5th Doctrine Flashcards

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Degrees of Sin

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Sin is sin, but all sins do not incur equal condemnation (1 John 5:16-17)

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Types of Sin

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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)
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Sin of Weakness (Romans 7:19-20)

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Will is against the deed - not wholehearted

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Surrender to Sudden Temptation

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No Premeditation

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Sin of Deliberate Intent

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Ecclesiastes 8:10-13

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Commitment to a Life of Sinning

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Romans 1:32

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Sin Committed in Association with Others

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Join in Evil Practices (Romans 1:29-32)

Entice Others to Engage in Evil (Proverbs 1:10-19)

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Sin of Outright Rebellion against God

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Intentional (Psalm 2:1-2)

Premeditated (2 Peter 2:10)

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How is temptation presented at the Fall?

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Temptation is presented in the form of a serpent.

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What elements did temptation consisted of? (The fall)

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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)

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Was evil present before the fall?

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Yes

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Five “I Wills” of Satan (Isaiah 14:12-5) Satan’s Fall

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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)
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Was it Adam’s or Eve’s fault?

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Both

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Hamartiology - the Doctrine of Sin

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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

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Sin - uses of the word

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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)

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Causes of Sin

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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

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Results of Sin

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Wickedness - Job 3:17
Evil or Badness - Jeremiah 42:6
Guilt - Numbers 5:8
Trouble - Hosea 4:15, 10:18

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Biblical Synonyms - the Flesh

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Physical Body (2 Kings 4:34, Luke 24:39)
All Mankind (Isaiah 40:5-6, Joel 2:28, 1 Corinthians 15:50)
Human nature when infected and corrupted by sin (Galatians 5:17, Ephesians 2:3, 2 Peter 2:10)
Self - sinful nature
Self-centeredness rules (Isaiah 53:6)
Wrong love for self (Galatians 5:17-21)
Idolatry (Romans 1:18-32)

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Biblical Synonyms - the World

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The created world - Kosmos (Greek) Ephesians 1:4
The race of humankind (John 3:16)
The world of time - temporal nature (John 12:25, 1 Corinthians 7:31)
A system opposed to God (1 John 2:15-16)
Anti-Christ (John 7:7, 8:23, 15:18-21)

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The effects of sin

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Upon God - separated from man

Upon man - separated from God

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Doctrine #5

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We believe that our first parents were created in a state of Innocency, but by their Disobedience they lost their Purity and Happiness, and that in Consequence of their Fall all men have become Sinners, totally depraved, and as such are justly exposed to the wrath of God

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Summary of Doctrine 5

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All men are sinners
Man’s greatest need is to be delivered from sin
Result of being sinner

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Anthropology

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The study of man/humanity

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Anthroposophy

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Man (Greek)

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Adamah
Man, earth (Hebrew)
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Hamartiology
The study of sin
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Hamartia
Sin (Greek); deviation; "falling short" of the intentions of God
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The human body contains over 25% of the known elements found in the world
``` Enough fat for six bars of soap Enough sulfur to rid a dog of fleas Enough lime to whitewash a chicken coop Enough iron for a few dozen nails Enough phosphorus for 20 boxes of matches Enough magnesium for a dose of magnesia Enough sugar for ten cups of coffee Enough potassium to explode a toy cannon Enough salt for 20 spoonful's ```
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Imago Dei
Image of God
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What does it mean to be made in the image of God?
Humans have dominion over the earth Humans are social beings and function in relationships Humans have responsibilities to each other and to God Humans have the capacity to make decisions and to rule Into humans has been breathed the breath of life
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Made in the image of God
Authority and Dominion (Genesis 1:26-27, 2:15) Work - authority over the "lesser creation" Stewardship - preserve, provide, and protect Fruitfulness - productivity - pro-creation Free will - moral decisions (Genesis 2:16-17) Capacity of volition - May choose - the will Capacity of intention - motivation
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Man's Endowments (capacities, abilities, powers) which set him apart - man is one being in three parts
Body - the material part of man, relates to the physical world Soul - the inner being, the self, intellect, feelings, desires, will Spirit - that which enjoys fellowship with God, God consciousness
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Man's endowments - power of reason
``` Intellect Ability to make decisions (Genesis 2:19-20) Speech resulting in development of ideas Inventive and creative Aesthetic appreciation ```
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Man's endowments - spiritual/religious powers
Desire to worship something Able to respond "In every man is a 'God' shaped vacuum" (Augustine)
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Man's endowments - capacity for progress/maturing
God intends us to be growing
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Man's endowments - social being
Made for a relationship (Genesis 2:18, 21-25)
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Man's endowments - moral powers
All men have a conscience A moral knowledge - a moral sense - basic knowledge reinforced by experience A moral urge - prompting inside to do what is right A moral accountability - sense of satisfaction or guilt and shame
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Limits to the Image
Human dependency - need for food, shelter, others Human morality - because we did not obey his warning Human corruptibility - our goodness was not absolute. It was vulnerable to evil and subject to corruption
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The Eden Covenant
God is the Creator Humans are the Creation God's promise: work, food, shelter, company, and relationship Man's promise: don't touch the tree of the knowledge of good and evil Obedience brings blessing and life Disobedience brings the curse of death
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Adamic Contrasts - Romans 5:12-21
First Adam: Second Adam Sin and death (v. 12) Grace and life (v. 18) Judgment and Justification and condemnation (v. 16) righteousness (v. 16) Disobedience (v. 19) Obedience (v.20) Sin increased (v. 20) Grace increased (v. 20) Sin reigns in death (v. 21) Grace reigns through Righteousness and brings Eternal life (v. 21)
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Sin - definition
Sin is an offense against God (Psalm 51:4) Sin is anything not in harmony with the will of God God's will is our holiness (Ephesians 1:4, 2:10, Genesis 1:31) Sin is falling short of God's standard (Romans 3:23, 7:18-24) The root principle of sin is self will or self-centeredness - idolatry (1 John 5:17, Isaiah 59:2-15)
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Universality of Sin - the Old Testament
Noah - "how great man's wickedness on the earth had become" Psalms 14:1, 130:3 1 Kings 8:46 Hosea - sin separates "not my people" Isaiah - sin is universal "all we like sheep have gone astray"
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Every man is a sinner
``` The New Testament Romans 3:9-12, 23; 6:23 Ephesians 2:3 Galatians 3:22 1 John 5:19 Assumed by Stephen and Jesus ```