THE END FROM THE BEGINNING The Entrance of Sin

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THE END FROM THE BEGINNING The Entrance of Sin

• The Welcome Hall
• 18th January, 2008

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ISSUES TO BE ADDRESSED

• The Essence of Sin
• What is Sin?
• The Entrance of Sin
• How did Sin come to be on Planet Earth?
• The Effects of Sin
• How has Sin affected our relationship with God?
• The Enemy of the Sinner
• A Look at the Wiles of the Devil
• The End of Sin
• How will Sin and its Effects be Eradicated?

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THE ESSENCE OF SIN

• Hebrew/Greek to miss or fall short of the
  mark
• Shorter Catechism any want of conformity unto,
  or transgression of the Law of God
• Berkhof lack of conformity unto the moral law
  of God, either in act, disposition, or state

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THE ESSENCE OF SIN

• Three Aspects
• Act Doing something which is wrong
• Thou shalt not kill commit adultery steal
  bear false witness Ex 2013-16
• Disposition An attitude (perhaps not seen by
  others)
• Thou shalt not covet thy neighbours wife Ex
  2017
• Nature The way we were born
• We were by nature the children of wrath Eph
  23
• While we were yet sinners, Christ died for us
  Rom 58
• Converse
• Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy
  heart soul mind strength Mark 1230

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THE ENTRANCE OF SIN

• The Universe The Fall of Lucifer
• His Pride and Ambition
• I will ascend into heaven Isa 1413
• I will exalt my throne above the stars of God
  Isa 1413
• I will sit also upon the mount of the
  congregation Isa 1413
• I will ascend above the heights of the clouds
  Isa 1414
• I will be like the Most High Isa 1414
• His Punishment and Fall
• How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son
  of the morning Isa 1412
• Thou shalt be brought down to hell Isa 1215
• His Army
• His tail drew a third part of the stars Rev
  1214

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THE ENTRANCE OF SIN

• Planet Earth The Fall of Man
• Satan Targets Eves Mind with Lies
• Doubt Hath God said ye shall not eat of every
  tree of the garden? Gen 31
• Denial Ye shall not surely die Gen 31
• Deceit In the day ye eat thereof ye shall be
  as God Gen 35
• Eves Mistakes
• Subtraction freely Gen 216, 32
• Addition neither shall ye touch it Gen 217,
  33
• Adjustment lest you (shall surely) die Gen
  217, 33

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THE ENTRANCE OF SIN

• Three Great Enemies
• The World
• Achan coveted the material things of this world
  Josh 721
• The Flesh
• David yielded to the flesh when he saw the
  beautiful woman Bathsheba II Sam 111-4
• The Devil
• Eve yielded to his direct temptation Gen 35
• Example (Eph 21-3)
• The World ye walked according to the course of
  this world
• The Devil according to the prince of the power
  of the air
• The Flesh in the lusts of our flesh,
  fulfilling the desires of our flesh

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THE EFFECTS OF SIN

• Sinful by Nature
• By one man sin entered into the world, and death
  by sin for all have sinned Rom 512
• By one mans disobedience many were made
  sinners Rom 1219
• I was shapen in iniquity and in sin did my
  mother conceive me Ps 515
• Sinful by Practice
• For all have sinned and come short of the glory
  of God Rom 323
• Everlasting Punishment
• The wages of sin is (eternal) death Rom 623
• The wrath of God abideth on him John 336
• The Curse of God
• Cursed is the ground for thy sake Gen 317

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THE ENEMY OF SINNERS

• The Strategy of Satan
• Eve Genesis Ch 3
• Target Your Mind
• Weapon Lies
• Aim Confusion
• Your Defence The Word of God
• Job Job Ch 1-2
• Target Your Body
• Weapon Suffering
• Aim Impatience
• Your Defence The Grace of God

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THE ENEMY OF SINNERS

• The Strategy of Satan
• David I Chron Ch 21
• Target Your Will
• Weapon Pride
• Aim Independence
• Your Defence The Holy Spirit
• Joshua the High Priest Zech Ch 3
• Target Your Conscience
• Weapon Accusation
• Aim Guilt
• Your Defence The Lord Jesus Christ (the
  Advocate)

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THE END OF SIN

• The Conquering Christ
• The Cross
• The Curse
• The Conclusion

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THE END OF SIN

• The Conquering Christ
• The Sinless One
• I find no fault in this man Luke 234
• The Suffering One
• There they crucified him Luke 2333
• The Substitute
• He hath made him to be sin for us that we
  might be made the righteousness of God in him II
  Cor 521
• Who his own self bare our sins in his own body
  on the tree I Pet 224

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THE END OF SIN

• The Cross
• Sinner Reconciled
• Having made peace through the blood of his cross
  you that were enemies yet now hath he
  reconciled to present you holy and unblameable
  and unreproveable in his sight Col 120-22
• Sin Removed
• Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that
  was against us, which was contrary to us, and
  took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross
  Col 214
• Satan Defeated
• And having spoiled principalities and powers, he
  made a show of them openly, triumphing over them
  in it Col 215

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THE END OF SIN

• The Curse
• Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the
  law, being made a curse for us for it is
  written, Cursed is everyone that hangeth on a
  tree Gal 313
• Sorrow
• I will greatly multiply thy sorrow in sorrow
  shalt thou bring forth children Gen316
• A man of sorrows and acquainted with grief
  surely he hath borne our griefs and carried our
  sorrows Isa 533-4
• Thorns
• Thorns, also, and thistles shall it (ground)
  bring forth Gen 318
• Then came Jesus forth wearing the crown of
  thorns John 195

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THE END OF SIN

• The Curse
• Sweat
• In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread
  Gen 319
• His sweat was, as it were, great drops of blood
  falling down to the ground Luke 2244
• Dust
• Dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return
  Gen 319
• Thou hast brought me into the dust of death
  Psalm 2219
• Sword
• He placed at the east of the garden a flaming
  sword Gen 324
• Awake, O sword, against my shepherd smite the
  shepherd Zech 137

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THE END OF SIN

• The Curse
• Separation
• God drove out the man Gen 224
• My God, My God Why hast thou forsaken me Matt
  2746
• Death
• Unto dust shalt thou return Gen 319
• When Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said,
  Father, Into thy hands I commend my spirit, and
  having said this, he gave up the ghost Luke 2346

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THE END OF SIN

• Satans Final Destruction
• And the devil that deceived them was cast into
  the lake of fire and brimstone and shall be
  tormented day and night for ever and ever Rev
  2010
• Living Without Sin
• I go to prepare a place for you John 141
• And there shall in no wise enter into it
  anything that defileth, neither he that worketh
  abomination or maketh a lie Rev 2121

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THE END OF SIN- Rev 221-5

• An Environment of Perfection for Eternity
• Sinlessness there shall be no more curse
• Sovereignty the throne of God and of the Lamb
• Service his servants shall serve him
• Satisfaction they shall see his face
• Sanctification his name shall be in their
  foreheads (impressed on their minds)
• Sight there shall be no night there
• Splendour They shall reign for ever and ever