1. Module # 3 (pages 322-326)

2. Scripture References on Sin  Sin is a transgression of the law of God  Rom. 4:15, “… because the law brings about wrath; for where there is no law there is no transgression.”  Sin is a failure to conform to the standard of God  Rom. 3:23, “for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God…”  Sin is rebellion against God  1 John 3:4, “ Whoever commits sin also commits lawlessness, and sin is lawlessness.”

3. Sin is a principle within man  Rom. 7:14, 17-25 states the following:  For we know that the law is spiritual, but I am carnal, sold under sin.…But now, it is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells in me. For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh) nothing good dwells; for to will is present with me, but how to perform what is good I do not find. For the good that I will to do, I do not do; but the evil I will not to do, that I practice. Now if I do what I will not to do, it is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells in me. I find then a law, that evil is present with me, the one who wills to do good. For I delight in the law of God according to the inward man. But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members. O wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death? I thank God—through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, with the mind I myself serve the law of God, but with the flesh the law of sin.

4. Sin is wrongful acts toward God and man  Rom. 1:18, “For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness…” Sin is a failure to conform to the standard of God  Rom. 3:23, “ …for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God”  Answer Module #3 Question #1

5.  Original sin may be defined as “the sinful state and condition in which men are born.” It is so designated because  (1) It is derived from the original root of the human race (Adam)  (2) It is present in the life of every individual from the time of his birth  (3) It is the inward root of all the actual sins that defile the life of man  Simply stated, it refers to “the corruption of our whole nature.”  Answer Module #3 Question # 2

6.  Man is totally depraved  “Total depravity does not mean that everyone is as thoroughly depraved in his actions as he could possibly be, nor that everyone will indulge in every form of sin, nor that a person cannot appreciate and even do acts of goodness; but it does mean that the corruption of sin extends to all men and to all parts of men so that there is nothing within the natural man that can give him merit in God’s sight”  Answer Module #3 Question # 3

7. Man has an innate sin nature  “The sin nature is the capacity to do all those things (good or bad) that can in no way commend us to God”.  Every part of man is affected: intellect(2 Cor. 4:4); conscience (1 Tim. 4:2); will (Rom. 1:28) ; heart (Eph. 4:18); and the total being (Rom. 1:18-3:20)  Answer Module # 3 Question #4

8.  The word imputation comes from the Latin word IMPUTARE, meaning “TO RECKON”, to “CHARGE TO ONE’S ACCOUNT”, and relates to the problem of how SIN IS CHARGED TO EVERY PERSON.  The basic scripture that teaches that sin entered the world through Adam is Rom. 5:12  Answer Module #3 Question # 5

9. Romans 5:12  “Therefore, just as through one man sin entered the world, and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men, because all sinned”

10.  Pelagian View -people incur death when they sin after Adam’s example  Armenian View - All people consent to Adam’s sin— then sin is imputed  Federal View -Sin is imputed to humanity because of Adam’s sin  Augustinian View -Sin is imputed to humanity because of Adam’s sin  Answer Module #3 Questions # 6 and #7

11.  The Christian’s conflict with sin, according to 1John 2:15-16 arises in three areas:  1) The world –The word (GK. kosmos) denotes “that which is hostile to God, ie., lost in sin, wholly at odds with anything divine, ruined and depraved.”

12.  2) The flesh -The flesh (Gk. Sarx) “is the willing instrument of sin, and is subject to sin to such a degree that wherever flesh is, all forms of sin are likewise present, and no good thing can live in sarx.” (Rom. 7:17-20; Eph. 2:3; Rom. 8:5-6)  3) The Devil -The Devil is a formidable enemy of the Christian who intent on devouring Christians (1 Pet. 5:8).  Answer Module #3 Question #8

13.  The provisions for the Christian to keep him from sin are:  The word of God (2 Tim. 3:16-17)  Intercession of Christ (1 John 2:1; John 17)  The Indwelling Holy Spirit (Romans 8:9)  Answer Module #3 Question # 9

14. 1.Indwelling (Rom. 8:9) 2. Anointing (1 John 2:20; 4:4) 3.Sealing (Eph. 1:13; 4:30) 4. Empowering (Acts 1:8) 5.Filling and enabling (Eph. 5:18) 6. Enabling (Gal 5:16)  Answer Module #3 Question #10