Because God is for us, no one can successfully be against us. Before the creation of the world  - You were chosen before time began – He knew you and loved you, 2. There is no hope in ourselves. First, we are told that God “wondered that there was no one intercede” (ESV, NKJV). How God loves his creation! Those who are not “reconciled” are not reconciled because they are still in their sin. Rather, the situation is appalling or astonishing. This is where our individual choices come into play. Not only is God’s Spirit promised to remain with the Servant, but also the Servant’s offspring. 3:8 – Shame caused them to hide from God, 2. We are the problem. God put a separation between the unrighteous world and Noah and His family, when He sent the flood. What the prophet meant is that sin is like a one-way mirror. DISCUSSION: [Discussion of this sermon on sin] A. How Sin Separates Us from God. Sin Separates Us From God Balloon Object Lesson for Kids In observance of The Feast of Unleavened Bread, I am working on teaching my preschooler about what sin is, what Jesus did for us in regards to sin, and how having sin in our lives affects our relationship with God. God is not too weak to save. It is simply His choice to love us, 1. Justice, righteousness, and truth are nowhere near us. Additionally, if sin truly separates us from God, you are going to have to theologically do away with the omnipresence of God (which is a fancy way of saying “God is everywhere”). Their paths are completely crooked and those who follow in their ways do not know peace either. There is no hope in our actions. We cannot point to our acts and think that this is going to be helpful. In Romans, St. Paul personifies God’s hidden action during times of transition as a woman in labor. Our tongues utter wickedness. A short sermon recognising the importance of being cleansed before God and living a a life of Holiness. A. 10 But if Christ is in you, although the body is dead because of sin, the Spirit is life because of righteousness. Show … The anonymous note read simply: \"Everybody has found out what you are doing. We might be tempted to think that this is only a description of the nation of Israel. Every person is separated by God from their sins. The apostle Paul understood this to be Isaiah’s point when he quotes this in Romans 11:27. However, God is not holy in the sense that God is separated from sinners. “Nothing Can Separate Us from the Love of Christ” Year A, Romans 8: 26-39 and Matthew 13:1-33, 44-52. God loved us so much that He saved us through Jesus Christ, a) You are no longer a “sinner” or a slave to sin, b) You are redeemed – Live in accordance with the Grace of God, (2) Live holy, not our of fear, but out of love and obedience, A. (Isaiah 59:2) Jesus died to take way our sins so that we would no longer be separated from God. People conceive of doing evil and then carry out their evil plans (59:4). Similarly sin is no barrier to judgment. Illustration – When Lisa and I were corresponding we sent pictures. That’s the whole point of this sermon. Illustration – Guarantee of authority and not to be opened until the intended time, a) When you heard the word of truth – the gospel of your salvation, 2. He predestined us to be adopted as His sons, a) Not gender inclusive – In that day, the daughter would not have received the bulk of the inheritance, the first-born son would. God is not the problem in the relationship. God also hates sin because of its subtle deceitfulness which entices us to focus … The seal – the promise of the Holy Spirit –, a) A deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession – His people, b) This is until we are all glorified when all things are brought under the headship of Christ, 1. God from the very beginning was showing us the weight of sin. “Shocked” (NET), “appalled” (NIV; NRSV), “astonished” (NASB), and “amazed” (HCSB, NLT). What would race through your mind? A. Genesis 3 – Man’s sin caused a separation from God and their wonderful relationship with Him 1. We cannot reconcile ourselves to God. There is nothing with which to buy His affections. Paul famously notes in Romans 3:23 that “all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” The condition of sin separates us from one another and from God. Sin separates. To receive this blessing and belong as children of the Redeemer, we must have the words of the Spirit that are on the lips of Christ on our lips also. It is important that we do not read this to think that God saw our sinful condition was surprised that no one could intercede. These declarations and quotations from scripture lead into Paul quoting this passage from Isaiah 59 to prove his point that no one is righteous before God. Fluorophores are molecules that glow when they are excited by the right kind of light source. However, the apostle Paul quotes some of these verses in Romans 3:15-17. Explain to the children that sin separates us from God. He loves you in a