Foundation School teaching pt 1

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right in. I mean the rules of Capernaum School.

They said, your Bible, your book, and your pen.

So, can everybody raise up their Bibles? Everybody

with your Bible. Okay. Your Bible. All right.

Let me get you one. You can give me one. Please

let me give this one. Do you have a Bible? Okay.

I want everybody to use a physical Bible. Take

this Bible. So, your notes. Can you raise up

your notes? Your notes. Okay. Your notes. Your

notes. Everybody, answer your notes. Thank you

very much. Yeah. So, and your pen. Yeah. That's

good. So, welcome to... Yes, Christian Fellowship

Foundation School. It is expedient of every member,

I mean every worker in the church to have attended

this class because it's a class whereby you are

briefed about the doctrine, the foundation of

the church, what the church is built on. So welcome

to the first class. I don't have a title for

this teaching, but I believe by the end of the

teaching, you will be rewarded. you will give

it a title you know there is this course we used

to do ah welcome welcome so like i'm saying as

i was saying earlier so there's this in english

there's something they call topic sentence they

will give us two three lines and they will ask

us can you give what's the topic sentence of

these uh lines can you give it a distance so

by the end of this teaching i believe i basically

each and every one of us should be able to give

this teaching a topic so yes welcome once again

ah so we're going to start and we're looking

at bibles to second timothy 3 verse 16 second

2 Timothy 3:16

timothy 3 16. it says our scripture is given

by the inspiration of God and is profitable for

doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction

in righteousness. 2 Timothy 3, verse 10. So,

2 Timothy 3:10

our understanding, I want everybody to write

this down. Our understanding of the scripture,

our understanding of the scripture, I want everybody

to write this down. Our understanding of the

scriptures, is very vital. Our understanding

of the scripture is very vital to our worship

of God. Our understanding of the scripture is

very vital to our worship of God. And the reason

is that when a scripture, or let me say the text

of the scripture, whenever it is misinterpreted,

whenever a text of the scripture is misinterpreted,

a major truth is lost. I will take it again.

Our understanding of scripture is very vital

to our worship of God. Whenever a scripture or

a text of a scripture is misinterpreted, a major

truth is lost. Are you writing it? A major truth

is lost and that affects our worship of God.

So on this basis, We are saddled with the responsibility

of what? Of getting our understanding or the

interpretation of scriptures right. Never get

that. I'm going to take it again. Our understanding

of scriptures is very vital to our worship of

God. And why is it like that? Because when you

misinterpret a text of the scriptures, right,

a major truth is lost. And when the major truth

is lost, your worship of God cannot be right

because the truth of his word has been lost,

right? So I now said on that basis, we are started

with the responsibility of getting our interpretation

of what the scriptures write. So today we are

going to be looking at something very, very fundamental

to Christianity or let me say to the word itself.

You know, there is this, preconceived notion

that we all have about why did Jesus come, right?

Why you have heard the word salvation, salvation,

why did Jesus come? Why am I here on earth? And

the center point of all of this at most times

is the word sin, right? You get that sin. When

they ask you, are you saved? You say yes. And

when they ask you, how do you know you are saved?

You say, Jesus Christ died for my sins, right?

He was buried and resurrected again the third

day, right? Am I right? So now, but then, when

they ask you, when they ask, so there's this

notion that we have or this understanding that

circulate around about sin and that may, and

it is the understanding of what we inherited

Adam's sin. That is what Christ came to die for.

It's the sin of Adam that has been transferred

to every one of us. Who has that? You believe

that, right? Who else believes that? That you

inherited Adam's sin? What's your name, brother?

Eric. Eric. So what do you believe about that?

About saying, you know, Adam's sin, salvation,

and all of that? Like, I mean, can you tell me

about the... We are also... You suffer for the

sin of Adam, right? Okay. So, yeah. So, I will

move on. So that is what most of us know, right?

Like you said, they believe it's right. So, okay.

So, now, let us look at the Bible. Let us ask

a question. Let us ask a basic question. First

of all, what is sin? Write that question down.

What is sin? What is sin? If I put that slide

up, what is sin? Yes. So, I wrote here, I said,

sin is not eating God. that is yielding to God,

or it's rebellion against God's word. And what

do I mean by God's word? His law, his commandments,

his promise. And I further it by saying God's

law is God's commandments, right? It is God's

charge. It is God's voice. It is his doctrine

and principle. And we will open our Bibles to

Genesis 26, verse 5. Let's see something there.

Genesis 26:5

Genesis 26, verse 5. So, I will read. It says,

Genesis 26:5

because that Abraham obeyed my voice and kept

my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and

my law. So, look at Genesis 26, verse 5. I want

Genesis 26:5

all of us to pay attention. Look at your Bible.

Genesis 26, verse 5. Look at your Bible. So,

Genesis 26:5

it says, because that Abraham obeyed my voice

and kept my charge. my commandment, my statutes,

and my law. So now I want to look at something

there. So he said my voice, number one, my charge,

my commandment, my statutes, and my laws. So

these five things are not five things. They are

one thing that explains each other. The charge

is the same as the law, the same as my commandment,

the same as my voice. the same as my statues,

right? Then it says something like, Abraham obeyed

my voice, right? Obeyed, to obey means to yield,

which is what, that word, heeding. H -E -E -D.

Heeding means to obey. So Abraham obeyed what?

His voice, his commandment, his law. So now what

do we call sin? We said, sin is not heeding God

or it's rebellion against what God's word, right?

So now, I said, Though God gave man what is called

free will, it is not to be exercised outside

God. And we see that in Genesis 2, 16 to 17.

Genesis 2, Genesis chapter 2, verse 16 to 17.

Genesis 2:16–17

That says, and the Lord God commanded, we have

seen that word commandment again, right? This

word, commandment, right? So let's look at our

Bible, please. Genesis 2, verse 16. Let's look

Genesis 2:16

at our Bible. Genesis 2, verse 16 says, And the

Genesis 2:16

Lord God commanded the man. Commanded the man.

He gave man a commandment, right? Don't forget,

the word voice, charge, commandment, law, statutes

are the same thing, right? So now we are reading

in Genesis 2, verse 16, it says, And the Lord

Genesis 2:16

God commanded. That is, he gave man his law.

He gave man his commandment. And what is that

commandment in verse 16? Of every tree of the

garden, thou mayest freely eat. Now verse 17

says, but of the tree of the knowledge of good

and evil, thou shalt not eat of it. For in the

day that thou eat thereof, thou shalt surely

die. So now what do we see here? We see God giving

a commandment. So by giving man a commandment,

it implies that man is capable of what? Of yielding

to the commandment or not yielding. Right? Because

when you look at verse 17, verse 17 says, but

of the tree of good and evil, thou shalt not

eat of it. For in the day that thou eatest thereof,

thou shalt surely die. That is, I want you to

what? I've created you in your makeup. I give

you what? The ability to decide what you want

to do. Right? But see, in as much as I have given

you the ability to choose, now, this is what

I want you to choose. But if you should do contrary

to this, this is the consequence. Are you getting

me? Are you getting me? So God said to man, he

said, Verse 16 again. Let's read this again.

Let's look at our Bible. I want us to look at

our Bible. Can we all echo it? Verse 16 to 17.

One, two, go. Please. Can we all echo it? Verse

17. So do we all see the fact that man has the

ability to choose? Right? And we also see that

there is consequence for whatever the action

of man is. Right? Right? Verse 16 says, Verse

16 says, Do not God command man, saying, Of every

tree of garden thou mayest freely eat, but of

the tree of good and evil thou shalt not eat

thereof. For in the day that thou eat thereof

thou shalt surely die. But if you eat of the

tree of life, you will watch, you will live.

That's the consequence of what? Heeding to God's

instruction. Right? But the consequence of going

out of it is what? You shall surely what? Die.

Right? So that what now alludes to our divination

of sin. And what's our divination of sin? Are

we all on the same page? Do you agree with that?

You don't? You don't understand? So this is what

I'm saying. Okay? So, We define sin as what's

not yielding, yielding God, or let me say obeying.

