biblestudy: Sin Defined and Overcome
John W. Ritenbaugh
Given 08-May-10; Sermon #BS-SD; 72 minutes
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John Ritenbaugh, asking how we take (tolerate) sin, states that the Bible does not budge one inch. Sin is considered a major impediment to approaching God. It impedes worship and stops God’s ears to our prayers. Sin creates estrangement from God, causing us to fail in everything we attempt. Sin always produces separation; it never heals, but causes death. God is as serious about sin at the end of Revelation as at the beginning of Genesis. Overcoming sin is a formidable task, but it is not impossible. Each of us is admonished to be alert because the enemy is at the door. We are in no way in competition with each other, but we are in mortal combat with our carnal human nature. God wants us to become one with Them, the greatest purpose that can be given to any human being. God the Father and the Son do not sin. Sin is the transgression of the law (1 John 3:4) a deviation from what is good and right or missing the mark. A sin is a deviation from a moral standard (assumed to have been done in ignorance or sins of weaknesses). Even though God distinguishes between willful sin and sins committed in weakness, the consequences are just as deadly. Presumptuous sins have the tendency to be expansive, rebellious and self-willed, rashly done without the fear of God (as Jacob exemplified when he cheated his brother). We need to learn to develop a fear for God as a complementary aspect of loving Him. If we really fear God, we will be afraid to sin. If we fear God, we will not fear anything the world has to throw at us. Once this fear of God is etched in our minds, it will create a sense of obligation to keep His covenant.
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Abimelech Acts 10:32 Amiss Amos 1:3; 2:4-6; 3:14 Astray Attitude in which sin is committed Basic material Bearing iniquity Chata (Strings 2398) Conquer Damascus Deuteronomy 6 Deviation Dread Drifting Ezekiel 44:10 Exodus 15:9 Expansion Fear as a powerful motivator Fear of God I John 3:4; 4:16 I Kings 12:19 Genesis 2:15-17; 3:22-24; 4:7; 20:9 Get the victory Hebrews 1:7 Isaiah 8:11-13; Job 5:24 John 17:3, 11 Judges 20:6 Judgment Ignorance In your face Iniquities Isaiah 59:1-3 Jacob Lamentations 7:5-7 Leviticus 4:2 Love of God in us Luke 1:50 Luke 12:35-37 Mark 4: 37 Merciful judgment Nike-ao Overcoming sin Pasha Presumptuous sins Pride Proverbs 8:6; 19:2 Psalm 2:10-11; 32:8; 34: 11; 58:3-4; 130:4 Rebellion Revelation 2:11; 22:18 Reverential awe Revolt or rebel Romans 3: 20; 4:15; 10:1-3 Seriousness from God Shema Sinning in ignorance Sneakiness Song of Moses Straying Subdue Terror Transgression Tree of the knowledge of good and evil Zeal not according to knowledge
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