way that you will never again be separated from Him. Paul says that nothing that can happen to us can finally and completely separate us from the love of God. The priest had to be ceremonial undefiled and purified to offer the animal to God on behalf of the people. David, a man after God's own heart, nevertheless felt hopelessly separated from God as he penned Psalm 22. Notice that Paul draws the same connections for our understanding of what it means for us to belong to Christ and have the Spirit. Sin That Separates Us From Our God. Our hands are defiled with blood and our fingers with iniquity (59:3). We do not do right. God is holy as one who confronts us (separate), but primarily as one who blesses, restores, and helps. God’s Spirit that is upon the Redeemer (the “you” is masculine singular, therefore not referring to us) and the words that God has put into the Redeemer’s mouth will never leave his mouth. 11 If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit who dwells in you. The problem is not that God’s ears are too dull to hear. Given on May 23, 2020 by Mike Douthett Listen. Sin divides everything; like David, we must be alert for distractions that will lead us into sin. All do evil naturally. Every person has a sin problem. Sin separates us from God and from each other. UCG.org / Sermons / Sin That Separates Us From Our God. Because Jesus is Crucified, Risen and Interceding for us there is left no one who can condemn us. a. Isa. Unforgiveness. The ungodly perished. 13 For if you live according to the flesh you will die, but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. We know that we have done all of these evil deeds. How amazing that God chose to redeem us because he was disturbed over our sinful condition. Sermon in Pohick Church Courtyard, Second in Series 7-26-20. This is the point that God wants us to come to. But that is not what Paul means here. We are continuing our series this morning on our foundational beliefs. In Old Testament times, God repeatedly warned His people to separate from the ungodly so they would not end up doing the sin the enemies of God were committing. Here we see God putting the armor on and going to war against sin to bring the righteousness we need. We are far from justice and righteousness. His love demands restoration, which in turn demands holiness. Grace  - Given us in the one He loves (Jesus) (6) – sums it up – God has given us grace in choosing us, 1. Remember in Isaiah 58 the people think they are being righteous and religious and cannot understand why God is not responding to them. Father!” 16 The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, 17 and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him. 15 For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, “Abba! There is one qualifier we need to notice—”Nothing can separate us.” Who is the “us” of verse 38? Sin separates us from God. The income you failed to report on your 1040 form? The fact remains though that sin separates us from God. In verses 3-8 God describes what humanity looks like to him. The Hebrew word is used for devastation and I wonder if this also helps capture the idea. Further, our sins are piled up before our God and every sin testifies against us (59:12). The middle of verse 15 sums up everything: “The Lord saw it, and it displeased him.”. Dr. Lynn Ronaldi. This is how God begins his next declaration to the people. If Christ left you, you, as you know you, would cease to exist. This is the covenant God makes with us. Instead, we are to admit our sinfulness to God. SIN IS DIVISIVE. Our actions are hopeless. Because God forever loves us we are more than conquerors We cannot court God in the same way. We want to think of ourselves as “good people.” But listen to how God views the world. No one cares about being fair or honest. There is no one to intercede on our behalf. Previous: Isaiah 58, Practical Atheist She chose me in some part by her sweet grace, but also I had to work for her affections – I sent the best pictures, I sent roses, I wrote sweet letters. This is a displeasing situation to God. Verse 16 is one of the most amazing pictures of God. Sin will divide, separate, a man from God. Anyone who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him. They’re usually found in amino acids and proteins. Now, we turn our attention to other fundamental beliefs. Downloads. Scripture plainly states, “The wages of sin is death [separation], but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Romans 6:23, NIV). Unforgiveness is considered a sin and separates us from God. The reason for judgment is not because of God. To be holy and blameless – God chose you for holiness, 3. God has made the offer to come to the waters to receive life (Isaiah 55). So what is the problem if the issue is not with God? But sin has blunted, has even destroyed the sense of His nearness, has led men to feel as though He were far distant. Broken Because I Am Separated