Doctrine 5 Flashcards
We believe
that our first parents were created in a state of innocency, but by their disobedience they lost they 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.
Anthropology
The study of man/humanity
Anthropos
Man - Greek
Adamah
Man, earth - Hebrew
Hamartiology
The Study of Sin
Hamartia
Sin (Gr); deviation; ‘falling short’ of the intentions of God
The Progression of Sin/sin
Reality of Self Preservation Reality of Selfishness Reality of Death "and he dies" Reality of the Heart Reality of Pride Reality of Disobedience Reality of Contrast Reality of Fallen Nature Reality of Total Depravity
Reality of Self Preservation
Genesis 3:12,13
Reality of Selfishness
Genesis 4:3-8
Reality of Death
Genesis 5
Reality of the Heart
Genesis 6:5
Reality of Pride
Genesis 11
Reality of Disobedience
Exodus - Malachi
Reality of Contrast
Proverbs 14:34
Reality of Fallen Nature
Mark 7:21-22
Reality of Totally Depravity
Ephesians 2:1
Creation Condition
1:1-31
Overall: It is GOOD
Uniqueness of Man
‘IMAGE OF GOD’ (Gen. 1:26 imageo Dei)
Authority/Dominion (Gen. 1:26)
Work – authority over the ‘lesser creation’
Stewardship – preserve, provide & protect
Fruitfulness – productivity – pro-creation
Creation Condition
2:4-25
‘IMAGE OF GOD’
Intelligence - Reason
Capacity to make decisions (Gen. 2:19-20)
Inventive & Creative
Social being
Made for relationship (Gen. 2:18, 21-25)
Spiritual creation – ‘breath of life’ (Gen 2:7)
The exception of the creation
The essence of godliness/holiness - whole
Creation Condition
DUST OF THE EARTH’ (Adamah) (2:7)
Physical Being – Body
Need for food, shelter, others
Death – result of disbedience
Speech – Communication
Thoughts - Ideas – Reason (not ‘instinct’)
Senses – aesthetic appreciation (beauty)
Capacity for growth (all aspects)
Personality – soul & spirit contained in the body (soul – inner being, feelings, desires, the will (the “heart” image)
CREATION CONDITION
‘DUST OF THE EARTH’ (Adamah)
Created Spiritual Being – Inferior to the heavenly (Psalm 8)
Desire to worship Responsive to Creator Moral urge – conscience & responsibility Created holy, but not omnipotent or omniscient No knowledge of ‘good & evil’ - innocent
CREATION COVENANT
God is the Creator
Humans are the creation
God provides: work, food, place, company & relationship
One stipulation: Don’t touch the tree of the knowledge of good and evil
Obedience brings blessing & life
Disobedience brings the curse of death
CREATION DISTINCTIVES
Humanity is associated with natural world, yet distinct from it
Crowning act of creation
‘Image of God’
‘Very good’ (Gen. 1:31)
Rational, moral & spiritual
Gift of free will – moral urge, sense & accountability
Member of a community – divine & human relationships
CREATION - PURPOSE
Holiness for Relationship with the Creator – Father-children (Eph.1:4; 2:10)
Goodness – desire for humanity (Gen. 1:26,31)
Demonstrated in Jesus
Teaching on sin & righteousness
Realized in the example of His sinless life
His death an indictment of humanity’s sinfulness
His life the truly “human” in obedience
CREATION WITNESS
All humanity is created in the image of God.
God’s intention is the harmony of humanity with himself and all creation.
We have been terribly scarred by sin arising from human disobedience.
The consequence of sin is separation from God.
This is our universal human condition.
First Adam
Adamic Contracts - Romans 5:12-21
Sin & Death (12) Judgement and Condemnation (16) Disobedience (19) Sin Increased (20) Sin reigns in death (21)
Second Adam
Adamic Contracts - Romans 5:12-21
Grace & Life (18) Justification & Righteousness (16) Obedience (20) Grace Increased (20) Grace reigns through righteousness & brings eternal life (21)
Psalm 51:5
Surely I was sinful at birth, sinful from the time my mother conceived me.
Psalm 139:13-14
For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.
Five “I Wills” of Satan
Isaiah 14: 12-15
I WILL be as God Equality I WILL possess God’s glory Awe-Power I WILL have all in obedience to me Idolized I WILL exercise authority Rule I WILL occupy heaven Position
Temptation is presented by Satan in the form of a serpent (3:1-7).
Doubt – Did God really say?
Disbelief – You will not surely die
Desire – You will be like God
Disobedience – Took some and ate it
Sin
missing the mark, shortcoming, an error that can be fixed: (600x in OT)
chata
Sin in Hebrew
Judges 20:16); (300x in NT
hamartano
(1C 8:12) suggesting that this is a willful mistake.
Iniquity
capital sins, crimes of perversity and evil (murder, idolatry) deserving of the death penalty (Proverbs 12:8).
