GOT QUESTIONS ?- WHAT IS SIN AND HOW DOES IT IMPACT MY RELATIONSHIP WITH OTHERS
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WHAT IS SIN?
WHAT IS SIN?
INTRO
Sin is an immoral act considered to be a transgression of divine law.[1] The doctrine of sin is central to Christianity, since its basic message is about redemption in Christ.[2]
Sin is described in the Bible as transgression of the law of God (1 John 3:4) and rebellion against God
Hamartiology, a branch of Christian theology which is the study of sin,[3] describes sin as an act of offence against God by despising his persons and Christian biblical law, and by injuring others
~WIKAPEDIA~
Sin is described in the Bible as transgression of the law of God (1 John 3:4) and rebellion against God
IT IS DERIVED FROM THE GREEK WORD HAMARTIA - WHICH MEANS TO MISS THE MARK.
IT IS AN ARCHERY TERM
To sin essentially means to "miss the mark." We all miss God’s mark of righteousness (Romans 3:23). Hamartiology, then, explains why we miss the mark, how we miss the mark, and the consequences of missing the mark.
for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
Hamartiology, then, explains why we miss the mark, how we miss the mark, and the consequences of missing the mark.
Sin is described in the Bible as transgression of the law of God (1 John 3:4) and rebellion against God.
OK LET ME GIVE YOU A BIBLICAL EXAMPLE:
DAVID AND JOHNATHAN
SAUL JONATHANS FATHER PERSECUTING DAVID
JOHNATHATN GIVES HIM A SIGN
HE SHOOTS THE ARROW PAST THE INTENDED MARK AND THAT WILL BE THE QUE FOR DAVID TO KNOW IF KING SAUL IS STILL INTENT ON KILLING HIM.
SO ESSENTIALY JONATHAN WAS SAYING TO DAVID MY DAD IS MISSING THE MARK BY GOING AGAINST WHAT GOD WANTS.
16 There are six things the Lord hates— no, seven things he detests:
17 haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that kill the innocent,
18 a heart that plots evil, feet that race to do wrong,
19 a false witness who pours out lies, a person who sows discord in a family.
I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT SOME THING THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO GOD AND I BELIEVE IT WILL HELP US IF WE TOOK THIS MORE SERIOUSLY IN OUR FAITH WALK.
JOHNATHANS HEART UNITED WITH GODS HEART AND THE RESULT OF THAT WAS A UNITED FRONT FOR DAVID AND JOHNATHAN.
NOW I AM NOT GOING TO GIVE YOU A LONG LIST OF DO’S AND DON’TS.
FRANCIS CHAN WROTE A BOOK CALLED UNTIL UNITY AND IN IT HE STATES:
We are currently the most divided faith group on earth and there isn't a close second, name any other religion or faith group with more than two or three factions.
We have thousands of denominations and ministries each believing their theology and methodology is superior. The saddest part of this is that our savior was crucified to end our divisions, commands to be united, and says we will impact the world when we become one.
We need to stop thinking that our primary duty towards our fellow believers is to critique them.
it's our primary duties to love them. Paul says we owe a debt of love to each other yet we seem to invest far more time in learning than loving. If you evaluated the amount of time you spend acquiring information compared to the amount of time you spend asking God to increase your love for his children you would be shocked.
Only when we take scripture seriously will we understand that God cares more about unity than any human being ever had
Have you ever considered how outsiders view us? try and imagine an unbeliever going online and trying to make sense of all the different denominations, church splits, competitive advertising and even open slander.
There is a reason people are not anxious to join our family.
The world currently hates Christianity not because we resemble Jesus but because we don’t.
we are arrogant and there is a serious disconnect between our beliefs and actions.
Scripture teaches that our influence on the world is directly tied to the unity we display
27 Above all, you must live as citizens of heaven, conducting yourselves in a manner worthy of the Good News about Christ. Then, whether I come and see you again or only hear about you, I will know that you are standing together with one spirit and one purpose, fighting together for the faith, which is the Good News.
