The Problem with Mankind--Sin

In this world we live in today, many of our religious and political leaders are lamenting the social ills we face in this world such as greed, racism, poverty, hatred, war, etc. They try to come up with "solutions" that will solve all these social problems. However, all these problems just mentioned above are symptoms of a larger problem. The root problem is none other than SIN.

Romans 5:12 says, "Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned." Sin came into this world when Adam partook of the fruit of the tree of the Garden of Eden. As a result, the fall of man took place and man is still in that state since the time of the Garden of Eden. Jesus came upon this earth to die for the sins of mankind upon an old rugged cross. Thank God for the price he paid on Calvary so we could be saved and not have to spend eternity into the Lake of Fire.

What is the solution for mankind's sinful estate? It's a born again experience. Man needs to be regenerated and cleansed from sin. The Pharisee Nicodemus asked Jesus a question and this was what Jesus said. (John 3:3) Jesus answered and said unto him, verily, verily I say unto thee; except a man be born again, he cannot see the Kingdom of God. Nicodemus didn't understand the concept of salvation. When Jesus was speaking of being born again, Nicodemus didn't understand Jesus was referring to a spiritual birth from above, not a second time from a mother's womb.

During the past 2000 years of church history, Satan has thrown in a mix of doctrines which are totally contrary to Biblical salvation. Satan has done this as a way to confuse man on how to be saved. There's been false doctrines such as baptismal regeneration, salvation by works, adding law to the grace (legalism). Also, the doctrine of easy-believism which says that man doesn't have to repent--just believe has been taught in many Independent Baptist churches. Salvation's not complicated. It's easy.

In order to be saved a person must recognize that they're a sinner whose strayed from God. Along with that there must be Holy Ghost conviction (John 6:44). They must call upon the name of the Lord and repent of their sins. Then they must accept Jesus as Savior and Lord. He's already Lord but when a man gets saved, Lordship comes with the package. It's not a matter of the words that you use but that they come from your heart. After a person becomes saved they're to be baptized and they are to serve the Lord in a local Bible-believing church which I believe should be Baptist. Being saved doesn't mean they won't face battles nor have to deal with sin because they have a fleshly nature as well as a divine nature.

The world tries to use all kinds of humanist methods to try to cure man of what's ailing him such as Alcoholics Anonymous, psychiatry, counseling, etc. The world can't solve man's sin problem. It takes divine intervention from the God of Heaven to cure man's sin problem. It's found in Jesus. I'll close with John 3:16-18. "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.