Don McClainW. 65th St. church of Christ - 9/4/2005 1.

Don McClain W. 65th St. church of Christ - 9/4/2005

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The Recognition

The Shame

The Desire

The Resolve

The Recognition

The Shame

The Desire

The Resolve


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Repentance (Repentance (Thayer Definitions) - There are three Thayer Definitions) - There are three Greek words used in the New Testament to denote Greek words used in the New Testament to denote repentance.repentance.

(1.) (1.) μεταμελλομαι μεταμελλομαι – metamellomai - 1) it is a care to – metamellomai - 1) it is a care to one afterwards 1a) it repents one, to repent one’s one afterwards 1a) it repents one, to repent one’s self. (self. (such as to produce regret or even remorse on account of such as to produce regret or even remorse on account of sin & can include a change of action, but not necessarily so. Used sin & can include a change of action, but not necessarily so. Used with reference to the repentance of the son with reference to the repentance of the son (Mat 21:29),(Mat 21:29), & & JudasJudas (Mat 27:3). (Mat 27:3).

(2.) (2.) μετανοεωμετανοεω - metanoeo - 1) to change one’s mind, i.e. - metanoeo - 1) to change one’s mind, i.e. to repent; 2) to change one’s mind for better, to repent; 2) to change one’s mind for better, heartily to amend with abhorrence of one’s past sins heartily to amend with abhorrence of one’s past sins - (Acts 2:38; 8:22)- (Acts 2:38; 8:22)

(3.)(3.) μετανοια μετανοια – metanoia - 1) a change of mind, as it – metanoia - 1) a change of mind, as it appears to one who repents, of a purpose he has appears to one who repents, of a purpose he has formed or of something he has done(2 Cor. 7:10)formed or of something he has done(2 Cor. 7:10)


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Psalm 51:1-4 (NKJV)

[1] . . . my transgressions . . .

[2] . . . my iniquity . . . My sin . .

[3] For I acknowledge my transgressions, And my sin is

always before me.

[4] Against You, You only, have I sinned, And done this evil in

Your sight--


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He recognized that:He recognized that: His “transgressions” His “transgressions”

needed to be blotted needed to be blotted out out

His iniquity needed to His iniquity needed to be washed away – be washed away –

He needed to be He needed to be cleansed from his sin –cleansed from his sin –

His sin was ever His sin was ever present until forgiven!present until forgiven!


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He recognized that:He recognized that: He had sinned against He had sinned against

God, (Gen. 39:9). God, (Gen. 39:9). God is just and God is just and

blameless – (Psalm blameless – (Psalm 92:15; Rom 2:5)92:15; Rom 2:5)

Appealed to God’s Appealed to God’s Mercy, & Mercy, & Lovingkindness – Lovingkindness – (2 Pet. 3:9; Eph. 2:1- (2 Pet. 3:9; Eph. 2:1-10)10)


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Corrected by Nathan Corrected by Nathan the prophet – 2 Sam. the prophet – 2 Sam. 12:1-1412:1-14

Recognition of sin Recognition of sin comes today through comes today through the word – Acts 2:14-the word – Acts 2:14-41; Acts 8:19-24; 2 41; Acts 8:19-24; 2 Tim. 2:24-26; Heb. 4:12Tim. 2:24-26; Heb. 4:12

God grants Time & God grants Time & opportunity – We must opportunity – We must take advantage - Acts take advantage - Acts 2:38; 8:22; 17:302:38; 8:22; 17:30


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Psalm 51:3-6 (NKJV)

. . . my sin is always before me. [4] Against You, You only, have I sinned, And done this evil in Your sight-- That

You may be found just when You speak, And blameless when You judge. [5]

Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, And in sin my mother conceived me. [6]

Behold, You desire truth in the inward parts, And in the hidden part You will

make me to know wisdom.


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Not sorry that he was Not sorry that he was caught – but that he had caught – but that he had sinned against God – sinned against God – (3,4)(3,4)

Using hyperbole, David Using hyperbole, David tries to express the tries to express the degree of his shame, (5)degree of his shame, (5) David is NOT David is NOT

attempting to shift or attempting to shift or minimize his guilt!!minimize his guilt!!