Transgression
Open and knowing revolt against God (Jeremiah 34:8; Daniel 9:11)
Ignorance
its where we get our word “agnostic” – to err, to be ignorant (Romans 1;13; Gal. 1:22; Eph. 4:18)
Error
to go astray (Isaiah 28:7; Ezek. 34:6)
Inattention
to hear incorrectly; to refuse to listen (Matt. 18:17; Romans 5:19; Heb. 2:2-3)
Results of Sin
Wickedness – Job 3:17
Evil/Badness – Jeremiah 42:6
Guilt – Numbers 5:8
Trouble – Hosea 4:15; 10:8
Sin Synonyms
Flesh Gal. 5:17; Eph. 2:3; 2P 2:10 Self Isaiah 53:6; Rom. 1:18-32 World 1J 2:15-16; John 7:7; Eph. 2:2
Original Sin
Adamic Depravity – Constant Rebellion Indwelling Sin – Romans 7:17,20 Law of Sin – Romans 7: 21,23, 25; 8:2 Sinful Nature – Romans 8 Worldly Condition – 1 Cor. 3 Flesh – Romans 8: 4-9 SIN – 1J 1:8 Fact of Fallen Life
Guilt
is a legal concept describing one’s relationship to a law. It is a state of deserving condemnation for the violation of the law.
Pollution
defines our moral condition (= totally depraved).
Pollution
What this does not mean:
That the unsaved are fully depraved as we could be, though the potential is present.
That the unsaved lack a conscious to recognize good from evil; right from wrong.
That the unsaved will naturally want to commit every possible sin.
That the unsaved are not capable of doing good for the benefit of others
Pollution
What it does mean:
Every aspect of humanity has been infected: mind, body, soul, spirit
Loving God is not a natural desire of fallen man
Types of Sin
Action Sins of Commission (Heb 3:18) Action Sins of Omission (James 4:17) Motive Sins (2 Peter 2:13-15) Attitude/Emotion Sins (I Sam 16:7) Sins of the Will (Isa 42:24, Heb 3:7-10)
Types of Sin -
Sin is anti-God
Sin is most fully revealed through an encounter with a Holy God
Sin is anti-God
Inspires movement away from God
Inspires increased hostility toward God
Sin is most fully revealed through an encounter with a Holy God
Truth of His Word
Conviction of the Holy Spirit
Power of the remedy provided through Christ
DEGREES OF SIN
Sins of weakness (Rom. 7:19-20)
Surrender to sudden temptation
Sins of deliberate intent (Ecc. 8:10-13)
Commitment to a life of sinning (Rom.1:32)
Sins committed in association with others
Sins of outright rebellion against God
The Effects of Sin Upon Man
Separation from God
The root injury of sin
Covenant Broken (Jeremiah 2:11-13)
All other damage arises because of this
Weakness – product of (Eph. 2:1-3)
Willfulness- Opposition to God’s Will (Rom. 1:32)
Waywardness – Follow own way (Isaiah 53:6)
Wickedness Increases(James 1:13-15)
The Effects of Sin Upon Man
Total Depravity—the extent of sin’s effects
Result of spiritual loss: Romans 7:17-18
Sin darkens the mind. (Eph. 4:17-18)
Sin defiles the heart. (Jeremiah 17:9; Mt. 15:19)
Sin weakens the will. (Romans 7:14-25)
Sin dulls conscience. (Eph. 4:19; 1 Tim. 4:1-2)
Sin warps social relationship (Amos 5:11-12)
The Effects of Sin Upon Man
Bondage
the captivity of the power of sin; unable to free self (Romans 7:14-23, John 8:34)
Every sin committed strengthens sin’s hold (Proverbs 5:22; John 8:34)
Bondage to Satan (Acts 26:18)
The Effects of Sin Upon Man
Death
the three-fold penalty of sin (Ez. 18:4, 20; Romans 6:23)
Physical Death (Gen. 2:17) Spiritual Death (Rom. 8:6; Eph 2:1) Separation of spirit from God Eternal Death (second death) (Rev. 21:8) Separation of spirit from God—eternal separation from God.
The Effects of Sin Upon Man
Guilt
Communal- Ezra 9:6-15
Individual – Psalm 51:1-5
“all guilt is measured by relation to the light the soul has received, and to the degree in which the whole personality is involved in the wrong doing” (p. 92)
The Effects of Sin Upon Man
Wrath of God
the ultimate consequence
Eph. 2:3; Rom. 1:8; Col. 3:6
God hates sin (opposite of His own nature)
Holiness demands cleansing (Ps 11:4-7)
God’s Response to Sin
Forbearance
(He bears with us) – although exposed to the wrath of God (Rom. 2:5) we are not subject to the full expression of God’s displeasure; this forbearance is open to abuse and misinterpretation (Ps. 103:10; 130:3)
God’s Response to Sin
Judgment
given with the purpose of bringing men to repentance; Jesus taught that what had befallen those singled out for special judgment as that which fell on Sodom (Gen. 18:32)was not final. They along with everyone will await final judgment (Mt. 10:15; 11:20-24). Man is judged for choices made.
