Death of the Spirit is the penalty for our own sins!

You can see from this scripture that sin is anything which is opposed to God's law. In other words, anything which goes against the teachings of the gospel (the New Testament) is sin. Here's the way John said it: "All wrongdoing is sin..." (1 John 5:17). There are three different ways in which we can sin. 1) We sin by doing things which God's Word plainly names; such things as fornication, adultery, drunkenness, idolatry, lying, stealing, murder, hatred, and covetousness. The following passages list some of the things we must avoid: Matthew 15:19; 1 Corinthians 6:9, Galatians 5:19-21; Ephesians 4:25-31; 5:3, 4: 2 Timothy 3:2-4, 1 John 3:15. 2) Not only do we sin by doing the things listed above--but also by failing to do good when we have opportunity. In other words, God not only wants us to refrain from evil--He also wants us to act by doing good. James said, "Anyone, then, who knows the good he ought to do and doesn’t do it, sins" (James 4:17). 3) We also sin when we have wrong attitudes. The New Testament doesn't just disapprove outward acts--it goes to the heart of the matter and deals with the motives, intentions, and desires. You may see this in such passages as Matthew 5:21, 22, 27, 28; Mark 7:21. Origin of Sin. Sin started with Satan. John said, "He who does what is sinful is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the beginning... "(1 John 3:8). For this reason those who live a life of sin are spoken of as being children of the devil (John 8:44; 1 John 3:10). Temptation Satan is always trying to lead us into sin (John 13:2 Acts 5:3). He does this through temptation (1 Corinthians 7:51; Thessalonians 3:5). Temptation appeals to our natural, fleshly desires (James 1:14; 1 John 2:15-17). It is not a sin to be tempted. It is only when we yield to temptation that we are guilty of sinning (James 1:12, 15). Even Jesus was tempted--but He did not sin (Hebrews 4:15; Matthew 4:1- 11). All Have Sinned. Every responsible person has sinned. None of us can say, "Not guilty!" Paul said, "There is no one righteous, not even one" (Romans 3:10). Later in that same chapter he wrote, "for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God" (Romans 3:23). Since all of us have sinned, and the penalty for sin is death (Romans 6:23), we must lean upon the grace of God if we are to be saved. That grace is available. Paul tells us we are "justified (excused) freely by his grace through the redemption (salvation) that came by Christ Jesus" (Romans 3:24).

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