1. Hamartology
The Depravity of Sin

2. Sin Offends the Holiness of God
While most men are quick to disclaim personal depravity, they are loathe to stop the __________ of personal depravity. The difficulty for most in understanding the depraved nature of sin is the inherent tendency of mankind to make comparisons. The problem is not so much the need to use comparisons in order to further understanding. The problem is the use of the wrong ________ for comparison. As long as people compare themselves to other people they will always find an excuse for their own behavior. The point of comparison is much too _______.
Sin Offends the Holiness of God
A low view of God always produces a ___________ view of the seriousness of sin! It is not surprising that the byproduct of liberal theology, in which the person of God is divorced from His self-revelation in the Bible, has been an increased ___________ of vice in every form. In contrast, the Bible consistently emphasizes the __________ holiness of God. In fact God is completely ____________ of sin in any form. (Hab. 1:13) The only way to properly evaluate the heinous character of sin is to see it in comparison the brilliant __________ of God. Sin is ever the extreme __________ of everything that God is in character, and of all that God demands as sovereign. (Isa. 6:1-5) Sin is just as sordid, ugly, and wicked in the ___________ as God is perfect, holy, just,

3. Sin is Detrimental to God’s Creation
and righteous in the opposite extreme. In the eyes of God, sin is never relative, categorical, or justifiable. All sin, in every form, is ____________ offensive.
Sin is Detrimental to God’s Creation
One the immediate consequences of the Fall of man was an upheaval in the _________ of nature. The animal world degenerated to a prey – predator relationship. The ground was cursed and life became _______. (Gen. 3:17-19) Instead of utilizing the physical world so as to bring glory to God, man has sought to exploit God’s resources for his own _______________.
The Results of Sin the World
– Genesis 6:11,12
– Galatians 5:19-21
– Hosea 4:1,2
– Psalm 10:2-10
The horrific ___________ spiral of fallen man is a continuous testimony to the depravity of his _________ under the control sin. (Rom. 1:18-32)

4. Sin Has and Will Increase until the End of the Age
There is a sense in which man is as fallen as he ever was. The depravity of sin has impacted _________ part of his being including his mind, his body, and his spirit. His volition has been ___________ and in his natural state man is intent upon evil continually. (Genesis 6:5) No one fully realizes the evil to which he might stoop if all _____________ were removed from his life. There are many factors which add to the increase of evil in our world. All men are sinners and the more men that ___________the world, the more sin will increase. Further, the spirit of the age (the spirit of Antichrist) increases the ___________ of men against God. (2 Tim. 3:13; 2 Thess. 2:3-12) The approaching end of the age is a time of increasing spiritual __________. Truth is set aside in favor of satanic lies. Without the restraint of truth, fallen men ________be constrained from their evil. (2 Pet. 2:1,2,10-22)
Sin is ______________. It taints everything it touches and destroys everything of value. It cannot be rehabilitated. It cannot be ___________. It is also insatiable which means that it is _________satisfied.
The depravity of sin does not release its hold upon people even though they have been __________. The conflict between the new nature received in Christ and the old nature received through Adam continues ___________ the believer’s lifetime. (Rom. 7)