The Truth About You, Me, and This World

Lesson Two

The truth is, we have all sinned. As a result of that, a huge separation exists between us and God. 

It’s not a bad thing for God to warn us about sin. It is similar to a doctor telling us that we have a life-threatening sickness, but he also knows of a cure.

What Does the Bible Have to Say About Sin?

When Did It Enter the Human Race?

Although sin already took place in the universe (when Lucifer sinned), sin began in the human race with Adam and Eve.

God’s special warning not to sin

Genesis 2:16-17
And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, “From any tree of the garden you may eat freely; but from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat from it you shall surely die.”

Adam and Eve disobeyed

Genesis 3:6
When the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was desirable to make one wise, she took from its fruit and ate; and she gave also to her husband with her, and he ate.

Some Consequences Of Adam and Eve’s Sin?

They immediately died spiritually
They began to die physically
They began to experience extreme guilt
They tried to take care of the wrong they had done their own way

They immediately died spiritually

Genesis 2:17
But from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat from it you shall surely die.”

They began to die physically

Genesis 3:19
By the sweat of your face You shall eat bread, Till you return to the ground, Because from it you were taken; For you are dust, And to dust you shall return.”

They began to experience extreme guilt

Genesis 3:8-10
And they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden. Then the Lord God called to the man, and said to him, “Where are you?” And he said, “I heard the sound of You in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid myself.”

They tried to take care of the wrong they had done their own way

Genesis 3:7
Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves loin coverings.

Two Alarming Facts

1. Everyone has sinned

Ecclesiastes 7:20
Indeed, there is not a righteous man on earth who continually does good and who never sins.

Psalm 14:2-3
The Lord has looked down from heaven upon the sons of men, To see if there are any who understand, Who seek after God. They have all turned aside; together they have become corrupt; There is no one who does good, not even one.

Is. 53:6
All of us like sheep have gone astray, Each of us has turned to his own way;

What are some examples of sins?

Stealing	Gossip	Anger
Lying	Cursing	Pornography
Murder	Cheating	Idolatry
Pride	Immorality	Drunkenness

2. Sin has major consequences

Universal Consequences Of Sin

We are separated from God
We are spiritually dead
We are lost in sin
We are in debt to God
We are in danger of facing the eternal wrath of God

We are separated from God

Isaiah 59:1-2
Behold, the Lord’s hand is not so short that it cannot save; Neither is His ear so dull that it cannot hear. But your iniquities have made a separation between you and your God, And your sins have hidden His face from you, so that He does not hear.

We are spiritually dead

Ephesians 2:1-2
And you were dead in your trespasses and sins, in which you formerly walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air…

We are lost in sin

Luke 19:10
“For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.”

We are in debt to God

Colossians 2:13-14
And when you were dead in your transgressions…, He made you alive together with Him, having forgiven us all our transgressions, having canceled out the certificate of debt… having nailed it to the cross.

We are in danger of facing the eternal wrath of God

John 3:36
“He who believes in the Son has eternal life; but he who does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him.”

There Is Good News!!!

All of our sins can be forgiven!!!

Ephesians 1:7
In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace. 

Until we are forgiven, all of sin’s consequences remain in effect upon us. If we are never forgiven, God says we will suffer the consequences for our sins for all eternity in hell.  God has spoken about the horrible consequences of sin and we need to realize that the world stands guilty before Him.