Session 5 - Sin
Video
First Pause
- What do you think sin actually is?
- How do people who aren’t Christians tend to think about sin?
Second Pause
Read 1 John 3:4-8, Deuteronomy 9:7-24, and James 1:13-15
- How does thinking of sin as lawlessness or rebellion change your perspective?
- Why do people prefer to describe sin as a “mistake” rather than rebellion?
- What do these verses reveal about God’s holiness and authority?
Third Pause
Read Romans 3:23, Psalm 51:5, 145:8-9, and James 1:16-17
- How do you see the effects of sin in everyday life?
- What does it mean that sin is part of our nature, not just our behaviour?
- How does God’s common grace help us understand why non-Christians can still do good things?
Fourth Pause
Read Isaiah 14:12-14 and Genesis 3
- What strategies did Satan use to tempt Adam and Eve?
- How do those same temptations appear in your life or in our culture today?
- What can we learn about the nature of temptation from these passages?
Fifth Pause
- How is unbelief connected to disobedience?
- Can you think of a time when you sinned because you didn’t really trust God’s goodness?
- What helps us grow in faith so that we resist sin?
Sixth Pause
Read James 4:17 and Romans 7:14-24
- What’s an example of each type of sin in your life?
- Which is easier to overlook, sins of commission or omission? Why?
- What might each type of sin show about what we’re failing to believe about God?
Seventh Pause
- Why did God require sacrifices for sin in the Old Testament?
- How did those sacrifices point forward to Jesus?
- What does this show us about God’s holiness and mercy?
- Why is it important that Jesus faced temptation and didn’t sin?
- How does His obedience give us hope in our battle with sin?
- What does it mean to you that Jesus’ righteousness is credited to your account?
Final Pause
Take a few minutes to reflect personally or share in pairs:
- What’s one new insight you’ve gained about sin today?
- How does seeing sin in light of Jesus’ victory deepen your gratitude for the gospel?
- What’s one way you can respond this week, in faith, repentance, or worship?