Obeying. The word sin is the word chata, which

means to miss a mark. It is derived from the

concept of an archer. When an archer wants to

shoot an arrow, the archer is a target. So when

he shoots, if he did not hit the target, he missed

that mark. He missed the target. That is sin.

That is sin. So now, bringing that, bringing

that input into what relationship between God

and man now. So God gave man a commandment, which

is also what carry out. Now, when man goes out

of that commandment, he missed the target, which

is the commandment, right? So when he goes out

of the commandment, what is that called? Sin.

Chata. right? Missing the mark. But when he stick

to the commandment, he did not sin, right? So

that explains the concept of sin as what? When

you miss a mark, right? And what is the mark

here? God's commandment, right? So we now use,

we're now citing an example of Adam. So God gave

him an instruction, a law, a commandment. And

the law here is what? We see an instruction.

We see the consequence of what each action. There

are two actions you can take. It's either you

obey or you do not obey. When you obey, you have

what? The consequence. When you disobey, there's

also what? A consequence. Are we on the same

page? So now, and how is man able to obey or

disobey? Because man has what we call what? Free

will. Are we getting it? That explains what I

said, yeah. So God doesn't force his choice on

man, but it is expected of man by God, from God,

to act in accordance to his will. Do we get that?

So what is sin? All right. So not yielding to

God's word, is it an automatic thing or a choice

that you decide what to carry out. Exactly. So

that makes sin words a choice, an action, right?

So do this, then I will react to what you said

to me by taking an action, either doing it or

not doing it, right? So that is what is called

sin. So let's go further. Next one, yeah. So

I said the word sin was first applied to describe

an action of man. In Genesis 4. What I meant

here is that what the first place you're going

to see in the Bible, you see the word sin. It's

in what? It's in Genesis 4, verse 7. Let's go

Genesis 4:7

there. Genesis 4, 7. That's the first place you're

going to see the word sin. Actually, I put it

here. So it said, if thou doest well, this is

KJV. If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted.

And if thou doest not well, sin lies at the door.

And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt

rule the vine. So what do we see here? Like I

said, the word sin, the word was chata, right?

The word chata, which implies to miss, to forfeit,

to lack, or an absence of something. So now,

let's examine this Genesis 4, 7. It says, If

thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted.

And if thou doest not well, seen light at the

door. So this is God speaking to Cain, right?

So Cain and Abel offered a sacrifice already

to God, but then Cain was rejected, but Abel

was accepted. Why was Abel accepted? Why was

Cain rejected? The later writers, for example,

Hebrews 11, verse 6. Let's go there. Hebrews

Hebrews 11:6 Hebrews 11:6

11, verse 6. Hebrews 11, verse 8. It says, if

Hebrews 11:8

you are there, please type or read. Hebrews 11,

Hebrews 11:4

verse 4, sorry. Yeah. Exactly. Exactly. So, we

see that Abel offered what? By faith. And which

is the contrary of what Cain did, right? So,

and you will now see, God is telling us, if thou

doest well, it's an action. An action of Cain,

right? If thou acted well, and what is that action?

By faith. So, Cain didn't offer by faith, but

we see Obed who did, right? And Abel was accepted,

Cain was rejected. And what causes their rejection?

what they did. Right? What they did. Abel offered

by faith. Cain offered not by faith. Right? And

which causes was Abel accepted and Cain rejected.

So you will see, God places the responsibility

on Cain. He said, if thou doest well, shalt thou

not be accepted? So we see that sin is not When

it comes to individuals, I mean about you, sin

is your responsibility. What you do. What I do.

Right? Do I do it right? If I do it right, I

do not sin. If I do not do it right, that is

sin. I missed the mark. Are you getting it? Are

you understanding what sin is? So, I said, Genesis

4, 7 shows that Cain did not heed God's instruction

and was described in his action. which is the

demonstration of his choice. The writer of Hebrews

made us understand that the offering of Abel

was by faith, which is a contrast to Cain. That

is, Cain did otherwise. So faith is his substance

here, leading to God's word. Why Cain did not?

We describe God's sin. Go to the next slide,

please. So, where I asked the question also,

I said, how is sin describing these scriptures?

So we can write this sin is described as iniquity,

as trespass, disobedience. So we can write this

and the verses, please. Let's put those down

and the verses. So we see in Genesis 15, 6, it

was described as iniquity. These are just additional

information. to make us understand what sin is.

So right, iniquity, the trespass, disobedience,

let's put that down. Let's put that down. Right.

Iniquity, put the Bible verse there. Trespass,

the Bible verse. Disobedient, and the Bible verse.

All of this, all these ones here, you can get

it on your concordance. We're going to talk about

the concordance at the end of the teaching. So,

we'll be doing things like this a lot in this

particular teaching because the Bible that we

have, are we listening? The Bible that we have

was not written in English. It was written in

Hebrew and Greek. So we have, of course, to always

refer back to the original language in which

they are written in so that we can understand

what the writer is intending or what the writer

is saying. So that's why you will see, like I

wrote here, I said the word iniquity is from

the word avon. It implies an action done towards

another and towards God's promise of life. This

is to understand better what the word is communicating

because the Bible is not a... English as it looks,

right? So that's one of the rules of Bible interpretation

of arriving at the right interpretation of the

scriptures. That is, we go to the original language

to get the meaning of whatever is going on there.

So sin is described as iniquities in the scriptures.

It's described as trespass. It's described as

disobedience. Let's also put this in mind because

it will come in handy as we go. So, Let's ask

another question. So we have answered the question

of what is sin. Do we understand what sin is

now? What does sin mean? Not hidden to God's

word, to miss the mark, right? Okay. So, and

we have seen how sin is described also in scriptures.

It's described as trespass, iniquity. You write

it down. Iniquity, trespass, disobedience, right?

Are we together? Are we together? Okay. I might

call someone to just do a teach -back. So, please,

let's pay attention, okay? I might call my brother

there that is smiling. Do a teach -back to us

what you have learned since. You understand what

I'm saying? So, let us pay attention as we go,

okay? Because the goal of this teaching is to

make us understand sin. So we don't just want

to come and just go and attend five -year -old

school and just start this thing. So we want

to understand what we are doing here. So let's

ask another question. And the question is, is

sin natural or supernatural? Is sin natural or

supernatural? Is sin natural or supernatural?

And we will be examining two examples. Two examples

from the scriptures. which is Genesis 3, Genesis

4. Genesis 3, Genesis 4. Write is sin natural

or supernatural and write the scriptures. Genesis

3, Genesis 4. Now write Genesis 6 and Genesis

11. That will be our assignments. Write Genesis

6 and Genesis 11. Put assignments in front of

it. We will go and study those two chapters,

Genesis 6 and 11 and see is sin supernatural

or natural there. Genesis 3, Genesis 4, we explain

it here. But Genesis 6 and Genesis 11, we are

all going to go and go and do the assignment

and understand is sin natural or supernatural

there. So, you know, like I'm giving us an example

here. So, go and study Genesis 6 and Genesis

11 and see is sin natural or supernatural. And

every one of us are going to be submitting the

assignment. I want it done in the A4 sheets,

not inside your book. Right now, you are going

to submit it. Yes, you are laughing. Okay. So,

you will go home and examine Genesis 6, Genesis

11. And you know, I don't want you to say it

is supernatural or it is natural. I want you

to explain how it is natural or how it is supernatural.

Okay? So, let's go. Genesis 3. So, let's go to

our Bibles. Genesis 3, we are going to be reading

from verse, let's start from verse 1. Is sin

natural or supernatural? That's our question.

So Genesis 3 from verse 1. It says, Now the serpent

was more cunning than any beast of the field

which the Lord God had made. Verse 1. Genesis

Genesis 3:1

3 verse 1. Now the serpent was more cunning than

any beast of the field which the Lord God had

made. And he said to the woman, As God indeed

said, You shall not... eat of every tree of the

garden. And the woman said to the serpent, We

may eat the fruit of the trees of the garden,

but of the fruit of the tree which is in the

midst of the garden, God has said, You shall

not eat it, nor shall you touch it, lest you

die. Then the serpent said to the woman, You

will not surely die. So first of all, let's pay

attention to that what happened. That what happened

was also used in Genesis 4 verse 5. Let's go

Genesis 4:5

there. Genesis 44, verse 5. The word serpent

Genesis 44:5

was used. Genesis 44, verse 5. Genesis 44, verse

Genesis 44:5 Genesis 44:5

5. The word serpent was used. Can someone read

it for me, please? Read verse 5 and 15. Genesis

4, 5 and 15. Can someone read it? 44 verse 5.

