The Truth About Sin Most Churches Won't Explain
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Welcome to Politics by Faith. Thanks for being here. Great show today. If I don't think it's a great show, I won't tell you. Man, today really stunk. But I may not start off as telling you how great. We had Katie Faust. So let's start with our opening. It's called The Consequence of Sin. I lay out the story of sin, a foundational truth that most Christians don't have. 66% of Christians are off on this basic theological point. So we're going to talk about the importance of sin. And then Katie Faust is just phenomenal. Founder of Them Before Us. You'll love her. America, the greatest country in the world. Thanks for being here. Welcome to Politics by Faith. Today's special is called The Consequence of Sin. Sin is the root of everything bad that happens in America and the world.
And whenever something bad happens, people are always trying to look for reasons why. How could this have happened? A couple of systemic reasons. Sin. Later, we're going to break down some specific issues. But the first 10 things that are popping in your mind right now about the biggest problems in America, you name it, you dig into it, and the root of the problem is sin. Katie Faust is going to be our first guest to talk about what seems like a new social problem, at least new in my lifetime, but the sin at the root of it is as old as time. So let's build there. Usually we start the show with politics, then we build to the faith. Today we're going to start with the faith and end with the politics. First, if we're going to talk about the consequence of sin, we've got to talk about what sin is.
1 John 3, 4 says sin is lawlessness. Deuteronomy 9, 7 says sin is rebellion against God. Sin is serious business. We downplay our sin because we don't want to face up to the consequences of it. And we say, oh, our sin's no big deal or it's nothing like that other guy. And we say that because we don't want to accept that the consequences of it are dire and dire for all of eternity, another thing that we have trouble wrapping our head around. But Romans 6.23 says, the wages of sin is death. Now, I understand why you don't want to keep listening. Why would I want to hear this? Turn this off. Why do I want to hear about sin? And I think conservatives generally want to know the truth. And I think conservatives are generally more willing to confront the truth.
And really only cowards ignore reality because it might be hard to hear because you're afraid you may have to make different decisions about your life. Sin is rebellion against God. It's breaking the law of God. We should reflect on this. It all started with Adam. I think this is the most fundamental truth of Christianity. There's been a lot of surveys on this, about two-thirds of Christians. Some surveys have had like 60%. I've heard some surveys around 72%, so we'll split the difference. We'll call it 66%. Two-thirds of Christians, of Christians, say that people are basically good by their nature. Forget about just the whole world, all of America. Christians. I mean, 66% of Christians say Christians are good, or people are good by their nature.
A majority of Christians agree with the statement, everyone is born innocent in the eyes of God. Oh, no. No, no, no. This is bad. This is the most fundamental, essential truth of the Bible. You must start here. Ephesians 2, 3 says we are by nature. It Ephesians 5.8 says, it lists a bunch of sins, and then it says, do not become partners with them, the sins, for at one time you were darkness, but now you're the light of the world. Walk as children of light. But notice, it doesn't say that you were in darkness. It says you were darkness. The Bible talks about how we're saved, or we need to be saved. Well, saved from what? No one ever talks about that, right? Oh, I'm saved. People will be like, oh, when were you saved?
It's like a Christianese term. When were you saved? Saved from what? From God's wrath. Romans 5, 9. Since therefore we have now been justified by his blood, much more shall we be saved by him, Jesus, from, saved from the wrath of God.
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Chapters
4 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–5:50
2
What biblical definition of sin explains why evil persists in the world?
5:50–7:27
3
How does Scripture describe the severity and consequences of sin (Romans, Ephesians, Jeremiah)?
7:27–10:16
4
Why do many modern Christians believe people are basically good, and what’s wrong with that view?
10:16–28:11