Doctrine is the Drama: Fall: A Crack in the World
- Pastor Dwain Tissell
- Dec 5, 2010
- Series: The Doctrine is the Drama
1. A reverberating CRACK!
Genesis 3:1
Now the serpent was more crafy than any of the wild animals the LORD God had made. He said to the woman, "Did God really say, "You must not eat from any tree in the garden?"
Ecclesiastes 7:29
"This only have I found: God created humankind upright, but they have gone in search of many schemes."
This story reverberates to us throughout history because of total depravity.
Romans 7:19
For I do not do the good I want to do, but the evil I do not want to do--this I keep on doing.
2. What is Sin?
Psalm 51:4
Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight; so you are right in your verdict and justified when you judge.
Romans 6:23
For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
3. Some sinful responses to sin:
| Minimize it | Partial confession |
| Better reasons | "Worldly sorrow" - [2 Corinthians 7:10] |
| Extenuating circumstances | Victimization |
| Blame shifting | Mere confession |
| Diversion | A disease |
4. Because the doctrine of the Fall is real, you can...
a. Make sense of the world.
b. Find your way.
c. Find the surprising relief of God's peace.
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