44 verse 5. Genesis 44 verse 5. Genesis 44 verse

Genesis 44:5 Genesis 44:5

5. Genesis 44. Yes. That word divination there

is the word serpent. Now go to verse 15 of that

same chapter. Verse 15. Now divination is the

word serpent. Let's go to Leviticus 19 .26. Leviticus

19 .26. If you are there, you can read. If you

are there, you can read. You can read if you

are there. Leviticus 19 .26 Leviticus 19 .26

The same word divination. So this word sapientie

is the word nakash in Hebrew and it implies divination,

a diviner. And it also implies one who opposes

an opposition, right? Let's say, are you listening

to me? Let's say you want to buy a car, right?

You have your money on your hand and you went

to the garage and I came and I said, no, you're

not buying this car. At that point, what I'm

doing is what? I am being a serpent. To you.

Because I am opposing. What you want to do. That

is the meaning of the word serpent. And that

is why. In Matthew 16. Jesus called Peter. That

same word. He said get behind me Satan. That

is the same word. In the Greek. That is the word

an opposer. He called Peter Satan. He said get

behind me Satan. Why? Because he is opposing.

is caused. So, anoposa is what? A serpent, a

diviner. And this word, serpent here, without

no much exegesis, you could see for yourself

that it's not a literal serpent, right? Because

serpents don't talk. Do snakes talk? They don't

talk. So, you could see that it's not what? A

literal serpent. It's conversing. So, this is

what Moses will implore to communicate. Someone,

a being that opposes God's plan. Because look

at what he said in verse 4. Remember, God said

to Adam, he said, the day you eat of it, you

shall die. In Genesis 2 .17. Do you remember?

So now in Genesis 3 now, verse 4. Then the serpent

said to the woman, you will not surely die. So

what was God's command? You will what? You will

die. If you eat of it. But look at what the serpent

said. You will not surely die. That opposes God's

command. Right? So you could see it when you

read the narrative. You could see the meaning

of that word serpent there. That is someone that

opposes God. Not necessarily God, but anybody

that opposes your action. You might be the bad

person, but if a good cause is opposing your

bad cause, that good cause is a serpent unto

you, while you also are a serpent unto the good

cause also. So it's an opposer. So the serpent

here, this being here is a supernatural being.

And we see when you read the conversation, so

when this being speaks to Eve, Eve having known

what God said, because he said it, he said, He

said it was more cunning than the beast of the

field. We did not go that way. And said to the

woman, as God in this said, you shall not eat

of the tree of the garden, right? And the woman

said to the serpent, we may eat of the fruit

of the trees of the garden, but of the fruit

of the tree, which is in the midst of the garden,

verse 2, chapter 3, God said you shall not eat.

So which means that what Eve knows God's commandment,

right? Are you with me? So Eve knows what God

said they should not do. But then this happened.

This supernatural being came to Eve and said

to Eve, you will not surely die. So when this

supernatural being spoke to Eve, that influences

Eve's action towards God's word. So what did

Eve do? Let's read verse 5. For God knows that

in the day you eat of it, your eyes will be opened

and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.

Genesis 3 verse 5. Let's read our Bible. I want

Genesis 3:5

us to look at our Bible. Please. Everybody, I

want you to look at your Bible. Genesis 3 verse

Genesis 3:5

5. Let's have a verse 5. Can we read together?

Alright. One, two, let's go. So when the woman

saw that the tree was good for food, that it

was pleasant to these eyes, a tree desirable

to make one wise. She took of its fruit and ate.

She also gave to her husband with her, and he

ate. Then the eyes of both of them were opened,

and they knew they were naked, and they sewed

fig leaves together and made themselves covenants.

So, question. What influenced their action? The

serpent. Is the serpent a natural being or a

supernatural being? Okay. So sin has an influence,

right? That is going against God's word has an

influence. And the influence of that is what

a supernatural being, there's always a supernatural

being influencing whatever goes against God's

word. And it's an opposition to God's word. A

supernatural being is always what's involved.

Do we get that? So we're seeing that the sin

of Adam and Eve as was the activity of a supernatural

being that Moses described as what happened,

right? So, having seen that, let's go to chapter

4. Chapter 4. Genesis chapter 4. Let's see the

Genesis 4 · chapter mention

Abel and Abel chapter 4. Yes. So, let's read

from verse 1. Chapter 4, verse 1. So, I will

read. Now Adam knew Eve, his wife, and she conceived

and bore Cain and said, I have acquired a man

from the Lord. Then she bore again, this time

his brother, Abel. Now Abel was the keeper of

the sheep, but Cain was the tiller of the ground.

And in the process of time, it came to pass that

Cain brought an offering of the fruit of the

ground to the Lord. Let us look at our Bible.

This is our Bible. Genesis chapter 4. Now we

Genesis 4 · chapter mention

are in verse 5 now. Let's read verse 5. Let's

read chapter 4, verse 5. But he did not respect

Cain and his offering, and Cain was very angry,

and his countenance fell. Right? So the Lord

said to Cain, Why are you angry, and why has

your countenance fallen? If you do well, will

you not be accepted? And if you do not do well,

sin lies at the door, and its desire is for you,

but you should rule over it. Now Cain talked

with Abel his brother, and it came to pass, when

they were in defeat, that Cain rose up against

Abel his brother and killed him. Then the Lord

said to Cain, Where is your brother? He said,

I do not know. Am I my brother's keeper? And

he said, what have you done? The voice of your

brothers cries out to me from the ground, right?

Now, our emphasis is on verse 7. So, it says,

if you do well, will you not be accepted? And

if you do not do well, sin lies at the door.

Now, that word lied, like I said, like I wrote

here, is the Hebrew word rabat, which implies

to crouch. You know the way... A lion walks,

right? The way a lion crouch, yeah. So this word,

this word light implies that there is a being

there, right? There is a being. A being. The

word light is the word rabat, which implies to

crouch, right? It says, seen crouch at thy door.

Are you getting it? Seen what? Crouch at thy

door. To lie down, to, you know, crouch at thy

door. And this refers to a supernatural being,

right? So now, after God said to Cain that sin

lies at your door, that is, in verse 5, what

do we see? Not verse 5, verse 8, what do we see?

Now Cain talked with his brother Abel, right?

And it came to pass when they were in defeat

that Cain rose up against Abel, his brother.

What did he do? He killed him, right? So we see...

The supernatural being having the influence again

on who? On Cain. And what did Cain do? Cain killed

Deborah. You know, the fun, interestingly, about

Cain, God told Cain that C, C, light at the door.

Right? He warned him so that he can retrace and

not do whatever he wants to do. But what did

Cain do? He went ahead. Because of what? It's

an influence. When sin, whenever you see sin

in the world, you see, it is not natural, right,

for God to tell you something and you will not

yield to what God said to you. It is not natural.

And in every instance, even in Genesis chapter

Genesis 6 · chapter mention

6, Genesis chapter 11, we will see what? An influence

Genesis 11 · chapter mention

of a supernatural being. If you go for evangelism

today, and you go and evangelize, you might come

to a point with this fact, that what everybody,

that when you preach the gospel too, and they

reject, it is annoying, it is not annoying by

once, you should know, the Bible doesn't understand

that what, there is an involvement of supernatural

being here. You know, he said, if our gospel

be heed, it is heed to those who are what? The

God of this world has what? Blinded. So there's

always an involvement of what? Supernatural being

in sin. So I want you to go to Genesis 6 and

Genesis 11. I want to see your explanation of

how what? The supernatural being is involved

in what? In the sin that was committed there.

