GOD IS!

The Problem With SinTHE PROBLEM WITH SINIt is very important in this course todeal with the problem that affects allpeople. This is the problem of sin. Allof us struggle in our relationships bothwith God and our fellow man. In ourstruggle to please God, we sin. Manydo not know what the will of God is,and thus, sin without knowing that theysin. However, there are those whoknow His will but still sin. They sin eitherwillingly, or ignorantly in theirstruggle to please God.We also have struggles in our liveswith other people. God has given directionsfor us to guide our behaviorwith others. However, we often ignorethese directions, and thus, cause harmto others and embarrassment to ourselves.We sin. Life, therefore, is astruggle. This is why God gave us theBible. He gave it to us to give hope tothose who are struggling in life and realizethat they need help.Section ICREATION AND LAWStudy 1THINGS TO LEARN1. There is a Supreme Being referred in the Bible as God. He has alwaysestablished laws for men to obey for He is the creator of all things.2. God's laws are always complete and authoritative. Authoritative meansthat they must be obeyed by man in order to please God.3. God does not allow man to add to or subtract from His laws.4. All people have sinned against God. It is our sin that separates us fromGod.5. We cannot save ourselves by trying to keep God’s law perfectly. No onecan keep law perfectly.6. We cannot receive forgiveness of our sins by doing good works.6Sin causes us to have a bad conscienceor a feeling of guilt. In order todeal with this guilt, many religiouspeople who do not know the Bible, havesimply developed their own solutionsto take care of their sin. As a result,there are many religions in the worldtoday that have been developed by religiouspeople in an effort to deal withthe problem of sin. Unfortunately, Goddoes not accept man's worship or religiousinventions that are created by theimaginations of those who know littleor nothing about the Bible.God is our creator. The fact thatHe is means that He is the one whomust tell us how to worship. We mustallow Him to tell us how to have a relationshipwith Him and one another. Thismeans that we must focus on God'slaw and our problem of sin against Hislaw. When we do this, great things willhappen in our lives.