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Main Point: We can either practice the presence of God or practice sin—but not both!
Thus, we see that Paul uses this word to make and emphasize a unique concept—the danger of Judgment (what we looked at the last two weeks).
However, Paul approaches the concept of judgment from the ange
“prasso” = To perform of to bring about something
“prasso” = To perform of to bring about something
Paul uses this word for “practice” (prasso) five times in 4 four verses, and only 2 other times in the rest of his letters.
This form of the word is used 8 times in the NT and 5 times in these four verses of Romans
Thus, we infer that Paul uses this word to make and emphasize a unique concept—the danger of Judgment (what we looked at the last two weeks).
However, we can further deduce that Paul warns us in a general sense of the danger of practicing evil (what do I mean?)
An overview of Paul’s argument up to this point:
Paul is a servant of King Jesus — the Son of God who died and rose from the dead— and his work is to bring about the obedience of faith in all nations.
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Paul explains that it is His desire to preach to all the Gentiles, to preach in Rome, to strengthen the body of Christ, to be strengthened by the body of Christ, and that He rejoices because others proclaim Christ ()
The Gospel is the righteous power of God that effectively saves ALL who believe and live by faith in God—and Paul is not ashamed of this! ()
God’s wrath is poured out upon those who reject Him: ()
They reject Him On Principle: In Outright High-handed Rebellion
They reject Him For Humanistic Philosophy: The wicked wisdom that rejects God and elevates man based upon perverted and blind reasoning
They reject Him For Idolatrous Immorality: The pursuit of the created overtakes our pursuit of the Creator
God’s wrath is terrifying because God gives the wicked up to further depravity: ()
He gives them up to Further Impurity = A heart/soul that is unclean/lost!—HE
GIVES US UP TO ETERNAL SEPARATION
He gives them up to Further Dishonorable Passions = A thirst for that which degrades, humiliates, dishonors, disrespects, and defiles us!
He gives them up to Further Debased Thinking = A mind that doesn’t work
God’s is righteous to pour out His wrath upon the wicked: ()
Because they Embrace, tolerate, and promote sin = instead of hating sin! (who are we to tolerate what God abominates!)
Because they Condemn others for sinning = to desire their destruction and punishment instead of forgiveness and salvation
Because they Hypocritically evaluate others = Looking at the sin of others while refusing to address and repent from our own sin!
Because they Arrogantly ignore the attributes and work of God = Looking at our actions instead of the nature, character, and work of God that brings His children to repentance!
Bearing all this in mind, let’s ask ourselves a single question…
Q: What does it mean to practice sin and how do we avoid doing so?
First, we must know what God considers evil.
Paul Identifies a rather long list of sins—let’s take a look
Suppression of truth (1:18)
Failing to honor God (1:21)
Failing to thank God (1:21)
Living for creation instead of the creator (1:23)
Embracing a Defiled Sexuality (1:26-27)
Refusal to seek God (1:28)
The List in a list: (1:29-31)
Coveting (1:29-31)
Hate
Envy
Murder
Stirring strife
Deceitful
Malicious
Gossip
Slander
Hate for God
Insolence
Haughty/proud/arrogant
Boastful
Inventing evil
Disobedient to parents
Foolish
Faithless
Heartless/cold/unloving
Ruthless
Approving of the evil of others!
Hatefully condemning others (2:1)
Ignoring God’s righteous fairness and judgment (2:2-3)
Ignoring God’s love, patience, and work (2:4)
RThey ignore God’s love, patience, and work (2:4)
Ignoring God’s loving care and rewards for those who do good (2:6-10)
We can categorize the sins in the following:
Sins the disrespect, demean, reject, and show outright hate for God.
Sins that are sexually perverse in nature
Sins that are rooted in the desire and pursuit of material possessions, wealth, and idolatrous
Sins that are sexual in nature
Sins that divide, disrespect, hurt, attack, hate, and murder others
Sins that rooted in material possessions
Sins that divide, disrespect, hurt, and attack others
Sins that boast and elevate self above God and others
Sins that elevate one above God and others
However, The Bible also shows us a further understanding of evil:
Iniquity: (Hb.
awon) (Gk.
adikia & anomia) I am the wrong thing/crooked/bent/deformed/fallen
Transgression: (Hb.
pesa) (Gk.
parabasis & paraptoma) I am in the wrong place or in rebellion
Sin: (Hb.
awen) (Gk.
hamartia) I am doing the wrong thing or not acting rightly
Traditionally, the church has also classified sin in the following manner:
Sins of Commission = Doing what God forbids
Sins of Omission = Not doing what God commands
Sins of Pride = How we view ourselves in relation to God and others
Sins of the Heart = We commit the sin in our hearth but lack the means to enact it physically
So… How Do We Assimilate This?
All sin starts in the heart ()
All sin flows from either lust for people or things, or from pride ()
Sin can be from contemplative, passive, and/or aggressive or approach.
Sin is a combination of being corrupt, violating God’s instruction, and going where we don’t belong.
Sin will express itself in how we engage God, others, and the things within this world.
Think about this...
What we think about shows us what we care about
What we care about with either be the Creator or the created
What we care about is what we pursue
What we pursue is seen in our actions (fruit).
We inspect fruit in two ways:
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