So let's move on. Let's move on. So is sin? Natural

or supernatural? What's your question? My question

is God's plan in the beginning was for us and

why is it that the serpent said that for God

knows that when you eat for me the eye will be

opened and you will not be like God. Why did

God Very good question. So I get your question.

So now God spoke, serpent spoke. Now when you

go to chapter three, what was the description

of the serpent? Now the serpent was more cunning.

What does cunning mean? Crafty, a master of deception,

right? Crafty than any beast of defeat. who the

Lord God had made, right? So this description

of a sapient is what's called crafty, corny,

deception, right? So whatever thing that is coming

from the mouth of a sapient, what do you expect

it to be? And for a fact, what you mentioned

in verse five, when it says, for God knows that

in the day you eat of it, your eyes will be opened

and you'll be like God, knowing good and evil.

That word God there in verse 5 is the same word

used for Almighty God, Elohim, right? But then

when you go, it's a word that's a reference to

what supernatural beings also. That is, a man,

man would be like what supernatural beings also.

And it is the same word that the psalmist used

when he said, who is man? He was talking to God.

He said, who is man that are mindful of him?

Or the son of man that thou visitest him. You

made him a little lower than the angels. That

word angels there is the word Elohim. The same

word here. And it is referenced for what supernatural

beings. That is, what the devil is saying to

Adam and Eve here is that God knows that when

you eat it, you will become like what them, supernatural

beings. God, they are supernatural beings. Right?

But don't forget. In man's makeup, when God made

man, what did God give to man? He gave him dominion

and authority. Right? So now, devil is now speaking

to man. He said, when you eat of this thing,

God knows that you will come like God, like a

supernatural being. But that was not the plan.

And that's actually deception because when man

ate of that fruit, did he become like supernatural

beings? Did he? He's still at the body. So what

does that tell you? That was what deception at

its peak. You get it? Are you cleared? Of course,

it's going against God's plan, like I said. God's

plan is that these guys don't eat of the tree

of life. Now, when God made man, he gave man

instructions, he made himself known to man, he

made himself known to man in ways, right? So

now, when you read that when they ate of the

tree of good and evil, they knew that they were

naked. That was to explain what are setting.

Now, they know They now know good and evil. That's

why Paul said, by man sin came into the world.

So now there's an entity that was introduced,

right? Now, that was to explain that whatever

has happened to these guys, because when God

created them, they don't know that before, right?

Now a new thing has entered now. You're going

to see it. So they have brought in an entity,

right, into the world. sin, right? Going against

God's word. Now, they can now see that they are

naked. Now, funny enough, when God came to them,

what did God say? He was saying, where are you?

Is God oblivious of where they are? Huh? He knows.

Why is he asking? Huh? Why is he asking? He is

asking to see their opinions. See if they understand

why they did it and how their feelings depend

on it. Okay. Very good reasoning. I like that.

So, I like that, like I said, that's a very good

reasoning. So, that is to show that what something

new has entered, which was called what? He explained

in Romans 5. We're going to get there. Okay?

So, just tickle me. So, where are we? So, is

sin natural or supernatural? Huh? Wait, I think

I didn't answer your question. So, your question

is, God wants man to know him. That was his intention.

That was his intention. But then, he doesn't

want them to eat of the tree of not even good

and evil, which if they had ate, they would know

that they are naked. and they were able to know

many things. Okay, so now this is the point.

Let me give you a scenario. Let's say you're

a developer, someone that develops robots, right?

You are the one that creates these robots. So

you have the way, you have a way, you want these

robots to work, right? So there is what the producer's

manual, because it's God that creates you. Is

it the devil that creates you? No. So you are

to follow what your creator's manual. Because

in fact, when God created man, he said, keep

and guide. He gave man a priestly office in the

garden. Right? So he placed man where he wants

man to be. And placed where he wants them to

be. Right? So when the devil came to Adam and

Eve, This is the devil introducing them to something

different from what God wants for them. Okay?

So if it's about knowing God, God has his way

of man knowing him. Right? God has his way of

man knowing him, which is not the way the devil

did. And now the plan of God is what? Family.

He wants to relate. but with humans, right? God

will have, the plan and purpose of God is what?

The earth will be filled with his glory, his

family, right? On earth. He wants to relate with

humans and they will know him, right? Which is

why he even had to become a man so he can know

who he is, right? So he had his own way of making

himself known. But the devil introduced what

is not in God's plan to man. That's our question.

We'll catch up. So, yeah, so is sin natural or

supernatural? Sin as I was a supernatural influence

on man, right? So let's go, let's go. So now

coming down to the concept of original sin, the

concept that the fact that Adam sinned, Adam

is the first man. So when he sinned, Everybody

that came after Adam, they inherited Adam's sin.

That concept. So we are going to examine it now.

The original sin concept, in fact, we believe,

read by some, that Adam's sin passed to all men,

right? That Adam's sin passed to all men, and

that suggests that since Adam is the first man

that sinned, everyone born afterwards and to

date are born with a sin nature inherited from

Adam. Now, how many of us are of this opinion

up to now that we inherited Adam's sin? One,

two, three. What about you? One, two, three.

What about you? What about you? No? Michelle?

No? What about you? Brother Olive? You? You don't?

One, two, three. What about you, brother? You

are here at four. What about you, my brother?

You don't believe it? Okay. What about you? You

are not out there. What about you? So, we have

one, two, three, four. Yeah. So, yes. I will

have to be conversing with. The four of you,

mostly in this class, in this particular lesson.

So, the concept of original sin is the belief

that since Adam is the first man, his sin was

passed, was inherited by any other being that

came of time. Right? That is the notion, right?

That is the belief. But then, let us question

this concept. So, in Bible interpretation, for

a doctrine to be established, right? It must

first of all have its roots in what we call in

our day the Old Testament. Number one. Or let's

even break it down. It must first of all have

its roots in what we call the Torah, the first

five books of Moses, Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus,

Numbers, Deuteronomy. That is, if you are going

to establish any doctrine, any Christian doctrine,

for you to know you are on the right path, the

beginning, The first and fundamental is what

it must find its roots in Moses' writings, which

is the first five books of Moses. That is, I

should come to you and lay a claim, and I can

situate it clearly. In those first five books,

I am wrong. And why is it like that? Because

every other writer of the scriptures writes from

Moses. Let me give you an example. When Matthew

wants to begin his gospel, go to Matthew 1 .1.

Matthew 1 .1. I want you to read for me, sister.

Yeah, this was your name? Elin. Okay, please

let me read Matthew 1 .1. Matthew 1 .1, Matthew

1 .1, Matthew 1 .1. So you see a name there.

He said David and who? Abraham. So that means

if you want to understand who Jesus is, you have

to understand two characters. When you are reading

the book of Matthew, you want to understand who

Jesus is. Primarily, you need to read two characters,

first of all, David and Abraham. So the question

is, where is Abraham? From? Which book do you

find, Abraham, in the Bible? Genesis. So you

need to read the book of Genesis. So Matthew

is writing from what? The book of Genesis. Now

we go to Matthew 4. Matthew 4 writes about the

temptation of Jesus Christ. And he writes it

from the Exodus of Israel. He writes it from

the story of Israel. We can go, because of time,

we can go and read Matthew 4. Read about the

temptation of Jesus Christ and you'll be hearing

things that are directly from Exodus. He said,

he was led into the wilderness to be tempted.

Who were in the wilderness to be tempted? 40

days and 40 nights. So you will be seeing much,

you're writing from what? So when you go throughout,

even Paul himself, Paul said, for whatsoever

things are written aforetime are written for

our learning. What are the things written aforetime?

The books of Moses, the prophet, the Old Testament,

right? They are written for our learning that

we, through the patience and comfort of the scriptures,

we might have hope. When you go to 1 Corinthians

10, 11, you will see the same thing there. So,

the books of Moses is fundamental to Christian

theology. So, for you to establish any doctrine,

you must first of all situate this doctrine within

the book of Moses. Now, going further, the prophets,

beginning from Joshua. to Malachi. You must find

that doctrine there. Why? Because they wrote

from Moses. Joshua 1 .8. This book of the law.

