Watch Right Now Media: Sin

Discuss

• Did any of the stories or comments seem especially interesting to you?
• Was there anyone you identified with?We saw several cases of people struggling with several kinds of sin. From these stories and your own experience, does temptation go away when you give in to it?
• What effects does sin have on your life?
• Does it also affect the people around you? How?
• Francis Chan raised an interesting question: Can something be sinful if it doesn’t hurt anyone? What do you think? What did he say about that?
• Isn’t forgiveness dangerous? I mean, if you know God will forgive you anyway, what’s to keep you from sinning?

Bible Journey:

• Read Romans 1:18-21. According to verse 18, how does God feel about godlessness and wickedness?
• These verses say that God’s nature can be seen in creation. But how have these “wicked” people responded?
• Now who was Paul writing to? Do you think there were a lot of idol-worshipers in that crowd?
• How do you think the church people felt about Paul criticizing those other people for their sinfulness?
• Read Romans 2:1. Paul turns the tables in chapter 2. Who is he talking about now? What is he saying?
• Read Romans 3:10-12. How many of us are completely righteous? Read Romans 3:23-24. So what’s the good news? There are several other New Testament passages that define sin, describe it, or say what we can do about it. James 1:13–15; Ephesians 2:1–10; 1 John 1:5–2:2; Romans 6:1–14. 
  – What does this teach us about our relationship with sin?
  – What does this teach us about God and his response to sin?
• James 1:13-15. What kind of “death” are we talking about? Will we just keel over when we do something wrong? Why is it so important to realize that temptation doesn’t come from God?
• Ephesians 2:1-10. Verse 4 has a big “but,” one of the biggest in the Bible. See how that one words turns this passage around. Sin and death rules … but … God is rich in mercy and changes everything. How?
• 1 John 1:5-2:2. John seems to be talking to people with several very specific attitudes. Can you figure out what those people would be saying? How does John answer these attitudes?
• Romans 6:1-14. Earlier we asked, “If you know God will forgive you anyway, what’s to keep you from sinning? How does this passage answer that question? 

Answer the following questions in the quiz

• Write 3 points that stood out to you about this doctrine.
• In your own words, summarise what the doctrine of Sin is.