What is Sin? | The Whole Counsel

Let me kind of just give the overview of his sermon. The sermon is entitled the heinousness or that you know

The the horribleness of sin and he takes as his passage Psalm 51 verse 4 where David says against thee

Thee only have I sinned his sermon is

Made up of three major points first how and in what respect is sin against God?

Second how great and evil sin is on that account and third

This is the great evil of sin that it is against God Under the first point.

I do want to mention he has a number of sub points I in fact here they are that he says sin is contrary to God in the fact that it's contrary to the nature of God It's against the law and the authority and the government of God Sin is against the being of God also sin is against the honor of God and sin is against the happiness of God Now following the three major points.

He gives a number of remarks first sin is a very different thing from what we naturally imagine it to be and he points that out that the cultural

Definition of sin is so far from God's definition It's shocking, but I think Chuck you and I would agree that it's not just in the culture

It's in the church, and it's not just in the church. I mean, it's in me You know,

I think when I read this sermon I realize how much my view of sin is

Being fashioned by the cultural statement or the religious culture And so certainly this sermon is of great value to any believer

Wanting to maintain a clear view of the nature of sin and of grace Second he says the amazing patience of God is viewed and and understood better when we see that he is constantly seeing the sin of Humanity in its true light and still he's merciful to them third if we see sin in its correct light

We have some better understanding of how dreadful the day of judgment will be when

God's You know apparently endless patience comes to an end and his vengeance takes hold of the sinner

Fourth it is far beyond any finite limited human to make amends to God for the very least of our sins because sin casts an infinite contempt upon the

Most High God Fifth it is necessary that our Redeemer and Savior must be

God Himself obviously as no one else could make amends for our guilt and Finally the final remark he says is what an amazing goodness

We see in God that he would give his only son to die for his enemies who treat him villainously and despise him