Which book of the law is that? Moses' book. It

shall not depart from your mouth. Because Joshua

has not been written in that time. So what is

he reading from? Moses. Genesis. So when other

writers are coming, they are also reading from

the previous writer. They are writing from him.

So you cannot So you are teaching any doctrine

without those books. So when you come to the

four gospels also, Paul will tell you, Paul wrote

from the Old Testament, he wrote from the four

gospels, and he wrote by revelation. So there

are three sources. So the four gospels cannot

be left out of your doctrine also. Right? Now

finally, the epistles. So that means when you

are traveling down from the Old Testament, Moses,

you travel through to Malachi, you enter Matthew,

Mark, Luke, John, Acts, then you get to Romans,

Corinthians, then when you can situate a consistent

doctrine now, now, you are halfway, you are above

halfway. Right? Okay? So first of all, you must

be able to establish your doctrine, which is

not the question that we asked. Does this concept

have an origin in the scriptures? The concept

of we inherited Adam's sin, does it have a root?

Can you explain it within the scriptures? Now,

even before we read the Bible, I can tell you

for a fact that there is no place that says because

the father has sinned, Then the children will

inherit the sin of their father. So let's just

read these scriptures. Let's start with Deuteronomy

1 .39. Let's start with Moses. Deuteronomy verse

1. Deuteronomy chapter 1. Verse 39. Are we there?

Deuteronomy 1 · chapter mention

1 Thessalonians 1 Thessalonians 1 Thessalonians

So we see what the children are not punished

for what their fathers sinned. Right? Can we

all see it? Can we all see it? Sister Eileen,

can you see it? Okay. Can you see it, brother?

One, two, three, four. When I'm asking questions,

as far as we are in this paradigm, this particular

thing, When I ask questions, I want to answer

from the four of you. And my brother too, I want

to answer from you too. So let's read Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 24:16

24, verse 16. Deuteronomy 24, verse 16. I would

Deuteronomy 24:16

love Sister Helen to help me read that. Deuteronomy

24. Oh, Brother David, you can read. You can

read Deuteronomy 24, verse 16. Deuteronomy 24

Deuteronomy 24:16

16 Did you see? Yes. for his own sin. So you

bear your sin, I bear my own. Adam bears his

sin, all of us bear our own sin. Okay. We'll

get there. We'll get there, don't worry. So,

but, what have you seen here in this scripture,

Sister Eileen? Everybody bears their sin, right?

Did you agree to that? Up to now. So now let's

go to Ezekiel 18. No, let's go to 2 Kings 14

.6. Write this down. You can go and read this

at home because it is long. Ezekiel 18 .3 -20.

You can read it at home. Let's read 2 Kings 14

.6. 2 Kings 14 .6 2 Kings 14 .6 2 Kings 14 .6

Verse 6. Did we all read that? What did we see?

Everybody is responsible for the awards. So up

to now, we have not seen anywhere that someone

is responsible for anybody's sin. Let's read

lastly. Jeremiah 31 Jeremiah 31 29 to 30 Jeremiah

31 29 to 30. Jeremiah 31. Anybody can read for

me. Sister Elaine. Sister... I'm forgetting your

name. Crystal Bell. In those days, they shall

say no more. The fathers have eaten cypress and

the children sit at second age. But everyone

shall die for his own iniquity. Every man who

eats cypress shall be second. Did you see the

word iniquity? For sins, right? I said put it

in your mind. So everybody dies for their own

sin. So we have not seen anywhere that is established

that the father dies for the children, right?

Okay. So, we have not seen anywhere where we

inherit the sin from anybody, from anyone. The

father doesn't pass down his sin. to the children,

right? The children does not inherit sin from

the father. Because what is sin? Sin is an action.

Right? Why will you pass down your action to

me? Are you seeing this? Don't forget, I want

you to hold that in your mind. Sin is an action.

It is not a genetic thing that you are passing

down. Okay? Spiritually, it doesn't bode well.

Physically, it doesn't bode well. Okay? Sin is

what? An action. And don't forget, it means what?

To miss the mark. Right? So, if sin means to

miss the mark, then there must first of all be

a mark set before me that I will miss. Imagine,

because he's my brother, then he's short and

narrow, he couldn't get the mark. Then he said,

I have sinned. Does that make sense? Does that

make sense? And who is God? God is what? A God

of justice. To humans, to even humans, is that

justice? That he missed the mark, then you said,

I also missed the mark. While I have not even

shot anything. Does that make sense? I have not

shot any arrow. Then you said, I missed the mark.

I'll be looking at you like, how far now? So

there must be, a mark for me to miss. There must

be a commandment that I will obey. There must

be a law given to me that I obey. There must

be God's charge. There must be God's instruction

or his principle given to me. Then when it is

presented to me, however that I go about it,

do I yield to it or do I not yield to it? Because

God's instruction there is the mark. So do I?

accept that, do I reject it? Rejecting it is

going outside of that mark. Accepting it is eating

the mark. So there must be a mark for me to miss

before I can be called a sinner. So without the

mark, I am nothing. I'm not a sinner. Right?

Are you getting this? So that's why I said the

father eats all grapes. He will perish for his

own grapes. The son eats all grapes. He's going

to perish for the sawgrips. But if the son has

not eaten any sawgrips, the son leaves. If the

son is oblivious, the son leaves. Are you getting

it? So, everything we have read now, nothing

presupposes or nothing suggests that what sin

is inheritable or sin can be passed down, right?

From the scriptures that we have read. We have

read from the Old Testament, right? We don't

say anything like that. That sin words can be

inherited. Alright? So let's go to Jesus himself.

When Jesus came, Jesus talked about sin. Right?

Let's open our Bibles to Matthew 9 verse 2. Jesus

Matthew 9:2

talked about sin. Matthew 9 verse 2. Yes. Whose

Matthew 9:2

sins are forgiven? Your sins are forgiven. Not

Adam have sinned, so I saved you from the sins

of Adam. But not your father have sinned. I saved

you from the sin of your father. Okay? Is that

your sins? are forgiving okay let's also see

Matthew Matthew 12 31 and 32 therefore I say

to you every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven

men but the blaspheming against the spirit will

not be forgiven men Anyone who speaks a word

against the Son of Man, it will be forgiven him.

But whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it

will not be forgiven him, either in this age

or in the age to come. So did we see that sin

is what's individualistic? That is, he said,

I say to you, every sin and blasphemy will be

forgiven men. But the blasphemy against the Holy

Spirit will not be forgiven men. Anyone who speaks

a word against the Son of Man, it will be forgiven

him. But whoever speaks against the Spirit, it

will not be forgiven him. So sin is what? Individual.

Are we getting it? Sin is what? Individual. It

is not inherited. Sin is individual. Let's see

also Matthew 5 .29. Matthew 5, 29 to 30. He says,

if your right eye causes you to sing, pluck it

out and cast it from you. For it is more profitable

for you that one of your members perish than

for your whole body to be cast into it. And if

your right hand causes you to sing, cut it off

and cast it from you. For it is more profitable

for you that one of your members perish than

for your whole body to be cast into it. So on

who is the responsibility of sin placed on? Hmm?

On the... Okay. Right? Yes. On the person that

sins, right? Yes. Is he Adam? No. Exactly. Like

on you, on I, on anybody, right? Okay. That is

what everybody that sins will receive what? The

consequence of sin, right? Okay. So finally,

let's read also Luke 13, verse 2 to 5. Luke 13,

Luke 13:2–5

2 to 5. And Jesus answered and said to them,

Do you suppose that these Galileans were worse

sinners than all other Galileans because they

suffered such sins? I tell you, no. But unless

you repent, you will all likewise perish. Or

those entering on whom the Torah in Siloam fell

and killed them. Do you think that they were

worse sinners than all other men who dwelt in

Jerusalem? I tell you, no. But unless you repent,

you will all likewise perish. So, who sins? And

it is that same individual that has the capacity

to repent. Right? So, with all we have read,

do we see any way that supposes or suggests that

we inherit Adam's sin? Alright. So, but then,

why then do we have the confusion of we all inherited

Adam's sin? Because definitely it came from somewhere.

initial Bible stories say initially God created

the world and put man in command and control

of the world there was no sin so because Adam

and Eve were the first people to be put there

and they were the first people to give in to

that sin it is because of them that today we

have that consequence of sin they had killed

them to their command Now, what you just said

came from a man. I will spare you the historical

fact. I'm not going to give you, but let me just

say, I'll give you the name so you can go and

just check. It came from the man, Augustine.

