Sin Q.14

Sin
1 John 3.4

            1.  Why is John writing?

                            …so that you may know…  [5.13              ]

            2.  What is John telling us about God?

                            God is light  chapters 1-2     [1.5, 7]

                            God is love  chapters 3-5     [4.7-8]

            3.  What is John calling us to do?

                            Abide in Him  [2.28]

                                            Trust  [3.1-2]

                                            Obey  [3.3]

A. GENERAL OBSERVATIONS ON SIN

            1.  Measured by God’s revealed will

            2.  Includes both guilt and pollution

            3.  Rooted in the heart

                                            Proverbs 4.23

                                            Matthew 15.19

            4.  Includes both thoughts and actions

            5.  Something extremely deceitful

                                            Hebrews 3.13

B. JOHN’S COMMENTS ON SIN

            1.  What is sin?  [4]

            2.  Why is sin so bad?  [5]

            3.  Why do Christians fall into sin?  [6-7]

            4.  Where did sin come from?  [8a]

            5.  How is sin overcome?  [8b]

John Olson