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Our sin is real, but our God willingly forgives
You dont hear the word sin much these days, were more comfortable with
words like mistakes, weaknesses, even failures. In fact, a few years ago, the
Oxford Junior Dictionary actually removed the word sin from its contents.
They explained that it had fallen into disuse and was no longer relevant to
younger generations.
When the church abandons the notion of sin, something has gone wrong with our
message. We can never live deeply until we deal with our sin.
Discussion Questions
a) When was the last time you read an article or heard a sermon on sin? What
do you remember from it?
b) How does the word sin communicate something different than words like
mistakes, weaknesses and failures?
c) What kind of words do you use to label things you do wrong? Why?
a) John refers to two mistaken ideas people tend to have about sin, what are
they?
b) Read Psalm 51:3-5 and Romans 3:22-23. How do both of these passages
make clear that we not only have sinful actions but sinful natures?
c) How is having a sinful nature different than saying that human beings are
evil through and through or that they never get it right?
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b) Neither one removes the guilt, and neither one restores us to relationship
with God and others. What does remove sin and restore us according to
1 John 1:9?
a) John says that if we confess our sins, God will do two things (verse 9). What
are they?
c) Read 1 John 2:1-2. How do these verses explain how God can both forgive
and cleanse us and still be a just God?