He brought the concept of what we call the original

sin. And where did he explain it from? He used

the Bible to explain it. You know, that's one

funny thing about theology, about any doctrine.

The doctrine of slavery that justifies slavery

was taught with the Bible. The doctrine that

revokes slavery was taught with the Bible. Are

you getting this? The doctrine... Yes. Yes. Yes.

Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. That's why I said if your

interpretation of the Bible is wrong, Your worship

of God is what will be wrong. So you have to

get the interpretation right. Okay? Even the

doctrine of baptism wasn't there until some times.

But I'm not the one teaching it. Someone will

teach it. So let us... Doctrine of baptism. Okay?

Calm. Okay? Don't worry. We'll get there. We'll

get there. Don't worry. So now, let's go to Romans

5. All of us, our Bibles. Please let us open

our Bibles. This is very critical. This is one

critical part of our teaching. Romans chapter

Romans 5 · chapter mention

5, we start from verse 12. Because this is where

it was explained from. That we all inherited

Adam's sin. Romans chapter 5, verse 12. But before

Romans 5:12

we examine Romans chapter 5, verse 12, I would

Romans 5:12

like to ask a question. to all of us. Adam, is

he a prototype or an archetype? Is Adam a prototype

or an archetype? Let me make it simple. If Adam

was a prototype, Abel would do exactly the same

thing that Adam did. If Adam was a prototype,

Noah would do exactly the same thing that Adam

did. If Adam was a prototype, you and I, we would

do the same thing that Adam did. There would

not be anything different that Adam did than

we are going to be doing today. Because the prototype

of an iPhone 17 is that makeup that iPhone 17

was made from. So when you carry the prototype

of an iPhone 17 and you carry the rest, iPhone

17, when you put them together, they will operate

the same way. Are you getting it? They are going

to operate the same way. But the archetype of

iPhone 17 is that first idea about a mobile phone.

Are you getting it? Yeah. archetype of iPhone

17 is the first ever idea of a mobile phone in

which every other mobile phone took initiative

from and designed their phone. I get in the explanation.

For example, the prototype of a mother is that,

let's say Jamila is a mother. Now when you become

a mother, you will do exactly the way she's doing.

If you become a mother, you do exactly the same

thing that she's doing. But the archetype of

a mother is that what a mother nurtures, a mother

cares, a mother breastfeeds. That's the archetype

of a mother, the function of a mother. But the

prototype of a mother tells you exactly what

another of that prototype will do. But an archetype

tells you possibilities. that can come out. For

example, we have an iPhone, we have Samsung,

we have Tecno, we have Redmi. They don't operate

the same way. They have different operating systems.

But all of them are mobile iPhones. Right? So

that first idea of phone, that's the archetype

of all of these phones. The prototype of a Samsung,

of an S21 Ultra, is the first S21 Ultra. Are

you getting this? So now, taking Adam as a prototype

means you and I, we do the same thing that Adam

did to God's word. That is, Adam disobeyed, right?

It means both of us, we always disobey. Are you

getting this? Hmm? What about you, Paul? Are

you getting this? I said a prototype, right?

A prototype of human beings. Let's say, let's

say we have the ability to design a human being.

The prototype of human being, of a particular

human being, would be that first, okay, let's

say a particular tribe, would be that first person

in that tribe. That's the prototype. And they

are doing exactly like him. Yes. Exactly. The

copy. Yes, yes, yes. That is it. So now, that's

why I gave this scenario with murder. In every

murder, there is a function of what a murder

is called. But there are different murder. There

are weird murder. There are irresponsible murder

that do not care. Right? I don't do what they

ought to do. But whenever you see the archetype

of a mother is someone that cares, that nurtures,

that breastfeeds, is a baby, right? That's what

mothers do, right? But there are irresponsible

mothers that don't do that. Don't care, they'll

give birth to that child, drop the child, right?

So now bringing that into Adam, the question

to you is, is Adam an archetype or a prototype?

Or before you answer, Now Adam gave birth to

two child, to Abel and Cain, right? So now we

see Cain, right? Doing the same thing Adam did,

but Abel doing otherwise. You get that? So now

we see someone that didn't act like Adam. Moving

forward, we see Noah do differently Adam. Right?

We see David doing differently. We see Abraham

doing differently from Adam. Right? So what is

Adam? Exactly. Is Adam an archetype or a prototype

of humans? An archetype. So that means that what?

Adam's story, the disobedient, the Adam's disobedient

story is to show you It's an archetypal story

that shows you the pattern of disobedience. Right?

It shows you what's the pattern of disobedience,

which Cain buys into. Cain acted like that. But

we see Abel acting differently. But they are

what? All humans. Right? So, as I said, an archetype

shows you what? possibilities. How? Possibilities,

right? But a prototype shows you definite action.

That is, you can tell that this is what this

thing is going to do. Alright? So, I mean, okay.

Have you guys read this? I didn't even know it

was there. So you can read this. Did you read

this? Let me read it for you. It said, a prototype

is an early, usually unrefined version of something.

that later version reflects, but may depart from.

In other words, a prototype is usually a physical

draft. An archetype is a perfect and unchanging

form that existing things or people can approach,

but never duplicate. In other words, an archetype

is an ideal example of iterative or perfect form.

Leave this, leave this too. Leave it. It might

be too, huh? What is it? Yeah, that's what I

said. Leave these two, please. Leave these two.

So, an archetype, therefore, is to show an ideal

example of action, behavior, or function of a

person or a thing. An archetype is an example

of a mother would be to highlight how a mother

functions or the qualities of a mother and that

any mother can exhibit rather than what every

mother should exhibit. So, what every mother

should exhibit with what will be prototype but

what every mother can exhibit will be what an

archetype did you get it are you on the same

page all right so do we all grasp the idea of

an archetype and a prototype because that's very

vital in understanding whatever we are about

to do now so like i said The Adam story is an

archetypal story of disobedience in a man to

warn the audience of Moses about disobedience

unto God's word. That is, is to teach them how

that's what the story of Adam is an archetypal

story of disobedience. So it's to teach his audience

because Moses had an audience when he was writing,

when he was teaching. Because the Bible was first

taught or spoken before it was written. Right?

So when he was teaching them, He was using that

story to teach them about disobedience, a type

of disobedience a man cannot exhibit, which is

CK, exhibiting. But Abel, not buying into. Okay?

So now let's go to Romans now. Romans 5, verse

Romans 5:12

12. Romans 5, verse 12. Yeah. So up to now, do

Romans 5:12

we understand what sin is? Do we understand that

there is a supernatural influence of sin. I mean,

do you strongly agree with that? What about you

don't inherit sins? I know you still have some

reservations, by the way. So, don't worry. But,

do you see clearly, right, that not Jesus, not

even Moses, not other prophets taught that word?

we inherit anybody's sin and not even Adam's

sin. Right? So now, we are about to see something

else. So Romans 5 verse 12 says, Therefore, as

Romans 5:12

by one man, you will see this is where the confusion

is. And don't worry, we are started with the

body of God's proof to show to you that you might

understand and come into it that what that ideology

The Bible never supported it, not for once. So

we are going to see it now. So it says, Therefore,

as by one man sin entered into the world, and

death by sin, and so death passed upon all men,

for that all have sinned. So we are going to

be doing something like this. It's also a principle

in Bible interpretation. It's called word study.

I said it before, but I'm using another term.

It's called word study. And word study just literally

means going to the original grammar. to see what

was actually said there, right? So we are going

to be doing word study now to understand this

thing. So first of all, let us look at, okay,

the word sin. We are in the Greek. We are in

the New Testament now. When we explain sin then,

we explain it in the New Testament, right? It

is still the same meaning, but the words change

because it is Greek. That was evil. So it was

derived from the word amatia, right? Which implies

to miss the mark. And I'm at, okay, it's the

same words, meaning, right? It's just that that

was an Hebrew word. This here is a Greek word.

