1. According to 1 John 3:4, what is sin?
2. James 1:25 teaches us today that we are to live by a certain law. What is that law?
3. What, according to John 12:48, will judge us in eternity?
4. How does 1 John 5:16-17 define sin?
5. In James 4:17, James also offers a definition of sin. What is that definition?
6. The text of 2 Corinthians 7:1 teaches us that sin is a defilement of the body and of the spirit. What is meant by the term “defilement”?
7. When we sin, how does it affect our embodiment of the teaching of 1 Peter 1:15?
8. Explain the statement in Isaiah 64:6 that “all our righteousnesses are like filthy rags.”
9. According to Psalm 38:4, what does our sin become to us?
10. What, according to Psalm 5:4, is God’s attitude toward sin?
11. According to Hebrews 1:9, God loves something and hates something else. What are the things that God loves and hates?
12. What does Ecclesiastes 7:20-29 teach us?
13. James 1:14-15 explains that when people sin, that sin brings forth something. What is that “something”?
14. According to Romans 5:12, death comes upon all men. Why?
15. Nahum 1:3 teaches us something that God will not do. What is it?
16. In Ephesians 2:1, Paul described some people as “dead.” Why were they dead?
17. What, according to Isaiah 59:1-2, does sin do to our relationship with God?
18. Isaiah 53:5 says, “But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement for our peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed.” Who is the “He” of this passage?
19. The text of 2 Corinthians 5:21 says, “For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.” Who is the “Him” of this passage?
20. According to Matthew 26:28, what did Jesus do that relieves humankind of its sin problem?
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