SIN DEFINED

Here’s the word: SIN. What came to mind first?

ADULTERY, FORNICATION, PERVERSION, OR SOME OTHER FORM OF SEXUAL
MISCONDUCT
DRUNKENNES, DRUG ABUSE, GAMBLING, MURDER, THEFT, WITHCHRAFT,
HATRED, STRIFE, JEALOUSY AND UNFORGIVENESS.
HISTORY ABOUT ADAM ---- SIN OF (HE WAS NOT OBEDIENT TO WHAT GOD TOLD
HIM)
Not Connecting with the Core Definition
ANG PUNTO NGA IPAABOT KAY “ANG KASAGARANG SIMBAHAN MINTIPAS GIKAN
SA KINAUYOKAN NGA KAHULUGAN SA SALA”.
KONG IMO NING IBALIWALA ANG NAGDUGTONG KABAHIN SA PINAKAUYOKAN
KAHULUGAN SA SALA, SAYON RAKA LINGLAHON.
The True Definition of SIN
DAGHAN TAWO SA SIMBAHAN, KASAGARAN KULANG SA KAHIBALU SA
KINAUYOKAN SA PAGSABOT KON UNSA GAYUD ANG SALA.
BIBLE DEFINES SIN IS
(1 JOHN 3:4) “SIN IS LAWLESSNESS”
DEFINITION in Vine dicionary – SIN - “ SET FORTH ITS ESSENTIAL CHARACTER AS
THE REJECTION OF THE LAW, OR WILL, OF GOD AND THE SUBSTITUTION OF THE
WILL OF SELF”
To confirm this definition, let’s look at a parable of Jesus LUCAS 14:15-24
Sa diha nga sila makadungog sa tawag sa Agalon, sila motubag uban sa dihadiha
nga pagsunod. Sila katong mga unang dinapit.
Sila katong mingtambong sa simbahan ug nag-isip sa ilang kaugalingon nga
diosnon, apan motuman lamang sa Dios kon kini sayon o dili, masanta ang ilang
oras, mga plano, panalangin o lipaylipay diha sa ilang kinabuhi. Piro naparihas
silang Adam napagngan sa mahimayong presensy sa Dios.
Ang sala nagpadayag ang tinuod nga kahulogan niini diha sa sambingay sa
panihapon sa kasal
The Christian who made very polite excuses
Nagsupak sa awtoridad sa Dios.
Naay laing corresponding statement si Jesus nga atong mabasa sa

Mateo 7:21 (“Dili ang tanan nga magtawag kanakog ‘Ginoo, Ginoo,’ makasulod sa
Gingharian sa langit kondili kadto lamang nagtuman sa kabubut-on sa akong Amahan
nga atua sa langit.)

Kini nga pahayag nagwagtang sa atong kinatibuk-ang konsepto ug kahulugan kinsa

ang maluwas.

MATEO 7:23 Then will say to those professing Christian “Depart from me you who
practice lawlessness - THEY OBEY WHAT FITS IN WITH THEIR PLAN.

The Shock and Agony of Deceptiom

Jesus and the apostles speak to the people of the last days, they keep repeated
warning against what best describes the atmosphere of their times.

Mateo 24:4, James 1:16, 1 Corinthians 3:18, Revelation 20:7

Ang kinauyokan sa ka kahulogan sa sala nga ming kaylap sa katawhan ug tibuok
kalibutan ang?
PAGPANGLIMBONG/PAG PAGMAKAK
DECEPTION

CHAPTER 4
THE SECRET POWER OF LAWLESSNESS
Revealed, and communicated knowledge is our greatest guard against deception.
The phrase “The last days is frequently mentioned in the Scriptures”
“There will be terrible times in the last days “ (2 Tim. 3:1)
“BUT MARK THIS” In other words make careful
This warning for the perilous times would stem from widespread deception within
the church.
TWO IMPORTANT QUESTIONS
First, What is the root cause of this deception?
Second, Why is this deception able to run its course unchecked?
First answer: The root cause of deception none other than: disobedience to divine
authority, or lawlessness.
Scripture tells us when a person hears the Word of God yet does not obey,
deception enters his heart and mind.
“MYSTERY OF LAWLESSNESS”
The mystery is hidden in its secret power. With believers, lawlessness would not
be effective in blatant, only if subtle and deceptive. (2 Cor. 2:11)
Ignorance is a breeding ground for deception …. GOD said (Isa. 5:13 “Therefore
my people have gone into captivity, because they have no knowledge”)
REVELATION VERSUS COMMUNICATED KNOWLEDGE
When God reveals His word by His Spirit, it then becomes a part of us.
To Adam, God’s command was as real as everything else around him, it was part
of him.
When Adam repeated God’s command to Eve. More than likely Eve did not seek
God personally about it. She just accepted Adam’s information as “this is the way
it is”. For her it was not revealed knowledge, but communicated knowledge.
Hearing it secondhand would make her more vulnerable to deception. For that
reason the serpent targeted her rather than Adam.
Example: money is the root of all evil…
So how do we receive revelation knowledge?
By walking humbly before God with fear and love of God burning in our heart.
God said (Psalms 25:14) – The Lord confides in those who fear him; he makes his
covenant known to them.
HOW DID THE SERPENT DO IT?
The serpent began his strategy by first distorting the emphasis of God’s
command. By twisting its meaning, he brought into question God’s motive
He made God look like a “taker” rather than “giver” He is.
He went after the every foundations of Lord’s authority.
SIN CONCEIVED – SLAVERY FOLLOWS
That reasoning blinded her to all else around her. She forgot the abundant
goodness provided as she focused on the single tree.
Her self-will overrode the Father’s will.
With their disobedience came spiritual death.
THE SCHEME IS NO DIFFERENT TODAY
Satan’s mode of operation differs little today. He still desires to pervert God’s
character to turn against His authority.
The book of James 1:16-17 - 16 Don’t be deceived, my dear brothers and
sisters. 17 Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father
of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.
Carefully consider what we’ve discussed. No matter how good it looks, tastes, or
feels, no matter how rich, abundant, wise, or successful in may make you, if it is
not from God, it will eventually lead you down a path of intense sorrow, regret,
and, in the end death.
Too often people leave the very places - jobs, churches, ceties, - where God has
planted them because they disagree with authorities set over them.
CONSIDER JESUS
He was in the desert for forty days and forty nights without water and foods
What came first provision or the temptations?
Jesus resisted and waited for God’s provision. He would not allow the enemy to
pervert the character of God in His mind. He knew His Father provided for His
needs. He remained submitted to God’s authority, no matter how unpleasant it
was at the moment.
God heard Him because of His godly fear. He did not doubt the Father’s goodness.
He chose obedience, though it meant severe hardship.
Unlike Adam, Jesus, the last Adam, walked in perfect obedience to His Father and
could testify that Satan nothing in Him. For his very reasons, we are admonished.
That sums it up. Learn from the First Adam’s fall, and follow hard after the Last
Adam’s obedience.