From God By Sin, A. Genesis 3 – Man’s sin caused a separation from God and their wonderful relationship with Him, 1. We cannot approach God. 2. Sin will separate us from God in all aspects of our life. There is no justice. We have completed our study of the Trinity and then the Bible. A godly life lives like God: “As he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do; for it is written: … Now we admit that we are not in the light. They could not be in the presence of God any longer nor be in the paradise of God. SIN SEPARATES MAN FROM GOD AS TO PLACE. No one is good naturally. Who wants to get rid of their sinfulness? Sin separates us from God. We are in darkness. God is not surprised at this. Notice that the imagery reminds of what we read concerning the armor of God in Ephesians 6. Those who want a solution for their sins, God has sent the Redeemer to intercede for us because of our sins. The only reason we do any good is because God told us to and we are submitting to his commands. We must appreciate this because God could decide not to care. As the Holy One, God reaches out (not separate!) The people did not approach God with their animal to sacrifice for their sins. The result of the Redeemer’s work will result in the transformation of people from ungodly sinners under God’s wrath to being his children under God’s redemption. This is what we see as Isaiah on behalf of the people confesses their sins. When Adam and Eve sinned, separation occurred. We would not live right without God’s intervention. Then God makes an everlasting covenant with us that the Redeemer will save us from our sins and put his law on our lips and in our hearts, transforming us to be his children forever. If HE is God has redeemed you and made you His for all eternity – No turning back, 3. MP3 Audio (20.53 MB) Downloads So often we can find it difficult to get in touch with God. We are living in the darkness hoping for the light to shine on us. They only think about sinning and destruction and misery follow their paths. We can choose to go our own sinful way and stay separated from God forever. This object lesson is … I recently read about an interesting scientific phenomenon with fluorophores. D. In this sermon on sin we are going to look at what sin will do to us, and in doing so, we hope to develop an attitude of abhorrence and fear of sin. We might pity God because Israel was to be the people of God and look how far they had fallen from God’s glory and laws. God is not pleased that all humanity is separated from him and captured in their sins. MP3 Audio (8.38 MB) Downloads Since no one can intervene and intercede for us, God will intercede for us! Will we submit our lives to Jesus, seeing his love and sacrifice for us? This is how the Spirit bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God. He is not too weak to deliver them or too deaf to hear their pleading. and overcomes sin through the reconciling work of the Son as well as the sanctifying work of the Spirit. They only could approach a priest. Now God wants to emphasize something to our hearts. In verse 34 it says plainly, “Christ Jesus is the one who died — more than that, who was raised — who is at the right hand of God, who indeed is interceding for us.” The reason Paul can say that nothing will separate us from the love of Christ is because Christ is alive and is still loving us now. Sin separates us from God. God goes to war against his adversaries and repays his enemies. God says the problem is not with him. We know that we have rebelled and denied the Lord (59:13). God is devastated and appalled by the situation. Now the problem is stated. Because God gave us Christ He will also give us everything we need. We speak evil and we do evil. -- that there is a difference between the two? 3:8 – Shame caused them to hide from God 2. Light passes through it from one side, but is reflected back by the other. Lack of faith, which is a sin, can separate us from God. There is no righteousness. The people tried to make their way to God, but their sin caused them to be even farther away from God. We do not have light. But notice that there is more to the promise. This was the very argument Paul presented to the Christians at Rome. If sin separates us from God … Do you know that you are chosen, redeemed, and sealed? 