28 Don’t be intimidated in any way by your enemies. This will be a sign to them that they are going to be destroyed, but that you are going to be saved, even by God himself.
OUR UNITY WILL BE A SIGN TO OUR OPPOSITION !!
Francis Chan says it's great that we are willing to share the gospel with our loved ones but it's our unity that will cause them to actually believe our words.
A lot of us would make the statement that we would love to see a loved ones know Jesus. But are we willing to make a serious effort towards unity?
how much humbling repentance and suffering are we willing to endure to see the church unified?
19 When you follow the desires of your sinful nature, the results are very clear: sexual immorality, impurity, lustful pleasures,
20 idolatry, sorcery, hostility, quarreling, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, dissension, division,
21 envy, drunkenness, wild parties, and other sins like these. Let me tell you again, as I have before, that anyone living that sort of life will not inherit the Kingdom of God.
22 But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
23 gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things!
we can all affirm these truths but if we are not living them. then we dont have a leg to stand on.
we can memorise menus but yet never taste the food.
Paul tells us that a person that is rooted in the spirit will produce the fruit of what we see in this sripture passage
I think we often use it as a checklist in our lives to say well I am working on the weak areas - I am getting there.
THE TRUTH IS - WHY DO WORDS COME OUT OF OUR MOUTHS THAT SOUND UNKIND, UNGENTLE, UNLOVING?
JESUS SAYS THE PROBLEM IS NOT OUR MOUTHS BUT OUR
HEART
34 You brood of snakes! How could evil men like you speak what is good and right? For whatever is in your heart determines what you say.
IF THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT ARE NOT FLOWING OUT OF OUR HEARTS - ITS NOT BECAUSE WE DONT TRY HARD ENOUGH BUT BECAUSE WE ARE NOT CONNECTED TO THE SPIRIT OF GOD
LAST WEEK WE LEARNED ABOUT THE HOLY SPIRIT AND THE TRINITY. HOW THE GODHEAD IS THREE PERSONS IN ONE. UNITED.
THEY WORK TOEGETHER TO HELP US TO THRIVE NOT JUST SURVIVE.
10 The thief’s purpose is to steal and kill and destroy. My purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying life.
WE THINK THAT WE ARE UNIFIED WHEN THE OTHERSIDE AGREES WITH US.
WE ARE UNIFIED WHEN WE LOVE GOD AND THEN LOVE EACH OTHER.
WHEN LOVE IS SHALLOW ALL IT TAKES IS SOMETHING AS TRIVIAL AS A DISAGREEMENT TO DIVIDE US.
EARLIER THIS YEAR I FELT GOD SAYING TO ME THAT I NEEDED TO TAKE THE VERSE IN
5 And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your strength.
SERIOUSLY.
CHAN SAYS WE HAVE BECOME SO WRAPPED UP IN OUR SOPHISTICATED THEOLOGICAL EXPALANATIONS WE HAVE FORGOTTEN THE SIMPLE ACT OF LOVE.
JESUS SAID TO THE CROWDS THAT WERE ASKING HIM ABOUT THE GREATEST COMMANDMENT
HE SAID :
LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOU HEART, MIND AND SOULD AND THEN LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOUR AS YOURSELF.
WHEN WE HUMBLY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WE ARE PRIDEFUL AND WE NEED TO REPENT OF THAT AND REALISE THAT HUMILITY AND REPENTANCE ALWAYS LEAD TO LIFE AND GRACE.
12 Since God chose you to be the holy people he loves, you must clothe yourselves with tenderhearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.
13 Make allowance for each other’s faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others.
14 Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds us all together in perfect harmony.
15 And let the peace that comes from Christ rule in your hearts. For as members of one body you are called to live in peace. And always be thankful.
