Colossians 1:28
We proclaim him, admonishing
and teaching everyone with all
wisdom, so that we may present
everyone perfect in Christ.
What disconnects us from God?
Sin, disconnects us from God!
What is Sin?
1 John 3:4
Everyone who sins
Breaks the law; in fact,
sin is lawlessness.
Sin Separates us from God Eternally
James 2:10 For whoever keeps the whole law and yet
stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it.
Romans 5:12 Therefore, just
as sin entered the world
through one man, and death
through sin, and in this way
death came to all men,
because all sinned—
Romans 3:23 for all have
sinned and fall short of the
glory of God,
Romans 6:23 For the
wages of sin is death
…
For the
wages of
sin is
death,
but the gift
of God is
eternal life
in Christ
Jesus our
Lord.
“Building bridges
from God,
with Christians &
TO CULTURE”
Sin Separates us from God Relationally
1 John 3:4-10
4Everyone who sins breaks the law; in fact, sin is
lawlessness.
5But you know that he appeared so that he might take
away our sins. And in him is no sin.
6No one who lives in him keeps on sinning. No one who
continues to sin has either seen him or known him.
7Dear
children, do not let anyone lead you astray. He
who does what is right is righteous, just as he is righteous.
8He who does what is sinful is of the devil, because the devil
has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of
God appeared was to destroy the devil's work.
-verse 4: “makes a practice of sinning”
-verse 6: “Keeps on sinning”
-verse 6: “continues to sin”
-verse 8: “does what is sinful”
The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the
works of the devil.
9No one who is born of God will continue to sin, because
God's seed remains in him; he cannot go on sinning,
because he has been born of God.
1) you will discover you are really not a Christian
2) you will be convicted, & then change your actions
3) God will take you home by physically ending your life
1 John 5:16-17
“blessed are the pure in heart,
for they will see God.”
“if you love Me, obey my
commands.”
How Does Sin Work?
James 1:14-15
14but each one is tempted when,
by his own evil desire, he is
dragged away and enticed.
15Then,
after desire has
conceived, it gives birth to sin;
and sin,
when it is full-grown, gives birth
to death.
The Answer to Sin
Come to Jesus
1 John 2:1 My dear children, I write this to you so that
you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have one who
speaks to the Father in our defense—Jesus Christ, the
Righteous One.
1 John 2:2 He is the
atoning sacrifice for our sins,
and not only for ours but also
for the sins of the whole
world.
Remain in Jesus
1 John 1:8-9 8If we claim to be without sin, we
deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. 9If we
confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive
us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.
Romans 6:6-7 6For we know that our old self was
crucified with him so that the body of sin might be
done away with, that we should no longer be slaves to sin—
7because anyone who has died has been freed from sin.
Hebrews 12:1-2 1Therefore, since we are surrounded by
such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything
that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us
run with perseverance the race marked out for us. 2Let us fix
our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith,
Next week: What else disconnects us from God?
Disunity amongst Christians disconnects us
from God