14 For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. We naturally do wrong and evil and must fight to do right. Sin always brings separation, and the fact that God hates sin means that He hates being separated from us. It is as if somehow we are shouting over from a distance to God rather than speaking to him face to face. The Rev. No one does what he says. Being Cleansed God wants us to be in constant communion with him. Next: Isaiah 60, God Is Your Glory, West Palm Beach church of Christ4236 Haverhill RoadWest Palm Beach, FL 33417, Sunday  Services9:30 am / 10:30 am & 6:30 pm. 9 You, however, are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if in fact the Spirit of God dwells in you. Verses 38-39 list 10 things that cannot separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord – 8 of them in pairs: "For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, 39 nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord." The primary factors are: Sin. God’s Spirit and God’s words on our lips and in our hearts transforming our lives so that we have been redeemed from our sinful ways. No one is righteous, no, not one! Our lips have spoken lies. IN Christ we are no longer separate, but brought near to God for a very special love relationship, 2. David's life was not the best all the time. In Ephesians 6 we were instructed to put the armor on to stand against the attacks of the devil. People are not apprehensive to do evil, but run to do evil. (Romans 8:9–17 ESV). What we are reading in Isaiah 59 is not just Israel; it is every one of us! We must accept this important truth: the only reason we do any good in lives is because we have seen the light of God and are changing our corrupt ways into the ways of God. God is calling for his people and pleading with his people to come to him. Fortunately, Paul makes it clear in his next statement that none of these things are “able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Romans 8:35-39). All have turned aside; together they have become worthless; no one does good, not even one (Romans 3:10-11). David, a man after God's own heart, nevertheless felt hopelessly separated from God as he penned Psalm 22. This leads to God’s promise in verse 21. We are a nondenominational congregation of Christians located in West Palm Beach aiming to be faithful in every way to Jesus Christ. He sent an identical note to twenty of the most famous men in London. They do not know how to be peaceful or how to be just or good. Because God justified us there is no one who can successfully accuse us. God’s word would always be on his lips and his desire would be for accomplishing God’s will, not his own. This is a concept that God has to teach us because it is something that we do not understand and often forget. Our actions testify against us, not for us. UCG.org / Sermons / How Sin Separates Us From God. Psalm 51 demonstrates David's desire to tear down the wall of separation. We cannot save ourselves. Sin separates. Repent of sin and believe that Jesus is Lord. The word “separate” means to violently tear from, to completely divide. Lawsuits are based on lies. God is moved by this situation and God determines that he will do something. No one is able to address the serious sinfulness of humans. Noel Coward, the famous playwright, pulled an interesting prank. -- we know that sin is what separates us from God -- it is our sin that condemns us to hell -- and it is our sin that caused Jesus to come and die on the cross in our place -- but have you ever really stopped to think about what sin is? A Redeemer is coming to those who turn from their sinful ways. I. Paul began that section in Romans 3:9 declaring that all people, Jews and Gentiles, are under sin. If I were you I would get out of town.\"Supposedly, all twenty men actually left town.What if you opened your mail one day and found such a note? 3:22-24 – God threw them out of the garden, the place of the intimate relationship with God, B. Romans 6:23 states that the wages of sin is death. Romans 3:23 ESV / 47 helpful votes 12 So then, brothers, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh. He could leave us in our condition since it is our fault that we have completely rebelled against him. 1. Given on Apr 9, 2016 by Ken Martin Listen. The sins of the people have made the separation between God and them. David's life was not the best all the time. History exists to show this truth that no deliverer, prophet, or king can save the people from their sinful ways. From the beginning, God did some separating. -- did you know that the Bible makes a distinction between the words "sin" and "sins" in various places? There is no hope in anything that we think we might be able to do. Sin divides everything; like David, we must be alert for distractions that will lead us into sin. We are all sons of God, all receiving full inheritance, b) For the saved, it was God’s preordained plan that we become Holy and blames – Romans 8:29-30 – Not the progression of foreknew, predestined, called, justified, glorified –, c) Adopted – We are sons and daughters of the living God, (1) We are not His slaves, His trophies, or just His people, (2) We are His sons – He has brought us into His family – He has given us a deep love relationship  as His children, one of eternal devotion, 4. But in verse 9 the text shifts from “they” and “your” to “we” and “our.” God has described our condition before him. We cannot save ourselves. It always has, it always will. Sin creates a barrier between God and us. It harms our relationships, brings pain to our world, and leaves us