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MATTHEW 5:21–30 “… whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart” (Matt. 5:28). Passages such as the Sermon on the Mount and James 2, where the apostle says that a single transgression makes us guilty of breaking the whole law, have been used to support … Continue reading “ARE ALL SINS EQUAL?”

1 JOHN 3:1–10 Anyone who does not do what is right is not a child of God (1 John 3:10). What relevance does the law have for the Christian today? Before we answer this question, let us first establish the parameters of our study. Whenever you bring up the topic of God’s law and its … Continue reading “THE FUNCTION OF THE LAW”

1 JOHN 3:4–9 Whoever commits sin also commits lawlessness, and sin is lawlessness (1 John 3:4). Even though sin is something with which we are all acquainted, we don’t always know how to define it. Is it a psychological abnormality, a social condition, a physical aberration? We tend to minimize the sinfulness of sin out … Continue reading “THE NATURE OF SIN”

PSALM 51:1–13 Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin my mother conceived me (Ps. 51:5). Today we are going to consider the controversial subject of original sin. But first we must understand that there is a difference between the origin of sin and original sin. The origin of sin has to do … Continue reading “BORN IN SIN AND INIQUITY”

JOHN 8:13–20 “You judge according to the flesh; I judge no one. And yet if I do judge, My judgment is true …” (John 8:15–16). To understand the dialogue in this passage, we need to understand the requirements of Mosaic Law. In a legal case, two or three witnesses were required for anyone to be … Continue reading “BEARING FALSE WITNESS”

JOHN 8:2–24 “I am going away, and you will seek me, and will die in your sin. Where I go you cannot come” (John 8:21). This passage contains one of the most sobering verses in Scripture. Along with verses such as “Away from Me, I never knew you” and “Repent or perish,” Jesus’ statement that … Continue reading “DYING IN SIN”

EZEKIEL 18:1–9 “The soul who sins shall die. Bui if a man is just and does what is lawful and right … He shall surely live!” (Ezek. 18:4, 9). We will be finishing this month with a study of the doctrine of sin. Jesus declared that anyone who does not believe in Him will “die … Continue reading “THE ORIGIN OF SIN”

JOHN 7:45–52 “Have any of the rulers or the Pharisees believed in Him? But this crowd that does not know the law is accursed” (John 7:48–49). This discourse among the religious leaders of Jesus’ day gives us an insightful look at the powerful influence of the Pharisees. The religious establishment possessed a great deal of … Continue reading “POWER OVER CONSCIENCE”

JOHN 8:1–9 He raised Himself up and said to them, “He who is without sin among you, let him throw a stone at her first” (John 8:7). Commenting on John 8:1–11 and its account of the woman caught in adultery, Hendriksen writes, “Though it cannot now be proved that this story formed an integral part … Continue reading “CAUGHT IN SIN”

JOHN 8:10–12 “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life” (John 8:12). When the Pharisees surrounded the adulterous woman, stones in hand and poised to kill her, Jesus said that only those who were without sin in their own hearts could … Continue reading “GO AND SIN NO MORE”