Lesson 1

When Adam and Eve sinned, they allowed sin to enter the world. Their nature also changed and that sinful nature is passed down to all humanity. Our hopeless state was changed when Jesus took on our sin and put to death all sin, past, present and future. Now we have hope of salvation.

There is so much to explain about sin and how and why it continues. But to those who accept God's free and merciful gift, our nature is changed and sin no longer has dominion. That doesn't mean we don't "fall" into sin. It means we are not dominated by that nature.

This may be difficult to understand. It has to do with spiritual laws. It is the Truth that Jesus preached.

What we need to concentrate on from these Scriptures is that no one was able to come up to God's standard. No one. But to those who believe in Jesus and the work on the Cross, our core nature is changed. Although we do not come up to God's standard, we are in a process of change.

Review these Scriptures and allow the Spirit of God to give you understanding of all their connotations.

Blessings