““Total inherited Total inherited depravity” NOT taught depravity” NOT taught in this verse!in this verse!


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The Catholic churchThe Catholic church – leading – leading to the practice of infant to the practice of infant baptism and the doctrine of baptism and the doctrine of the immaculate conception of the immaculate conception of Christ Christ

((Unchained Radio Forum – Unchained Radio Forum – TreyfrogTreyfrog)) - . . . all those who - . . . all those who deny that man is fallen in sin deny that man is fallen in sin and inherit the original sin and inherit the original sin and corruption of our first and corruption of our first parents Adam, then they are parents Adam, then they are outside of the Christian faith, outside of the Christian faith, because they have embraced because they have embraced the Pelagian heresy. . . . THE the Pelagian heresy. . . . THE COUNCIL OF ORANGE (529 COUNCIL OF ORANGE (529 AD) AD)


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Augsburg Confession of Faith Augsburg Confession of Faith (1530),(1530), “. . . all men, born “. . . all men, born according to nature, are born according to nature, are born with sin, that is, without the with sin, that is, without the fear of God, without fear of God, without confidence towards God and confidence towards God and with concupiscence, and that with concupiscence, and that this original disease or flaw is this original disease or flaw is truly a sin, bringing truly a sin, bringing condemnation and also condemnation and also eternal death to those who eternal death to those who are not reborn through are not reborn through baptism and the Holy Spirit” baptism and the Holy Spirit” (Article II). (Article II).


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Philadelphia Confession of Philadelphia Confession of Faith:Faith: "Our first parents, by "Our first parents, by this sin, fell from their this sin, fell from their original righteousness and original righteousness and communion with God, and we communion with God, and we in them, whereby death came in them, whereby death came upon all; all becoming dead upon all; all becoming dead in sin and wholly defiled in all in sin and wholly defiled in all the faculties and parts of soul the faculties and parts of soul and body. "They being the and body. "They being the root, and, by God's root, and, by God's appointment, standing in the appointment, standing in the room and stead of all room and stead of all mankind; . . . mankind; . . .


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Philadelphia Confession of Philadelphia Confession of Faith:Faith: . . . the guilt of the sin . . . the guilt of the sin was imputed, and corrupted was imputed, and corrupted nature conveyed to all their nature conveyed to all their posterity, descending from posterity, descending from them by ordinary generation, them by ordinary generation, being now conceived in sin, being now conceived in sin, and by nature children of and by nature children of wrath, the servants of sin, the wrath, the servants of sin, the subjects of death, and all subjects of death, and all other miseries, spiritual, other miseries, spiritual, temporal, and eternal, unless temporal, and eternal, unless the Lord Jesus set them free." the Lord Jesus set them free." (VI, 2,3)(VI, 2,3)


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Westminster Confession:Westminster Confession: "They (Adam and Eve, DM) "They (Adam and Eve, DM) being the root of all mankind, being the root of all mankind, the guilt of this sin was the guilt of this sin was imputed, and the same death imputed, and the same death in sin and corrupted nature in sin and corrupted nature conveyed to all their posterity conveyed to all their posterity descending from them by descending from them by ordinary generation. From ordinary generation. From this original corruption, this original corruption, whereby we are utterly whereby we are utterly indisposed, disabled, and indisposed, disabled, and made wholly inclined to all made wholly inclined to all evil, do proceed all actual evil, do proceed all actual transgressions."transgressions."


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BKC BKC - 51:5-6. - 51:5-6. David then David then acknowledged that he was acknowledged that he was morally morally impotent.impotent. He was He was born a sinnerborn a sinner, ,

that is, that is, at no time in his life was he at no time in his life was he without sinwithout sin. .

JFB JFB - 5, 6.- 5, 6. His guilt was His guilt was aggravated by his aggravated by his essential, native essential, native sinfulnesssinfulness, which is as contrary to , which is as contrary to God's requisitions of inward purity God's requisitions of inward purity

as are outward sins to those for as are outward sins to those for right conduct.right conduct.


