Bible Readings:
Isaiah 6:1 – 13
Romans 3:1 – 20
Sermon Outline:
Romans 3:1–2 (NKJV)
1What advantage then has the Jew, or what is the profit of circumcision?
2Much in every way! Chiefly because to them were committed the oracles of God.
I The blessing of being brought up Christian
II Universal sinfulness of all humanity
Romans 3:9 (NKJV)
9What then? Are we better than they? Not at all. For we have previously charged both Jews and Greeks that they are all under sin.
III Paul’s grand conclusion of the first 3 chapters of Romans
Romans 3:19–20 (NKJV)
19Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.
20Therefore by the deeds of the law no flesh will be justified in His sight, for by the law is the knowledge of sin.
Original sin does not refere to the sin of Adama and Eve.
Original sin referes to the result of the sin of Adam and Eve.
Original sin is the punishment God gives for the first sin.
R.C. Sproul
The essence of original sin is to hate God.
R.C. Sproul
Sin is a little word with only three letters, but the biggest is I.
Arthur Skevington Wood
Sin always aims at the utmost…
Every unclean though or glance would be adultery if it could…
Every thought of unbelief would be atheism.
John Owen