT - to reverence something that isn’t God (1 Corinthians 6:9)
Transgression - “to cross over or to pass by.” Going beyond the limits Matthew 15:2-3
Rebellion - 1 Kings 12:19, Isaiah 1:20, Ezequiel 2:3
Perversion - twisted, crooked, contrary to divine righteousness (Leviticus 19:15)
Causes of Sin
Ignorance - where we get our word agnostic
“To err, to be ignorant” Romans 1:13, Galatians 1:22
Error - “to go stray.” Isaiah 28:7, Ezequiel 34:6
Inattention - “to hear amiss or incorrectly. To refuse to listen.” Romans 5:19, Hebrews 2:2-3, Matthew 18:17
Results of Sin
Wickedness - Job 3:17
Evil or Badness - Jeremiah 42:6
Guilt - Numbers 5:8
Trouble - Hosea 4:15, 10:18