You can write this down, please. You can write

this down. So this word sin is a Greek word,

which also means to miss the mark. And we also

have the word entered. We have the word entered.

We have the word entered. We have the word entered.

We have the word entered. The word entered is

the word esekumai. You can see it. It implies

what? A new thing being introduced. That is,

it is not there. Which was what I was talking

about then. It was not there. It was introduced.

Right? Are we getting it? A new thing was introduced.

It implies to come into an entrance. This implies

that what is being referred to wasn't prior,

wasn't there prior to this. And what was being

referred to here is sin. Sin was not there until

one man brought it into the world. Right? So

by one man, missing the mark, the action. All

right. You can put it like that. So you can write,

write, refreshing Romans 5, 12. Just write something.

Refreshing Romans 5, 12. Write, therefore, as

by one man, the action of missing the mark or

missing the target enters into the world. Now

in brackets, something new. Are you getting this?

Therefore, by one man, therefore by one man,

the action of missing the target entered into

the world. The action of missing the target entered

into the world. Right? It entered into the world.

Now also, Let us examine the word W -O -R -L

-D. Like I said, it is derived from the word

cosmos, K -O -S -M -O -S. The term world, W -O

-R -L -D, was derived from the Greek word cosmos,

K -O -S -M -O -S. It can imply inhabitants, that

is, human beings. It can imply the airspace.

It also describes the activities or affairs of

the earth. Right? But how do you get, how do

you understand what exactly is being spoken of?

The context in which you are reading tells you

what it is being spoken of. Should I repeat that?

So I said, the term WORLD is the Greek word kosmos,

which implies inhabitants. earth space or it

also implies the activities or affairs of men

of the of the inhabitants right of the earth

so now what makes you knows what is speaking

of in this theory the context of what you are

reading tells you exactly what is being spoken

of here are you getting it so now it says sin

entered into the world In this context, it speaks

of what the activities of what the earth, the

affairs of what the earth, that this man brought

the activity of what sinning. It is by man. It

came into this world, into this earth, into the

activities of men by what? By man. Are you getting

it? It came in by what? By man. And now that

word one man, how do we know who that one man

is? Because in verse 14, he mentions what? Adam.

He said, Adam. He mentions him. It was a reference

to Adam. Romans 15 verse 14, you will see there.

Romans 15:14

It was a reference to Adam. So, sin was not found

in the activities of the world before the action

of Adam. That is, there was nothing like sin

in the world. Until the action of Adam. And that

action brought. That action brought in. What

we call sin. Missing the mark. That's why I said.

I said. Wherefore by one man. The action of missing

the target. Entered in towards. The activities

of the world. Or activities of the earth. Right.

So now. Do you get that? Are you getting it?

I mean, like, are we, we are, you know what I'm

saying? Okay. So, again, we need to pay attention

to this. You know, that's why I said it is a

word study, really, because the Bible was not

written in English. So, we need to study what

it means. You know, it's like saying, it's not

like these words are not supposed to be there.

They can be there. But why we are doing this

is to make you understand it better. Understand?

Just like I can say the word, do I force this

decision on you? Now, the word forced, right,

or forced, anyone, someone, maybe our level of

understanding of grammar is different. Now, I

could simplify that by saying, did I force my

decision on you? I'm still saying what? The same

thing. Right? So, but by bringing it down to,

did I force addition on you? You understand it

better. By meaning the words, I'm not compelling

you. Now, I'll use another word again. I did

not compel you to do what you did. Did I force?

Did I force? Did I compel you? Did I lure you

into doing it? Those are different words, but

they have the same meaning to explain. one thing

okay that's what we are doing here so it is the

same thing but to make you understand better

so this word by is the word that means because

of or by the occasion of that is due to sin right

and death came due towards to sin on the occasion

of sin right death came or you can say on the

basis of sin death came right And let us pause

there. Now, death by sin. Where did we first

see this? Who gave the commandment of death by

sin? Which verse? 2 17, right? So God gave that

commandment. That's what the consequence of what

sin is. What? Death. So what came by sin? Death.

Right? And that death was explained in Genesis

3. Let me also say this. Just put it somewhere.

Listen to me. Just listen to me. In Bible study,

we don't give definitions to words. Rather, we

explain the word. Because words are best explained

in the context of what they are being what's

written. For example, if I come to you and ask

you, what do God mean by you shall surely die?

What would you say? Die. Die physically, right?

But did Adam die physically when he heard this

word? He died spiritually. Spiritually. How did

he die spiritually? Okay. I like that he died.

I like what you said, that he died physically.

What I'm saying, you are very right. What I'm

saying, how did you know he died physically?

Or spiritually, rather? Now, you will die there,

was explained in the next chapter. When immediately

he ate the fruits, right, when God came, What

did God do? Yes. So what did God tell them? What

was the next thing that followed? They were sent

out. Now that's being sent out is the death.

Because they were in the presence of God, right?

So outside of God's presence is that death that

was spoken of in Genesis 27. Did you get that?

So words are to be explained within the words,

the texts with their words they are spoken of.

And meanwhile, you could actually go to another

verse of the scriptures that use the word death

as physical death. I mean, cessation of life.

So we don't give words definitions in the Bible.

Rather words, we explain them. Do you understand?

So back to what we are saying. On the occasion

of sin, okay, death. Right? So now, and so, death

passed upon all men for that all have sinned.

And the concept of death coming by sin was also

explained by James. You can write this down.

James 1, verse 14 to 15. You also see there,

James 1:14–15

James 1, 14 to 15. It was explained there. So,

let's step further by explaining the word past.

This word, past. I'm going to be explaining that

soon. So, the word past was derived from the

Greek word diakomai. You can write that down

too, if you want to. And it implies words to

spread, right? To spread. The word past, it implies

words to spread. Are you getting this? It implies

to spread. Now, this word, this diacomi, right,

is a verb. What is a verb? An action word. So,

which means that word is not automatic. It does

not just go in. There is an action that was done

that made it what it has, right? And we see where

this word was used. Example, let's read one of

them. Let's just read Acts 8, verse 4 and 40.

Acts 8:4

Acts 8, 4 and 40. Let's see how the word was

used. Acts 8, verse 4. Verse 4 says, Therefore,

Acts 8:4

those who were scattered everywhere... Those

who were scattered went. That's what went everywhere,

preaching the word. So, there's an action of

going, right? It's going. It's an action, right?

Now, when you go to verse 40, verse 40 says,

But Philip was found at Azotus, and passing through,

he preached in all the cities that he came to

Caesarea. So, there's what? It's an action. Now,

don't forget, he said, Death passed through,

right? Death passed over all men, right? So now,

how did death come about? By sin. What is sin?

An action. So how do they, what is the strength

of death? Sin, right? So which means that whoever

that death passed upon, what did they do? They

sinned. They missed the mark. So the death passed

over Abel. The death passed over Abraham. He

didn't miss the mark, right? Noah didn't miss

the mark, right? So he says what? He said, I'm

going to, wherefore as by one man, Romans 5,

12, wherefore as by one man sin entered into

the world and death by sin. And so death passed

upon all men for that all have sinned, right?

All have sinned. All have sinned. Now, let's

also look at that word sinned. The word sinned

is the Greek word amatano. This, yes. Which is

the verb of what? Amatia. The first one, sin.

Sin is the noun. The first one we saw was sin.

He said, when he said, wherefore has my woman

sin entered? Sin. Sin. The first one, amatia,

sin, is a noun. And this here is the verb of

that now, sinned. That is the action of sin,

right? So he said, now, this is an action. It's

a verb also, right? Don't forget, the verb is

an action word, right? Now, let's go back to

Romans 5. So he said, therefore, as by one man

sin entered into the world, and death by sin,

right? And so death passed upon all men, for

that all have sinned. Who are the ones that death

passed upon? So is it everybody that... So that

all there, will it be referring to everybody?

Is it referring to who? Those that were sinned.