BUT I AM NOT HERE TODAY TO POINT OUT ALL YOU ARE DOING WRONG, I DO WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO ACKNOWLEDGE WHAT WE AS A COMMUNITY ARE DOING RIGHT.
THE REASON WHY THIS BOOKS HAS SPOKEN TO ME AND RESONATED WITH ME IS BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THIS VERY THING, NOW I KNOW WE HAVE A WAYS TO GO YET BUT LET ME REMIND YOU THAT THIS TAKES WORK LIKE ANY RELATIONSHIP IT REQUIRES CONSTANT UPKEEP.
YES FINALY WE CAN GET TO THE REAL BUSINESS OF MINISTRY
BEFORE COVID WE LISTENED TO THE HEART OF GOD AND OPENED OUR HEARTS TO OUR COMMUNITY AND HAVE SEEN A BEAUTIFUL RELATIONSHIP WITH THE PATHWAY CHURCH THAT HAS RESULTED IN US WORKING EVEN CLOSER TOGETHER DURING THE PANDEMIC.
WE COULD NOT HAVE DONE THIS IF WE HAD OUR OWN EGOS AND AGENDAS IN THE WAY.
THE REASON IT WORKS IS BECAUSE WE UNDERSTAND THE MISSION -
ITS NOT ABOUT ME - ITS ABOUT KNOWING GOD AND MAKING HIM KNOWN
WE MOSTLY REACT - GOD JUST WANTS US TO ACT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HIS PLAN FOR US AND CONTRARY TO WHAT IS OUT THERE, THE PLAN IS NOT FOR OUR HARM BUT FOR OUR BETTERMENT.
CHAN MENTIONED THAT IF AND WHEN WE HAD DIFFERENCES WE WOULD PRAY ABOUT IT FIRST THEN WE WOULD SEE A WHOLE NEW APPROACH TO WHAT WE DO.
OUR PRAYER LIVES NEED TO BE, THAT WE FIRST GO TO GOD.
LET ME JUST SHARE SOMETHING THAT WAS SHARED WITH ME MORE RECENTLY AND I THOUGHT IT WAS PERFECT TO SHARE IT WITH YOU TODAY.
YOU WANT TO KNOW HOW TO HEAR FROM GOD AND GET CLOSER TO HIM THEN YOU HAVE TO LEARN TO CALL ON HIM.
HEBREW SCHOLARS LEARN:
YHWH - HEBREW NAME FOR GOD
WRITING HEBREW WRITE ONLY THE CONSANENTS
HEBREW SCHOLARS KNOW WHERE TO INSERT VOWELS
ONLY ONES IF CORRECTLY PRONOUNCED DO NOT ALLOW YOU TO USE YOUR LIPS OR YOUR TOUNGUE
IN FACT IT WAS TO IMITATE BREATE
INHALATION AND EXHALATION
THIS CAN CHANGE YOUR LIFE
PRACTICE IT AND LIVE IT AND EXPERENCE IT
WE ARE ALL BREATHING ALL THE TIME
THIS IS NOT LIMITED TO OUR CHURCH OR DENOMINATION
THERE IS NO NAZARENE WAY OF BREATHING
OR ALLIANCE OR CATHOLIC OR MUSLIM
WE MAKE IT A MORAL CONTEST
AS HE SAID WHY DONT WE LEAD PEOPLE TO KNOW SOMETHING TO BE TRUE FOR THEMSELVES.
WHEN WE TRULY COME TO AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE LOVE OF GOD, WE WILL KNOW WHEN WE ARE MISSING THE MARK AND THEREFORE IT PLAYS OUT IN ALL OF OUR RELATIONSHIPS.
HE SAID AS A MATTER OF FACT THE NAME OF GOD IS ON OUR LIPS FROM BIRTH TO DEATH
THE FIRST BREATH BEFORE WE CAN EVEN SPEAK
AND THE LAST WORD THAT WE SPEAK