SIN
By Pastor Joel – Open Heaven Christian Church – Fisher, Arkansas
In this study we will look at the origin of sin, what sin is, what sin does, and how does the Lord deal with sin in “every persons” life. No person is exempt from sin because “ALL” have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God.
Romans 3:23 “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; 24 Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.”
ORIGIN OF SIN: The origin of sin came from Satan the devil who rebelled against God.
1 John 3:8 “He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.”WHAT SIN IS: First and foremost we must realize that “SIN” is “EVIL” because it originated from the devil. Secondly, it is the installment that Satan uses to “ALIENATE” a person from God. Because we all have sinned, every living person has been alienated from God. Because sin is evil, sin will always lead to “WICKED WORKS” in a persons life until we have submitted to Jesus Christ. Simply put, sin is “INIQUITY” or evil conduct and behavior inspired by temptation of the devil.
Colossians 1:21 “And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled.”WHAT SIN DOES: Not only does sin separate a person from God, but it also can lead to sickness and disease. In scripture we find certain references where the Lord identifies and relates sin to sickness in a man who was sick for thirty-eight years and Jesus asked him will you me made whole and heals the sick man. Later in this recorded story Jesus sees the man again and tells him “not to sin anymore or something worse would come to him.” In this portion of scripture it is evident that “SIN” can not only cause sickness, but it can also open the door to something worse then sickness.
John 5
2 Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches. 3 In these lay a great multitude of impotent folk, of blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water. 4 For an angel went down at a certain season into the pool, and troubled the water: whosoever then first after the troubling of the water stepped in was made whole of whatsoever disease he had. 5 And a certain man was there, which had an infirmity thirty and eight years. 6 When Jesus saw him lie, and knew that he had been now a long time in that case, he saith unto him, Wilt thou be made whole? 7 The impotent man answered him, Sir, I have no man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool: but while I am coming, another steppeth down before me. 8 Jesus saith unto him, Rise, take up thy bed, and walk. 9 And immediately the man was made whole, and took up his bed, and walked: and on the same day was the sabbath. 10 The Jews therefore said unto him that was cured, It is the sabbath day: it is not lawful for thee to carry thy bed. 11 He answered them, He that made me whole, the same said unto me, Take up thy bed, and walk. 12 Then asked they him, What man is that which said unto thee, Take up thy bed, and walk? 13 And he that was healed wist not who it was: for Jesus had conveyed himself away, a multitude being in that place. 14 Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said unto him, Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee. 16 The man departed, and told the Jews that it was Jesus, which had made him whole.
Many today are sick because of the damage that sin has caused in their life, and many today are seeking relief from God and want a God to “stir the waters” and do a miracle so they can be healed of their sickness like those laying by the pool of Bethesda in Jesus day. We must wonder if those who were laying by the pool of Bethesda ever gave thought to the fact that it may have been sin that caused their sickness or why would Jesus tell the sick man to go and sin no more least something worse would come to him?
After reading this story about the man who Jesus healed at the pool of Bethesda we would think that all sickness comes from sin but this is not the case. God has given us more scripture that shows not all sin leads to sickness.
John 9:1 “And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man which was blind from his birth. 2 And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind? 3 Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him. 4 I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work. 5 As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world. 6 When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay, 7 And unto him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam, (which is by interpretation, Sent.) He went his way therefore, and washed, and came seeing.”
It is clear in scripture that not all sickness is a result of sin. The disciples of Jesus asked an important question, who sinned this man or his parents? This question implies that it is possible to “inherit” sickness’ from one generation to another. Sickness can come through generation inheritance because of the sins of ones parents. In the case of the man born blind in John 9:1-7 neither of his parents sinned, he was blind at birth so that Jesus could do the works of God and make it manifest to everyone that man knew in his community. This mans sickness was so that God could use demonstrate His power to all.
John 9:8 “The neighbours therefore, and they which before had seen him that he was blind, said, Is not this he that sat and begged? 9 Some said, This is he: others said, He is like him: but he said, I am he. 10 Therefore said they unto him, How were thine eyes opened? 11 He answered and said, A man that is called Jesus made clay, and anointed mine eyes, and said unto me, Go to the pool of Siloam, and wash: and I went and washed, and I received sight. 12 Then said they unto him, Where is he? He said, I know not.”
The same question that the disciples asked Jesus about what caused the mans blindness also implies that a person can be sick because of a generational curse from their parents who worship other gods.
Exodus 20:5 “Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and forth generation of them that hate me; 6 And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.”
How does the Lord deal with sin in “every persons” life?
The good news is that God sent his son Jesus into the world to die and shed His blood as the atoning sacrifice for the sins of all mankind. That is exactly what Jesus did on the cross, and when Jesus died on the cross, God the Father ripped the veil that separates man from God and Jesus made it possible for man to be “RECONCILED BACK TO GOD” the Father!
There is no other way on earth for man to be reconciled to God except through Jesus Christ alone. Father God did not provide any other way for man to be reconciled back to God. Only through Jesus Christ can anyone ever be forgiven of sin and have their sins pardoned and forgiven.
Acts 4:12 “Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.”
This verse in Acts 4:12 is clear in that it says “whereby we must be saved.” What does this mean to all of us since we were all born in sin according to Romans 3:23 where all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God. We first must look at the word “SAVED” in the verse to fully understand what God meant when we read we must “be saved.” In the original Greek language the word saved means – be saved and is defined as salvation, healing, and deliverance. Here is the Strong’s Greek literal translation: sózó: To save, to rescue, to deliver, to heal, to preserve.
“be saved”
σωθῆναι (sōthēnai)
Verb – Aorist Infinitive Passive
Strong’s Greek 4982: To save, heal, preserve, rescue. From a primary sos;
to save, i.e. Deliver or protect.