So we have been able to explain Romans 5 verse

Romans 5:12

12. But then the strength of the belief that

sin passed upon... Sin is upon all men. Everybody

inherited sin. It's not just based on this verse.

There are subsequent verses. We have verse 13.

I'm going to rush that because we are running

out of time. So let's go to verse 13. Romans

Romans 5:13

5, verse 13. So it says... Let's go to verse

12. Wait, leave it here. Leave it here. What

do you understand by Romans 5, verse 12? Months,

Romans 5:12

5, 12. Yes. That, yes. David, what do you understand

by Romans 5 -12, what we just did now? That says,

Therefore, as by one man sin entered into the

world. What does that mean? That phrase, by one

man sin entered into the world. What does it

mean? Sin means to miss a mark. Yes. What you're

not supposed to do. Yes. And that death entered

into the world because one man did it. And if

any other man would ever do it, they'd also miss

the mark. Very good. So by one man sin entered

into the world, right? So what does undead by

sin, what does it mean? Undead by sin means the

punishment that will follow after you sin or

after you disobey. It's death. So the law of

sin and death. Very good. So my brother. And

so death passed upon all men for that all have

sinned. What does that mean? According to what

you have explained there. So is it everybody

or those that sin? Okay. So are we all on that

page? Do we all agree with that? That's good.

Okay. So Romans 5 .13. Romans 5 .13 will be very

quick. It says, For unto the law sin was in the

world, but sin is not imputed when there is no

law. So now, first of all, the word law is also,

don't forget the fact that you don't just define

words, right? You explain words in their context,

right? So now the word law is the word nomos,

the Greek word nomos. And it implies a principle,

right? It also implies doctrine. It also implies

commandments, like the way we have said in the

beginning, the charge, right? So now, but then,

like I said also, the meaning is what is gotten

from the context of whatever you are reading.

So now, how do we arrive at the meaning of what

law means here? Now, let me put it to you. The

law here means... The writings of Moses. And

why do I say that? Because. Moses was referenced.

In verse 14. Because when you read verse 14.

Verse 14 says. Nevertheless. Nevertheless. Death

reigned from Adam. One man that brought in the

sin. To Moses. For until. The law, sin was in

the word, but sin is not imputed when there is

no law. He now said, death reigned from Adam.

Don't forget, death came by word sin. So death

reigned, since it was invention of sin, death

reigned from Adam to Moses. And he referenced

law. So the law here was to reference the writings

of Moses, the books of Moses. right? Because

law means what? Doctrine, principle. So Moses

was the one that wrote the first five books,

right? That documents from Adam, right? That

was documenting it. So now, also, the word imputed

here is the word elogio, which implies to charge

to an account. For example, let me give you what,

let me explain what it means. For example, if

you borrow money from me, right? And I write

it down. What I have done is what? I have imputed

into the account that you are owing me money.

Right? But if you borrow money and I did not

write it down, it means I did not impute that

debt in your account. That's the word imputed

debt. So it now made sense when he said, for

until the law, the principle of Moses, the writings

of Moses. Are you listening? For until the law,

sin was in the world. But sin is not penned down

when there is no writing of Moses. That is, you

don't have the account of Adam's transgression

until when Moses wrote it. Are you getting this?

The law here refers to what Moses is writing.

The first five books, right? And he told you

until the law, until the writing of Moses, sin

was there in the word. But did you see sin? It

was not documented down. When there is no words,

writing of Moses. When there is not the first

five books. You don't know about Abraham. You

don't know about Cain. I mean, it was not. It

was not documented. It wasn't imputed. Don't

forget, to impute something means what? To put

it into your account. So it was not written down

when Moses was in there. So until Moses, right,

sin was in the world. Even before Moses, that

is, sin and death preceded what Moses. But when

Moses came, he documented it down. But before

he came, It wasn't, nobody documented it. So

that is what vasecting just means. What does

imputed means? To be written down, to put, to

be written down. That's what it just means. To

be written down, to be written off. That's why

I use the word, the scenario of taking death

from me, but not write it down. So the fact that

I did not write it down, I did not impute it

into your account. But did you borrow debt? Yes.

But I did not impute it. So the impute means

to write down. So now, Adam preceded even Moses.

Moses was born in Exodus. Right? So, before Moses,

Adam lived. Cain, Abel, Eve, Noah, Abraham, Joseph,

Jacob, Esau, Isaac, was there sin in their time?

Yes. Was there death as a consequence of sin?

Yes. So was it present? Yes. But was it written

down? That is what he's saying. So until when

Moses came, that's when he started documenting

it. Is that simple? Can you see what I'm saying

there? Can you see it? So I think we are going

to stop here today. We are going to stop here

today. So when we come next time, we are going

to continue. So just a quick one. David, can

you summarize what we have done today? Can you?

We can start by explaining sin. From explaining

sin, you can go into... explaining how that we

do not inherit Adam's sin. And from there, we

can come to Romans 5, 12 and 13. Can you do that?

I'm listening. So sin, sin is not a being or

a part of you. In it, It was received from a

Greek word called gnomos which means to miss

the mark. Not gnomos. Gnomos is law. Amathia

is the Greek word. Continue. That's a good one.

Continue. Then Adam was the first human and as

well he sinned. when the serpent told him to

eat the fruit and this caused death as God has

told him and this happens as a result of sin

and if anyone sins they experience death and

through this sin has entry inside the world I

don't sin does not contribute to any other person's

sin. Death has throughout the world because it

starts you. It's not individual. It's like a

virus and it's entering... I forgot. Okay. That's

a very good one. And I like that. So what I said

in that part is past, we said past is the word

diakomai. And it's a verb. It's an action. And

we now bring in to our remembrance that death

came by sin. And don't forget, sin is an action.

And what action is that? Not yielding to God's

word, right? So, By not yielding to God's words,

God gave the law of sin and death. If you eat

of these fruits, it's a command. And the Lord

God commanded a man saying, right? Eat of the

tree of life. Do not eat of the tree of evil.

The day you eat of it, you shall die. The law,

the commandment of what's sin and death, right?

So by man's sin, death came. Man, brought sin.

And the consequence of sin is what? Is death.

Alright? So now, nevertheless, death was passed

upon all men. And the password means an action.

An action of what? Not yielding to God's word.

Sin. So for death to pass over you, you must

what? Have. Acted. And what's that action? Missing

the mark. Seen. So we say the word all there

is not all, even though it's all. The word all

there talks about those words who sinned. So

death passed upon those words who sinned. And

we give an example. Abel did this sin. Abel obeyed,

right? So death didn't pass over Abel. Abel obeyed,

right? Noah obeyed, right? Abraham obeyed. So

we have people that were dead and didn't pass

over, but we have people that death passed over.

Cain, Adam, we have many more, right? So we said

the strength of sin and the strength of death

is sin. So death will pass upon. Any man because

of sin. Right? Do you get that? So sin is not

universal. Right? Sin is not universal. It is

individual. I don't sin. You sin. I sin. I sin.

Anybody sin. The person that sins for space.

Right? But then, if you sin, you die. That's

the law. The law of sin and death. So Adam sinned.

But what is the importance of Adam's story? We

said it's an archetypal story to tell you about

a type of disobedience. It was to teach people

about the disobedience. Are you getting it? So

it's an archetypal story to teach you that this

is how men sin. So I've taught you, do not sin.

Okay. So we see Cain. Cain followed the Actaipa

story. He sinned. We see Abel. Abel didn't. We

see Noah. Noah didn't. We see who again? Abraham

didn't. Isaac, Jacob, they did not. But we see

other people that also followed. So that's, do

everyone get what I've been saying? Do we get

it? So I went to our assignment. When we are

coming in that same sheet of paper, I want you

to write a summary of what you have learned today

about sin, original concept of sin, what sin

is, concept of sin. Explain that and do the assignment

of Genesis 6 and Genesis 11. Explain how sin

has a supernatural influence today. Write that

down. I don't always trust my brain. I don't

think you should, so... I said Genesis 6 and

11 explain how sin is a supernatural influence

and also number two, give a summary in an A4

sheet, a summary of whatever we have learned

today. Amen. We appreciate you being here today.

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