Man’s Rebellion (Pt. 2)

We once lived in darkness,

at enmity with God,

rebellious,

disobedient,

unloving at our core.

We were

dead in our

trespasses and

sins.

For the wages of sin is death. . .

Romans 6:23 ESV

Sin separates us from God,

the creator and sustainer of life.

Sin did not result in the

immediate physical death of

Adam and Eve,

but immediate spiritual death.

All of us are descendants of

Adam and Eve.

We have all been born

with the disease of sin,

we are all born

spiritually dead.

When we put our faith in

Christ we are rescued from

ultimate spiritual death

and brought into

ultimate spiritual life.

Paul continues in Romans 6:23

to say, “…the gift of God is

eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord”

As believers even though

we have been rescued from the

ultimate “wages of sin”

we still experience the

effects of sin. We still battle

against the sin that remains.

We feel guilt, shame,

discouragement, emptiness,

and even despair.

As hard as it is to accept,

the truth is

that even as believers

we will still continue to sin.

We will act just like unbelievers.

We will rebel against God.

We will love ourselves

before we love others.

We will go our own way

and do our own thing.

Our remaining sin

is ugly.

It is hard to live with

the continuing realization

that we are still sinners.

It is hard to believe

that Christ loves us

when we still sin.

It is hard to

comprehend the full

reality of what Christ did for

us on the cross –

to reconcile

in our minds that

He who knew no sin

took our sin upon Himself.

We no longer bear the guilt of

our sin.

Christ took it all.

He the paid the entire

penalty of our sin!

For the wages of sin is death,

but the free gift of God is

eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Romans 6:23

So now as we live in

Christ we look to Him

to help us no longer live

like we once were…

dead in sin…living for