God, Creation, & Fall - Part 3 Flashcards
Can anyone keep the law of God perfectly?
Since the fall, no mere human has been able to keep the law of God perfectly, but consistently breaks it in thought, word, and deed.
Romans 3:10-12
Did God create us unable to keep His law?
No, but because of the disobedience of our first parents, Adam and Eve, all of creation is fallen; we are born in sin and guilt, corrupt in our nature and unable to keep God’s law.
Romans 5:12
Since no one can keep the law, what is its purpose?
That we may know the holy nature of God, and the sinful nature and disobedience of our hearts; and thus our need of a Savior. The law also teaches and exhorts us to live a life worthy of our Savior.
Romans 3:20
What is sin?
Sin is rejecting or ignoring God in the world He created, rebelling against Him by living without reference to Him, not being or doing what He requires in His law - resulting in our death and the disintegration of all creation.
1 John 3:4
What is idolatry?
Idolatry is trusting in created things rather than the Creator for our hope and happiness, significance and security.
Romans 1:21, 25
Will God allow our disobedience and idolatry to go unpunished?
No, every sin is against the sovereignty, holiness, and goodness of God, and against His righteous law, and God is righteously angry with our sins and will punish them in His judgment both in this life, and in the life to come.
Ephesians 5:5-6
Is there any way to escape punishment and be brought back into God’s favor?
Yes, to satisfy his justice, God Himself, out of mere mercy, reconciles us to Himself and delivers us from sin and from the punishment for sin, by a redeemer.
Isaiah 53:10-11
Who is the Redeemer?
The only Redeemer is the Lord Jesus Christ, the eternal Son of God, in whom God became man and bore the penalty for sin Himself.
1 Timothy 2:5
