https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/GodAndTheProblemOfSin.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n\tby Jeffrey W. Hamilton<\/p>\n\t
Text: Titus 2:11-15<\/p>\n
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I. God’s Nature<\/p>\n
A. God is Holy – Isaiah 6:3<\/p>\n
1. There is not even a hint of sin in God – I John 1:5<\/p>\n 2. Evil is not a part of His nature, nor does He accept evil in others – Psalms\n5:4\n 3. If we are to have fellowship with God, then we must be like Him – I John\n1:6-7\n
B. God loves righteousness and justice – Psalms 33:5<\/p>\n
1. They are the foundation of God’s rule – Psalms 89:14<\/p>\n
2. Justice means God never treats His creation unfairly – Deuteronomy 32:4<\/p>\n
C. God is truth<\/p>\n
1. He states only what is true – John 17:17<\/p>\n
2. He keeps His word – Isaiah 46:8-11<\/p>\n
D. God is love – I John 4:8<\/p>\n 1. When God pronounces judgment on a matter, it is because it is what is\nbest for His people – Deuteronomy 10:12-13\n
2. That is why keeping God’s commands is an expression of love – I John 5:3<\/p>\n
II. The Problem of Sin<\/p>\n A. God didn’t create sin. Sin is the label for breaking the laws of God that were made\nfor our good – I John 3: 4\n
B. Sin separates us from God – Isaiah 59:1-2<\/p>\n
1. Sin is contrary to God’s nature – Habakkuk 1:13<\/p>\n
2. It causes the sinner to die spiritually – Ephesians 2:5; Colossians 2:13<\/p>\n 3. Physically we continue to live, spiritually we are disconnected from our\nsource of life – I Timothy 5:6\n
C. Death exists because of sin – Romans 5:12-14<\/p>\n
1. Physical death is included as a consequence – Genesis 3:19<\/p>\n
III. The Price of Sin<\/p>\n
A. The cost of sin is death – Genesis 2:16-17; Romans 6:23<\/p>\n
1. The steps to death is through sin – James 1:13-16<\/p>\n
B. The responsibility for sin lies with the individual – Ezekiel 18:20<\/p>\n
C. Life is the price for sin<\/p>\n 1. One aspect of God’s love is that we are not struck dead immediately when\nwe sin\n
2. God has no pleasure in the death of sinners – Ezekiel 18:23, 30-32; 33:11<\/p>\n 3. But God’s justice will deliver that sentence if we leave Him no other\nchoice.\n
IV. The Dilemma<\/p>\n
A. We all sin – Romans 3:23<\/p>\n
B. To claim otherwise is to lie or call God a liar – I John 1:8, 10<\/p>\n
C. Thus each of have broken the laws of God<\/p>\n
1. The penalty is death. Death is required to pay for our sin<\/p>\n
2. If we die in this state, we remain separated from our God for all eternity<\/p>\n 3. If I could, somehow, give my life to pay for my sin. I would still be dead\nand unable to benefit from my payment. \n 4. No one else can pay for my sins because they are responsible for their own\nsins\n
D. A wretched state – Romans 7:23-24<\/p>\n
V. But this is where God stepped in – Romans 7:25<\/p>\n
A. God offered a payment for each of our sins – Romans 5:8-9<\/p>\n B. Not because we earned His intervention, but because of His mercy on us – Titus\n3:3-7\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Titus 2:11-15 I. God’s Nature A. God is Holy – Isaiah 6:3 1. There is not even a hint of sin in God – I John 1:5 2. Evil is not a part of His nature, nor does He accept evil in others – Psalms 5:4 3. If we are to have fellowship with…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[119,32],"tags":[37,90,179],"class_list":["post-44574","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-audio","category-sermon","tag-apologetics","tag-god","tag-sin"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":45724,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/do-men-have-a-sinful-nature\/","url_meta":{"origin":44574,"position":0},"title":"Do Men Have a Sinful Nature?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"August 14, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Ephesians 2:1-10 \u00a0 I.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Romans 3:23 - Why is it that everyone sins, barring Jesus our Lord? \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A dominant teaching among the denominations is the idea that people are born sinful. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The Westminster Confession gives a popular view: \u201cOur first parents, being seduced by the subtlety\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Audio"","block_context":{"text":"Audio","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/audio\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":44579,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/mans-sinful-nature\/","url_meta":{"origin":44574,"position":1},"title":"Man’s Sinful Nature","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"February 12, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"by Jeffrey W. Hamilton I.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0I\u2019ve been hearing a lot about man\u2019s sinful nature \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A large number of people in denominations take it for granted that mankind is born sinful. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0In other words, people can\u2019t help but to sin because it is a part of our nature. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a02.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The Philadelphia Confession of\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Audio"","block_context":{"text":"Audio","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/audio\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":96650,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/god-loves-the-broken\/","url_meta":{"origin":44574,"position":2},"title":"God Loves the Broken","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"July 12, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"by Raymond Warfel Download Audio","rel":"","context":"In "Audio"","block_context":{"text":"Audio","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/audio\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":53692,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/my-sin-is-always-before-me\/","url_meta":{"origin":44574,"position":3},"title":"My Sin Is Always Before Me (Sermon)","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"August 11, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Download Audio by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Ezra 9 \u00a0 I.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0God is Holy, but we fall short \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Sin is a not a part of the nature of God - I John 1:5 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0B.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0To be in fellowship with God, we also must without sin - I John 1:6-7 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0But notice that\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Audio"","block_context":{"text":"Audio","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/audio\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":48482,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/god-has-a-plan\/","url_meta":{"origin":44574,"position":4},"title":"God Has a Plan","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"June 26, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"by Tommy Peeler Summer 2016 Trusting God The Glory and Grandeur of God Is Christianity Rules or a Relationship? 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