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Original Sin

Phil Gons · November 22, 2015 · Spring Creek Bible Church · 59m

Part 7 of The Doctrines of Man and Sin

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For families

Ages Teens · Mature

This is a serious theological sermon that works through the doctrine of original sin with care and intellectual honesty. The preacher acknowledges the real difficulty of the doctrine—especially the fairness question—while building a biblical case for it. Teens ready for sustained theological argument will find this rewarding; younger listeners will struggle with the abstraction and length.

Worth knowing: The sermon includes discussion of infant death and divine judgment (David’s son, Egyptian firstborn, Achan’s family) as evidence for inherited guilt; some listeners may find this disturbing.

Character of GodApologetics & hard questionsGospel

Talk about it together (4 questions)
  1. The preacher says sin is ‘universal’ (everyone sins), ‘natural’ (we’re born sinful), and ‘Adamic’ (connected to Adam). Can you explain what each of those means in your own words?
  2. Why does the preacher think the Pelagian view (Adam just set a bad example) doesn’t work? What would need to be true for that view to be correct?
  3. The preacher spends a lot of time on Romans 5 and the idea that we’re ‘represented’ by Adam, just as Christians are represented by Christ. How does understanding representation help answer the ‘fairness’ question?
  4. If you were skeptical about original sin before listening, what part of the sermon was most convincing to you—or what part still doesn’t make sense?

Used by permission of Phil Gons — philgons.com