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Adam ClarkeAdam Clarke – “I believe – “I believe David to speak here of what is David to speak here of what is commonly called commonly called original sinoriginal sin; ;

the propensity to evil which the propensity to evil which every man every man brings into the brings into the

world with himworld with him, and which is , and which is the fruitful source whence all the fruitful source whence all

transgression proceeds.”transgression proceeds.”


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Matthew HenryMatthew Henry – “And the – “And the truly penitent will ever trace truly penitent will ever trace back the streams of actual sin back the streams of actual sin to to the fountain of original the fountain of original depravitydepravity. He confesses his . He confesses his original corruptionoriginal corruption. This is . This is

that foolishness which is bound that foolishness which is bound in the heart of a child, that in the heart of a child, that proneness to evil, and that proneness to evil, and that

backwardness to good, . . .” backwardness to good, . . .”


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Barnes Barnes -- The object of this important verse The object of this important verse is to express the deep sense which David had is to express the deep sense which David had

of his depravity. That sense was derived of his depravity. That sense was derived from the fact that this was not a sudden from the fact that this was not a sudden

thought, or a mere outward act, or an offence thought, or a mere outward act, or an offence committed under the influence of strong committed under the influence of strong

temptation, but that temptation, but that it was the result of an it was the result of an entire corruption of his natureentire corruption of his nature - of a deep - of a deep

depravity of heart, depravity of heart, running back to the running back to the very commencement of his beingvery commencement of his being. The idea . The idea is, that is, that he could not have committed this he could not have committed this offence unless he had been thoroughly offence unless he had been thoroughly

corrupt, and corrupt, and always corruptalways corrupt. . . .. . . .


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Barnes -Barnes - . . . The sin was as heinous and . . . The sin was as heinous and aggravated “as if” in his very conception and aggravated “as if” in his very conception and birth there had been nothing but depravity. birth there had been nothing but depravity. He looked at his, sin, and he looked back to He looked at his, sin, and he looked back to his own origin, and he inferred that the one his own origin, and he inferred that the one demonstrated that in the other demonstrated that in the other there was no there was no good thing, no tendency to goodness, no good thing, no tendency to goodness, no

germ of goodness, but that there was evil, germ of goodness, but that there was evil, and only evil; . . .and only evil; . . . the design is to express the design is to express

his deep sense of his own depravity; a his deep sense of his own depravity; a depravity so deep as to demonstrate that depravity so deep as to demonstrate that it it

must have had its origin in the very must have had its origin in the very beginning of his existence. . . . beginning of his existence. . . .


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Barnes -Barnes -.. . . The idea is simply that . . The idea is simply that he was he was “born” in iniquity“born” in iniquity; or that ; or that he he was a sinner when he was born;was a sinner when he was born; or or that that his sin could be traced back to his sin could be traced back to his very birthhis very birth . . . . . . And in sin did And in sin did my mother conceive memy mother conceive me - . . . - . . . This language simply This language simply traces his sin traces his sin back to the time when he began to back to the time when he began to

existexist. The idea is, “. The idea is, “as soon as I began as soon as I began to exist I was a sinnerto exist I was a sinner; . . .”; . . .”


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(NIV)(NIV) Surely I was sinful at birth, sinful Surely I was sinful at birth, sinful from the time my mother conceived me. from the time my mother conceived me.

(GW)(GW) Indeed, I was born guilty. I was a Indeed, I was born guilty. I was a sinner when my mother conceived me.sinner when my mother conceived me.

(Holman Christian Standard Bible)(Holman Christian Standard Bible) Indeed, Indeed, I was guilty when I was born; I was sinful I was guilty when I was born; I was sinful

when my mother conceived me. when my mother conceived me.

(Good News Bible)(Good News Bible) - I have been evil from - I have been evil from the day I was born; from the time I was the day I was born; from the time I was

conceived, I have been sinful. conceived, I have been sinful.

