High Pointe Church

"TheologE of Sin Explanation of Sin" - Technically sin is breaking God’s commands (1 John 3:4) o God’s commands are important boundaries that allow us to thrive (Deuteronomy 10:12-13) o God’s commands for us today: New Testament + moral law in the Old Testament carried over (Matthew 5:17) o “Sins” are the symptoms of our sin nature/disease (Romans 7:15-20)      · Relationally sin is betraying God’s love to be our own god (Gen. 2:16-17; 3:4-6) o Sin is an internal matter of the heart (Matthew 5:27-28) o Sin is a violation of love as well as a violation of God’s commands (John 14:15)      · The Deception of Sin: We can sin going good and not doing bad · This Week’s Activate Faith o Come back next week o Reflect on why I do good and don’t do bad o Worship Jesus o Confess to God my betrayal of Him and receive Jesus’ work for me to be forgiven