This is the third lesson in the series on Romans. This is the first part of The Problem of Sin

1. Not Ashamed of the Gospel
The Problem of Sin Part 1

2. Not Ashamed of the Gospel
Romans 1:16
1. Introduction to Romans- Not Ashamed of the Gospel
2. The Glory of God- Romans 3:23
3. The Problem of Sin- It’s Origins, Defining Sin, and Getting Rid of Sin
4. The Problem of Sin- Walking in the Light and the Battle that Rages
5. Fruit of Holiness- What Kind of People Should We Be?
6. The Law Has Died-
7. There is No Condemnation- The Righteous Fulfillment of the Law
8. The Work of the Spirit in the Christian Life
9. All Things Work Together- Trusting God
10. Predestination- Who are the Called- God’s Plan
11. God in the Fire!
12. What is my Dream?
13. Salvation- How God Designs Your Salvation
14. The Living Sacrifice

4. What We Desire vs Reality
• Romans 8:20
• Conformed to the Image
of His Son
• Romans 7:24
• O Wretched Man that I am

5. The Problem of Sin
• Sin’s Origin
• Sin Defined
• Sin Removed

6. Sin’s Origin
Genesis 3:1-18
Sin Started When
Man Disobeyed God
and Listened to Satan
Romans 5:12
We are sinners because WE have
sinned not because Adam did

7. Man Was Living In Perfection
• There was one rule—do
not eat of the tree of
knowledge of good and
evil
• Devil Tempted- James
1:14
• Eve saw that it was
• Good for food
• Pleasant to the eyes
• Make one wise
The Devil Had Lied!

8. Most of the time sin will cause us to
know something that we would have
been better off not to have known!

9. Their eyes were open
They hid from God
(Jn.3:19)
Consequences of their sin
was passed to all
(Rom.5:12; Rom. 3:23)
But there is HOPE! (Luke
19:10)

10. The Problem of Sin
Obey
Sin unto death Righteousness

11. What Is Sin?
•1 John 3:4
Sin is missing the
mark or
transgression
• Transgression
LAWLESSNESS
ANOMIA- Working without a law
• Sin= HARMARTIA- to miss the
mark

12. Righteousness
SIN
SIN
SIN
SIN

13. Therefore to him that knows to do good, and
doesn’t do it, to him it is sin.
--James 4:17

14. How Do I Get Rid of Sin?
Romans 6:3-ff
• Into Jesus
• Into His Death
• Into Our Own Death (vs.11)
• Raised to Newness of Life (14)
• Old Man is Crucified- body of
sin destroyed (v6)
If It Is Destroyed, Does It Still
Exist?

15. Justified
Just as if it
never
happened
Acts 13:39
Romans 3:24
Romans 5:9
1 Cor. 6:11
Titus 3:7
...and by Him everyone who
believes is justified from all
things from which you could
not be justified by the law
of Moses.
...being justified freely by
His grace through the
redemption that is in Christ
Jesus Much more then, having
now been justified by His
blood, we shall be saved
from wrath through Him.
And such were some of you.
But you were washed, but you
were sanctified, but you were
justified in the name of the
lord Jesus and by the Spirit of
our God.
...that having been justified by His
grace we should become heirs
according to the hope of eternal life.

16. Remission
Acts 2:38
Matthew 26:28
Eis ephesis harmartia
Release from bondage or
imprisonment
Letting go as if never
committed

17. Romans 6:17-18
John 8:34-36
But the problem with sin is that as a
Christian we continue to fall short of
God’s glory! 1 Jn. 1:8

18. Not Ashamed of the Gospel
Romans 1:16
1. Introduction to Romans- Not Ashamed of the Gospel
2. The Glory of God- Romans 3:23
3. The Problem of Sin- It’s Origins, Defining Sin, and Getting Rid of Sin
4. The Problem of Sin- Walking in the Light and the Battle that Rages
5. Fruit of Holiness- What Kind of People Should We Be?
6. The Law Has Died-
7. There is No Condemnation- The Righteous Fulfillment of the Law
8. The Work of the Spirit in the Christian Life
9. All Things Work Together- Trusting God
10. Predestination- Who are the Called- God’s Plan
11. God in the Fire!
12. What is my Dream?
13. Salvation- How God Designs Your Salvation
14. The Living Sacrifice