The Nature of Sin
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THE NATURE OF SIN
What then do we conclude?
Is the Law identical with sin?
Certainly not! Nevertheless,
if it had not been for the Law,
I would not have recognized
sin. For instance I would not
have known about covetousness
if the Law had not said, You should
not covet and have an evil desire.
But sin, finding an opportunity, to
express itself got a hold on me and
provoked forbidden desires such as
lust and covetousness. For without
the Law sin is inactive.
Once I was alive, but quite apart from
the Law. But when the commandment
came, sin came alive and I died.
And the very legal ordinance which was
designed to bring life actually proved
death.
For sin, seizing the opportunity from the
commandment, beguiled me and using it
as a weapon, killed me.
The Law therefore is holy, and the
commandment is holy, just and good.
Romans 7.7-12).
Consider the following:
1) The Law is just, holy and good.
2) The problem is with human
sinful nature.
3) Sinful nature is enticed and
entrapped by the allure of sin.
4) Sin ends in death.
5) This is a vicious cycle which
is at work on those unaware
of the Law also.
6) The notion of sin or taboo is
pervasive in every society and
every human heart.
( More on this in Romans 2.14 and 15).
7) The Law proscribes what is taboo
in God’s sight and regulates human behavior.
However, the root cause of sinful behavior,
the violation of taboo, is wrong thinking due
to sinful nature.
Right action is predicated on right thinking.
A new mind based on spiritual rebirth is required.
Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ grants this to us.
He paid our sin debt in full. We can be reborn of
the water and the Spirit. This is how we enter the
Kingdom of God, become a new creation in Him and live
forever with Him, the Father and the Holy Spirit.
WE THANK YOU FOREVER LORD JESUS!
HALLELUJAH!