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Original
Sin
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The
original "image of God" in which humanity
was created was lost at the fall into sin
Genesis
5:1
Genesis
5:3
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B. |
As
a result, all people are born separated from God, by
nature desiring what He forbids and will grow up inclined
to do evil.
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Psalm
51:5
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John
3:6
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Romans
8:7
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Genesis
8:21
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Original
sin shows its presence by moving us to commit actual
sin
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Matthew
7:17
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Matthew
15:18-20
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D. |
A
good illustration of the relationship between original
sin and actual sin: a disease and its symptoms
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Death
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A.
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Three
ways "death" is used in the Bible
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Physical
death - the end of life in this world.
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Spiritual
death - the state into which we are born; being
separated from God, and unable to turn to Him on our
own.
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3. |
Eternal
death - eternal destiny of those who die physically
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(1)
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while
in a state of being separate from God in spiritual death |
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(2) |
This is eternity in hell.
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A. |
The
penalty for Sin is Death
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Romans
6:23
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Ezekiel
18:20
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B.
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This
spiritual death begins immediately at the Fall ( Genesis
2:17)
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C.
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Eve
as Christians we must deal with our old sinful natures
and remain subject to physical death.
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Isaiah
64: 6
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Romans
7:21-24
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Luther's
phrase: simil justus et peccator - simultaneously sinner
and saint |
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