It is clear in scripture that that plan of God to save people was to send Jesus to take away all our sin. Does this mean that because Jesus came and died for the world that all of our sin is “automatically” taken away? The answer is NO. Why not one might wonder? The answer is clear in scripture, we have to “confess our sins to God” and Jesus is faithful to forgive us of all unrighteousness if we come to God and confess all of our sins.
1 John 1:5 “This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. 6 If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth: 7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin. 8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.”
The Apostles of Jesus fully understood this and preached this everywhere they preached. They told people to “REPENT” of their sins which means to turn-away from sinning, not just repeating a few words of asking God for forgiveness, this was an act of faith that required them to turn away from sin on the part of those who heard the Apostles preaching repentance.
Acts 2:38 “Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.”
Repentance is required in order to be saved, healed, and delivered. Repentance is not a one time event as some folk preach and teach, it is an ongoing process as God by His Holy Spirit shows us our sins so we can turn away from sin and ask God to deliver us by the cleansing blood of Jesus as we receive deliverance.
He in this next verse is the Holy Spirit of God who comes and “convicts” the world of sin. If we ignore the conviction of the Holy Spirit we remain in our sins and in the clutches of the devil as we’ve already learned in the epistle of 1 John chapter 3 verse 8: “He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.”
John 16:18 “And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment.”
Jesus came to die for all of our sins, and Jesus came to “DESTROY” sin out of all of our lives if we will allow Jesus to help us and deliver us as we confess our sins to God.
When the demon or demons that caused the temptations of sin or generational curses that were inherited from our parents sin are removed from a persons life by confessing sin to the Lord and receiving deliverance from demons, then we become cleansed from sin and all unrighteousness and we are made whole.
It is possible that a person can die in their sins never having their sins removed. Look at what Jesus said to the religious people of his day who thought their lives were in right-standing before God.
John 8:23 “And he said unto them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world. 24 I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins.”
Many who are claiming to be followers of God today are doing and saying the exact same thing that the religious people Jesus confronted said. Many including many churches and ministers will never bring up the “SIN ISSUE” in their assemblies because they know they will loose those who think that they can continue to live their life in sin and the result is when they leave their churches they quit giving money and so these ministers never use the term sin while preaching to their flock, and if they do mention the word sin, they lie to the people and tell them that God has already dealt with their sins when Jesus died which is true, but the people still need to repent of their sins or they will die in their sins thinking God has done it all for them and they don’t have to repent.
Romans 6:6 “Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.”
Why does it say “MIGHT BE DESTROYED” if Jesus already paid for our sin? Because God requires all to repent of their sins and seek God for their deliverance from the demons that cause the sin to begin with.
Romans 6:11 “Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.”
Does God ignore any of our sins? NO, God will deal with everyone’s sins and begin to destroy it even if it becomes hard in a persons life because the “WAGE OF SIN IS DEATH”, and death is separation from God. Because God loves those who put their trust in Jesus for salvation, God will allow hard trials in life until sin is destroyed out of our lives. This is why Jesus came. To save us from sins that sends people to hell. All sin is from the devil and brings spiritual death to a persons life.
Romans 6:23 “For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”
God the Father in His infinite wisdom knows how and when to deal with any sin in a persons life. Look at what the bible says about sin.
Numbers 32:23 “But if ye will not do so, behold, ye have sinned against the LORD: and be sure your sin will find you out.”
Look at what Jesus said in the gospel of Luke.
Luke 8:17 “For nothing is secret, that shall not be made manifest; neither any thing hid, that shall not be known and come abroad.”
Nothing is hid before God, and God deals with every mans sin in hopes they will repent. If they do not repent of sins they will perish which means to die and be eternally separated from God and end up in hell because they reused to believe the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ. God the Father does not want anyone to end up in hell, God wants everyone to repent and turn away from sin. God paid a hefty price for all of our sins, God sent His “only son Jesus Christ” to die and bear our sin on the cross because God so loved the world and Jesus came to save us all from our sins.
2 Peter 3:9 “The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.”
Read 1 John 3:8 again. “He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.”
What works of the devil did the Apostle John write about? The works of the devil is SIN which causes death and eternal separation from God. Should anyone including a follower of God continue living a life of sin? NO — Romans 6:1 “What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? 2 God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?
Old Testament scriptures about sin from the King James Version (KJV):
🔹 Genesis 4:7
“If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.”
— This shows sin as a force waiting to overtake someone who does not do right, implying personal responsibility.
🔹 Psalm 51:5
“Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.”
— David acknowledges the presence of sin from birth, showing the depth of human fallenness.
🔹 Isaiah 59:2
“But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear.”
— Sin creates a barrier between humans and God.
🔹 Ecclesiastes 7:20
“For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.”
— A universal statement about the sinful nature of all human beings.
🔹 Proverbs 14:9
“Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favour.”
— This warns against taking sin lightly or just ignoring sin in ones life it as thou God doesn’t care.
🔹 Exodus 32:31-32
“And Moses returned unto the Lord, and said, Oh, this people have sinned a great sin, and have made them gods of gold.”
— Refers to idolatry as a great sin—specifically the golden calf incident.
🔹 Leviticus 5:17
“And if a soul sin, and commit any of these things which are forbidden to be done by the commandments of the Lord… yet is he guilty, and shall bear his iniquity.”
— Highlights unintentional sin still being counted as guilt before God.
If you have sin in your life you can receive forgiveness and deliverance from sin by confessing and turning away from sin and asking God to deliver you from all that sin has caused in your life.
I hope and pray that this bible study has blessed you with the truths found in the word of God!