THE TRUTH ABOUT: Sin

SCRIPTURE: Genesis 4:6–7 (ESV) The Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry, and why has your face fallen? If you do well, will you not be accepted (a lifting up of your face)? And if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door. Its desire is contrary to you, but you must rule over it.”

• FACTS: the accurate personal assessment informing practical next steps leading to natural outcomes.

• LIES: the deceived assessment demanding destructive next steps leading to “less-than” outcomes.

• THE TRUTH: the revelation of God’s assessment inviting  faith-filled obedient participation in next steps leading to  supernatural “more-than” outcomes.

Do not be limited by facts. Don’t be deceived by lies. Hear from Heaven and act.

The Facts About SIN

Ezekiel 18:20 (ESV) The soul who sins shall die. 

Hebrew:

• Chata: to miss the mark of God’s Word

• Avon:  to intentionally disobey God’s Word

• Pesha: to rebel against God’s authority 

Greek

• Hamartia: to miss the mark of God’s Word

• Paraptoma: to intentionally disobey God’s Word

• Anomia: to knowingly disobey God’s Word without remorse

• Opheilema: the consequences and obligations of sin

The Lies About SIN

Non-Believers: 

• I define sin.

• I am God

• Anything I want is right.

• Anything I don’t want is wrong.

• The same act can be right/wrong depending on how it impacts me.

• Sin is relative.

• It is defined by my needs

• You must CELEBRATE my standard.

• Not argue, ignore, tolerate or acknowledge..

• Failure to do so and you will be punished

Believers:

• Believing = Immunity

• Believing trumps all

• Grace covers all

• Good actions outweigh bad

• All I have to do is ask for forgiveness

• Sin Is Irresistible

• God knows we are weak and can’t resist

• It’s God’s fault for allowing temptation

• Sin is Relative

• I know it’s wrong, but…

• Adjusted by the voices of opportunity, culture and science* 

• justified by circumstantial outcomes

• Outcomes validate sin/righteousness

• Some Sin Is Beyond Payment

• I deserve this 

• They don’t deserve that

Sin Is Defined by God Alone

• His Word

• His Spirit - Romans 14:5–7 (ESV) One person esteems one day as better than another, while another esteems all days alike. Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind.  The one who observes the day, observes it in honor of the Lord. The one who eats, eats in honor of the Lord, since he gives thanks to God, while the one who abstains, abstains in honor of the Lord and gives thanks to God.  For none of us lives to himself, and none of us dies to himself.

• His/Your Family - Jeremiah 35:13–14 (ESV) “Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Go and say to the people of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, Will you not receive instruction and listen to my words? declares the LORD.  The command that Jonadab the son of Rechab gave to his sons, to drink no wine, has been kept, and they drink none to this day, for they have obey