alienated from God. Then we read the wonderful words of verse 20: “And a Redeemer will come to Zion, to those in Jacob who turn from transgression.” Who wants to stop sinning? The problem is not with God. The first eight verses describes God’s view of us. Sin Separates (59:2-8) The sins of the people have made the separation between God and them. The more they worship him, the more they will enjoy and delight in him. We know our sins. Everyone has turned away from him. Sin is not a small thing to God. A holy life is separate from sin: “Dear friends, let us purify ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, perfecting holiness out of reverence for God” (2 Cor 7:1). No one understand; no one seeks for God. “There is a God-shaped vacuum in the heart of every person, and it can never be filled by any created thing. We know nothing about right living when left to our own paths. Those who will be lost, will be lost because of their sin. The Redeemer will come, banish ungodliness, and take away their sins in this new covenant (Romans 11:27). Of course it remains true of every inhabitant of earth, and even of hell, that God is not far from every one of us. 4236 Haverhill Road, West Palm Beach Florida, 33417, 2018 Lectureship Series (A New View of Life), 2016 Lectureship Series (Growing In Godliness), 2015 Lectureship Series (Following The Followers of Jesus), 2012 Lectureship Series (Escaping Ordinary), 2011 Lectureship Series (Refreshed: Revive Your Faith), 2010 Lectureship Series (He Still Moves Stones), 2009 Lectureship Series (Building Character from Bible Characters), 2008 Lectureship Series (A Closer Look at Romans 12), 2007 Lectureship Series (Drawing Closer to God), 2006 Lectureship Series (Building Proven Character). Know that if you are His you are always His. Here we see that our Servant Redeemer will come and his work of intercession will take ungodly people and cause them to be his children/offspring. Amazing! It can only be filled by God, made known through Jesus Christ.”  (Blaise Pascal), C. Ephesians 1:3 – We have every spiritual blessing in Jesus Christ – It is in Christ that we have them and those outside of Christ may not expect them, A. No statement of faith is complete with a definition of sin and its consequences. To us, we do not see the gravity of sin. But your iniquities have made a separation between you and your God, and your sins have hidden his face from you so that he does not hear. This is a concept that God has to teach us because it is something that we do not understand and often forget. The Prophet Isaiah made this clear as recorded in Isaiah 9:, “ut your iniquities have separated you from yo ur God…” The story of Babel is such a good illustration of this. 3:22-24 – God threw them out of the garden, the place of the intimate relationship with God We are not to ignore these truths about our sinfulness. We don’t save ourselves, we simply place ourselves at His mercy in Christ, (2) To bring all things together under one head – Christ, 3. What a graphic depiction of how God sees people! Even in this picture, separation was an important picture that was shown to the people. We saw in Isaiah 53:10 that the work of the Servant would accomplish the salvation of people who would be called the Servant’s offspring or children. We have received the Spirit of adoption and do not fall back into fear as we put to death the deeds of the flesh. We cannot bring ourselves to any sort of salvation. It is everlasting – He chose us before Time and adoption is forever –, a) purchasing a slave to buy their freedom, b) We have been redeemed from sin – we are no longer traveling the path to destruction, but God has purchased our pardon through the cross that we might live in Him, e) In accordance with God’s grace – lavished on us, (1) His good pleasure which He purposed in Christ – Namely that it is grace that saves, not works. The Lord continues to show his passionate pursuit of his people and jealousy for them. Trying to get a handle on this word is difficult as seen by the variety of translations. All that people produce are harmful to others (59:5-6). Downloads. Psalm 51 demonstrates David's desire to tear down the wall of separation. The Lord is absolutely displeased by what he sees in his creation. In Isaiah 58 he called for the people to delight in him and delight in worshiping him. But our actions and attitudes can nevertheless separate us from God. Human sin is the barrier that separates us from God. Know that His salvation is by His grace, 3. We were chose – For His praise and glory, 1. We know we are His by whether or not the Holy Spirit is living and active in You, a) Romans 8:4-13 – What living by the Spirit looks like, 2. Further, God used the Law of Moses to teach us about the weight of sin by having an animal killed and sacrificed for the sins of the people. We know that God does not listen to sinners (John 9:31). 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