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SELF-TEST

1. Write the Key Verse from memory.

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2. Define "repentance from dead works."

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3. List nine words used for sin in the Bible.

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4. How many in the human race are sinners? Give a Scriptural reference to support your answer:

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5. Describe the origin of sin.

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6. Name two people in the Bible whose repentance was ineffective.

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(Answers to tests are provided at the conclusion of the final chapter in this manual.)

FOR FURTHER STUDY

This chapter discussed the origin of sin and defined its Biblical names. But what does God consider sin? Sin is any violation of God's laws:

Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law. (I John 3:4)

God's laws are recorded in the Bible. In addition to His laws, God has also listed specific sins we must avoid.

SINS LISTED IN SCRIPTURE

The New Testament lists specific sins, identifies the source of these sins, and reveals special judgments for them. The following references identify a total of 103 different sins. Some are repeated in more than one list. There are...

-Seven which come from the heart and defile: Matthew 15:18-20

-Thirteen which come from the heart and defile: Mark 7:21-23

-Twenty-three which bring the judgment of God: Romans 1:29-32

-Seven which believers cannot do: Romans 13:13,14

-Six with which believers should not associate: I Corinthians 5:9-11

-Ten which prevent entrance into the Kingdom of God: I Corinthians 6:9,10

-Seventeen more which prevent entrance into the Kingdom of God: Galatians 5:19-21

-Four which bring wrath and prevent entrance into the Kingdom of God: Ephesians 5:5-6

-Eleven from which believers must turn away: II Corinthians 12:20-21

-Nine in which the unsaved live and in which believers should not live: Ephesians 4:17-19

-Six which must not exist among believers: Ephesians 5:3,4

-Nine which believers should put away: Ephesians 4:25,28,29,31

-Six which believers must put off: Colossians 3:8,9

-Six which believers must mortify and which bring the wrath of God: Colossians 3:5-6

-Fourteen for which the law was given: I Timothy 1:9-10

-Nineteen from which believers must turn away: II Timothy 3:1-5

-Nine from which believers are saved: Titus 3:3-5

-Five which believers must lay aside: I Peter 2:1

-Seven sins of the flesh in which believers no longer live: I Peter 4:2-4

-Eight which condemn to the lake of fire: Revelation 21:8

-Six which prevent access to the tree of life and the holy city: Revelation 22:14