FOUNDATIONS Review: Brookwood exists for the G____________ ______ _______ and the G__________ _____ ___________. At Brookwood, we want our people to be: _______________ _____________, gospel centered, ____________ _____________, and ______________ _______________. Chapter 13 : Sin WHAT IS SIN? “Sin is any failure to conform to the moral law of God in act, _______________ or _______________.” Sin is a _________________ issue as well as a __________________ issue. Our sin extends beyond what we do and how we think to _____ _____ ____ . Iniquity: “moral _______________; not an act of impurity, but the fact that we are morally impure in our ____________, Transgression: to knowingly cross a __________________ set by authority (rejection of God’s authority). Sin: “_________________ the mark;” It’s not just our unwillingness to do right (rebellion) but it’s our ________________ to do right. WHERE DID SIN COME FROM? The _________ for redemption pre-existed the _________ for redemption. Satan planted seeds about the _________ of God and the ______________ of God.
“Original sin” actually means that sin is part of our _____________ stories as a result of Adam’s fall. ______________________: God placed Adam in the Garden as a representative of the human race; when he sinned, God counted us all guilty. We are sinners by _____________; but we are also sinners by _____________. _______________________: the common theological term for the reality that we are born into sin. [Corruption is a more accurate description] Every part of us has been _________________ and _________________ by sin. FAQs ABOUT SIN Are there degrees of sin? Where guilt is concerned, all sin is equally _________________. Not all sin is equally ____________________. There’s biblical support for varying degrees in the ________________ of sin. What happens when a Christian sins? Our ______________ with Christ is fixed and unalterable; our ______________ with God does change and vary. What is the unpardonable sin? This sin is unpardonable due to ________________ of heart, not because it is beyond the scope of God’s grace. What is the purpose of punishment? The primary purpose is God’s punishment of sin is to prove/demonstrate the ____________________ of God.