(Contemporary English Version)(Contemporary English Version) - I have - I have sinned and done wrong since the day I was sinned and done wrong since the day I was

born. born.


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Psalm 51:5 Psalm 51:5 (NKJV)(NKJV)

Behold, I Behold, I was was

brought brought forth in forth in iniquityiniquity, ,

And in And in sinsin my mother my mother conceived conceived

me.me.

Psalm 51:5 Psalm 51:5 (NKJV)(NKJV)

Behold, I Behold, I was was

brought brought forth in forth in iniquityiniquity, ,

And in And in sinsin my mother my mother conceived conceived

me.me.

Part of Speech:Part of Speech: noun noun masculinemasculine

Hyperbole – emphasizing his Hyperbole – emphasizing his shame – (cf. Job 31:18; Ps. 58:3; shame – (cf. Job 31:18; Ps. 58:3; 1 Tim. 1:15)1 Tim. 1:15)

I was born in a hospital bed and I was born in a hospital bed and in a bed my mother conceived in a bed my mother conceived me – but that does not make me me – but that does not make me a bed!!a bed!!

The environment was corrupt –The environment was corrupt –But that was no excuse – for God But that was no excuse – for God made David upright but he made David upright but he sought out many devices – vs. 6; sought out many devices – vs. 6; Eccl. 7:29; Zec. 12:1; Acts 17:26-Eccl. 7:29; Zec. 12:1; Acts 17:26-2828


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• Born innocent – we DO N OT inherit guilt of sin!! - (Ezek. 18:20-32; Mt. 18:1-6; 19:14; Rom. 7:9)

• Born neither sinful or righteous, without knowledge of good and evil (Deut. 1:38; Isa. 7:15; Rom. 9:11)

• Born with the capacity to grow in knowledge and ability to choose good and refuse evil (Lk. 2:40, 52; Isa. 7:15; Mt. 19:20; Lk. 18:21; 15:29-31)

• All men by the exercise of their will and voluntary acts of “disobedience” “have sinned” – sin is the violation of God’s law; Those who sin are “dead in their sins” and under God’s wrath and condemnation, “by nature children of wrath” (Rom. 7:9; 3:23; 1 John 3:4; Eph. 2:1-3)


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Psalm 51:7-12 (NKJV)

Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; Wash me, and I

shall be whiter than snow.

[8] Make me hear joy and gladness, That the bones You have broken may rejoice. [9] Hide Your face from my sins, And blot out all my iniquities.


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[10] Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a steadfast

spirit within me.

[11] Do not cast me away from Your presence, And do not take

Your Holy Spirit from me.

[12] Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, And uphold me

by Your generous Spirit.


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[13] Then I will teach transgressors Your ways, And

sinners shall be converted to You.

[14] Deliver me from the guilt of bloodshed, O God, The God of my salvation, And my tongue shall

sing aloud of Your righteousness.

[15] O Lord, open my lips, And my mouth shall show forth Your praise.

Teach –Teach –

Sing –Sing –

Praise –Praise –

Teach –Teach –

Sing –Sing –

Praise –Praise –


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[16] For You do not desire sacrifice, or else I would give it; You do not delight in burnt

offering.

[17] The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit, A broken

and a contrite heart-- These, O God, You will not despise.

Teach –Teach –

Sing –Sing –

PraisePraise

Surrender –Surrender –

Teach –Teach –

Sing –Sing –

PraisePraise

Surrender –Surrender –


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The Recognition

The Shame

The Desire

The Resolve

The Recognition

The Shame

The Desire

The Resolve

Is There sin in your Is There sin in your life?life?

Take the path of Take the path of repentance and know repentance and know

the mercy & the mercy & lovingkindness of lovingkindness of

God!!!God!!!

Is There sin in your Is There sin in your life?life?

Take the path of Take the path of repentance and know repentance and know

the mercy & the mercy & lovingkindness of lovingkindness of

God!!!God!!!


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THE NATURE OF MANKIND

Romans 6:16-18; Acts 17:26-29


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