Articles of Faith What Nazarenes Believe

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Articles of Faith What Nazarenes Believe
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Article of Faith 5 Sin, Original and
PersonalArticle of Faith 6 The Atonement
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Since the time of Adam and Eve, are people
getting less sinful or more sinful? Why, or why
not?
Why do people sin?
How does a persons sin effect more than just
themselves?
Can our world ever become less sinful than it is
now?
What is the worlds remedy for sin?
What is Gods remedy for sin?
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Genesis 3 Article 5 Sin, Original Personal
We believe that sin came into the world through
the disobedience of our first parents, and death
by sin. We believe that sin is of two kinds
original sin or depravity, and actual or personal
sin. We believe that original sin, or
depravity, is that corruption of the nature of
all the offspring of Adam by reason of which
everyone is very far gone from original
righteousness or the pure state of our first
parents at the time of their creation, is averse
to God, is without spiritual life, and inclined
to evil, and that continually. We further believe
that original sin continues to exist with the new
life of the regenerate, until the heart is fully
cleansed by the baptism with the Holy Spirit.
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How does original sin affect the world?
What are your thoughts and feelings regarding
original sin?
Do you think it is fair we are still paying for
the sin of Adam and Eve? Why, or why not?
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Article 5 Sin, Original Personal We
believe that original sin differs from actual sin
in that it constitutes an inherited propensity to
actual sin for which no one is accountable until
its divinely provided remedy is neglected or
rejected. We believe that actual or
personal sin is a voluntary violation of a known
law of God by a morally responsible person. It is
therefore not to be confused with involuntary and
inescapable shortcomings, infirmities, faults,
mistakes, failures, or other deviations from a
standard of perfect conduct that are the residual
effects of the Fall. However, such innocent
effects do not include attitudes or responses
contrary to the spirit of Christ, which may
properly be called sins of the spirit. We believe
that personal sin is primarily and essentially a
violation of the law of love and that in
relation to Christ sin may be defined as unbelief.
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Matthew 2236-40 and 1 John 34
If someone asked you to define sin, how would you
respond?
How do we know if a sin is really a sin?
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Four elements that are required for an action or
thought to be sin

• God must exist with His objective standards of
  right and wrong.

• We must be aware of right and wrong and free to
  make a personal choice.

• An option to think or do something wrong must be
  present.

• A thought or action must be committed.Frank
  Moore, Coffee Shop Theology, (Kansas City Beacon
  Hill Press of Kansas City, 1998), 102.

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John 314-17 and 1 John 21-2 Article 6 The
Atonement We believe that Jesus Christ, by
His sufferings, by the shedding of His own blood,
and by His death on the Cross, made a full
atonement for all human sin, and that this
Atonement is the only ground of salvation, and
that it is sufficient for every individual of
Adams race. The Atonement is graciously
efficacious for the salvation of the
irresponsible and for the children in innocency
but is efficacious for the salvation of those who
reach the age of responsibility only when they
repent and believe.
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What does the atonement mean to you and your life?
What does it say about God and His view of
humankind?
How can we positively share our belief in the
atonement with others?
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How can what we learned today help us in the
church?
How can what we learned in today help us in our
relationships with those outside the church?
How can what we learned today ultimately help the
world in which we live?
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I love the LORD, for he heard my voice       
he heard my cry for mercy.   Because he turned
his ear to me,        I will call on him as long
as I live. The cords of death entangled me,
       the anguish of the grave came upon me
       I was overcome by trouble and sorrow.
  Then I called on the name of the LORD
       "O LORD, save me!" The LORD is
gracious and righteous        our God is full
of compassion. The LORD protects the
simple-hearted        when I was in great need,
he saved me. Be at rest once more, O my soul,
       for the LORD has been good to you. For
you, O LORD, have delivered my soul from death,
       my eyes from tears,        my feet from
stumbling, -- Psalm 1161-8a, NIV
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