Page 123 - Bible Doctrines II w videos short

We will consider various passages and interpret them as close to the Greek or Hebrew words allow. We
must be very careful to apply biblical exegesis (to draw out) of the passage its meaning. We must avoid
applying eisegesis (to draw in) or import meaning to the passages that simply is not there, which is a
very common practice among some biblical scholars.

A summary of the Salvation from Sin view by Jairos Banda.

The conceptions of sin in Christian thought are broad. This is because so many foci on a single aspect of
salvation rather than viewing it in light of the whole of what God are doing in to bring about salvation.
The Christian doctrine of salvation (soteriology) from sin brings together everything God is doing to
restore the world from its sin. It includes multiple important concepts that will be developed throughout
this course.

How Sin Entered the World. Evil did not exist in the world when God created everything in six
days. This is seen in God’s evaluation that “it was good” in Genesis 1. Evil entered the world when Adam
and Eve chose to disobey God. This disobedience is called sin. Romans 5:12 declares that “Just as sin
entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way, death came to all men
because all sinned” (NIV). This also rendered all creation corrupt and imperfect (Rom. 8:19-22).

“Sin is described in the Bible as transgression of the law of God (1 John 3:4) and rebellion against God”
(Deut. 9:7, Joshua 1:18). God is holy. Not only does he hate sin, but He, in His justice also does not let it
go unpunished. Because man is sinful, he falls short of the glory of God. Sinful man does not meet the
standards of a holy God. All that man considers to be a good deed is actually tainted with the sin nature
before God. As far as man and his efforts are concerned, the sin barrier is impenetrable. On the other
hand, humanity is liable to God’s judgment and punishment for sin. This is a hopeless situation for
humanity; they are unable to save their own self, that is, not able to do anything that could satisfy the
justice of God (propitiation), as well as cover the sin problem and be reconciled to God (atonement).

The Consequence of Sin. The result of sin is death as seen in Romans 5:12, and as Romans 6:23 puts
it, “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Jesus Christ.” Since this verse
contrasts death with the gift of eternal life in Jesus, which is spiritual, it can (should) be concluded that
this death is spiritual, though physical death is clearly also a result of sin. This means that positionally, all
humanity is lost and separated from God (Isaiah 53:5-6, 59:2) as a result of sin. Jesus clearly stated that
his purpose for coming was to save that which was lost (Luke 19:10).

The Human Condition. All humanity is sinful, that is, they have an inherited sin nature or “propensity”
to sin, and continued to rebel against God by choosing to disobey and reject Him. The condition of
humankind is the same everywhere; fallen and separated from God.…Jews and gentiles alike are under
sin (Rom. 3:9). “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Rom. 3:23) NIV. This wall or chasm
of sin separates mankind from God. Currently all spiritually dead people (unsaved) are separated from
God (Eph. 2:1, 5, 11-14, 4:17-18). And in the future unbelievers will be separated from God forever
(Matt. 25:46; Rev. 20:14).

The extent of human sinfulness. The extent of mankind’s sinfulness or what others call the depravity
of humanity should be understood as to mean that “though both Christians and non-Christians can do
much good, no part of any man’s (being body, mind, soul, or spirit) and nothing he does (including very

122