Why Do People Sin?

All people are sinners, yet only some of them are saved from their sin.Please contact us if you have questions or comments or want encouragement.

That is a very loaded question, and the simple answer to “Why Do People Sin?“ It would be because of the original sin of Adam and Eve in the garden.  Many people think they can earn their way to heaven by attending church, doing good work, helping the elderly, etc. Then you could dig a little deeper and ask the question, why do we still sin today? 

We are all sinners, some of us have been saved by God’s grace, yet we still sin. Let me clarify that even though God is in control, Satan is the prince of the world. We know that God wins in the end, yet Satan is temporarily ruling the world. That is why it is so important to “Get right with God,” for someday if you never choose to make Jesus your Lord and Savior, it could be too late, and you would suffer the consequences of hell. Something no one in their right mind would want to do.

Why do people sin? Romans 7:19-20 For I do not do the good I want to do, but the evil I do not want to do—this I keep on doing. Now, if I do what I do not want to, it is no longer I who do it, but it is a sin living in me that does it. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Why Do People Sin, And What Is The Remedy?

What Do You Think About Sin?

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Why do people sin? It is because of original sin. We cannot stop sinning on our own. We need the Holy Spirit to help us.

Why do people sin? We sin because we are sinners, which is what we naturally do. We sin with our thoughts, words, and deeds. Jesus was tempted with sin, yet he did not sin. Since you and I are human, unfortunately, we still sin! It will not be until we die and go to heaven that we will understand why people sin, even though we know original sin came from the fall in the garden of Adam and Eve by falling for the temptation of the Devil.

The question ought not to be why do people sin; the question ought to be why not? I have been partaking in sin my entire life (unfortunately, you have to). To answer the question, why do people sin? We need to understand who we are by nature. We sin because we are sinners, which is what people do naturally. Besides that, yes, there is pleasure in sin. The so-called “pleasure” is short-term, but the pain it leaves behind lingers on.

We sin with our thoughts, words, and deeds! Sin comes from the disobedience of Adam and Eve’s original sin in the Garden, and it has followed us to the present time in our society. When we trust God to be our Lord and Savior, we no longer have to bear the consequence of our sins. Jesus has already done that for us on the cross; all we need to do is accept the payment that Jesus has paid for our sins. Although we all sin occasionally, we must confess our sins because God is faithful and God is faithful, and God will forgive us for our sins. We need to turn away from our sins and walk closer to God. ~ Bill Greguska

 

The Screwtape Letters, Written By C. S. Lewis

Understand That You Are A Sinner!

  • If you want to be a Christian, you must understand that you are a sinner Romans 3:23
  • That your sin is a rebellion against God Psalm 51:4
  • Imagine every time you have lied, stolen, lusted after someone, hated someone, disobeyed your parents, or used God’s name disrespectfully. You will never be good enough to enter Heaven on your own merit. Ephesians 2:8-9
  • Committing even one sin deserves judgment Revelation 20:12
  • According to God’s law, James 2:10, no amount of good deeds can ever erase your sin.

Let not a libation of tears be the only offering at the shrine of Jesus; let us also rejoice with joy unspeakable. If we must lament our sin, how much more to rejoice at our pardon! ~ Charles Spurgeon

Romans 7:15 I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do, I do not do, but what I hate, I do.

 

 

 

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Sin Keeps Us From God, And There Are Two Types Of Sin

  1. We sin by not doing something that we ought to do is called a sin of omission that is more with words and deeds.
  2. We also sin by doing what God instructs us not to do: a sin of commission, which is with thoughts, words, and deeds.

 

 

 

Are You A Good Enough To Be Able To Get Into Heaven?

If you are lost and want to get out of the confusion of sin, pray to God to help you. Then open His Word, the Bible, for some answers!

All of this is “original sin,” the sin that is hardwired in us due to Adam’s sin. So, we keep sinning because we can’t help it! You ask yourself, why do people sin? Everything from seemingly harmless untruths to murder.

There is worse news than that! Those who have not placed their faith in Jesus Christ must pay the penalty for these personal sins, inherited, and any other transgressions. There are different types of sin, but all sin is in God’s eye. It is a refusal to do God’s will.

 

 

Are All Sin The Same To God?

  1. Are All Sins the Same in God’s Eyes? Billy Graham Association 
  2. Are All Sins Equal? Got Questions 
  3. Are Sins Equal? John Piper video/text 
  4. Are Sins Equal? Christian Apologetic ministry 
  5. Are All Sins, Equal? Apologetics Press.
  6. Does God View All Sins the Same? A more extended version of this 1-minute devotion

 

 

 

Some Specific Scriptures To Encourage You:

Romans 3:23 ESV

For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,

John 3:16 ESV 

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.

Ephesians 2:1 ESV 

And you were dead in the trespasses and sins

Romans 10:4 ESV

For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.

Romans 7:14-20 ESV

For we know that the law is spiritual, but I am of the flesh, sold under sin. For I do not understand my own actions. For I do not do what I want, but I do the very thing I hate. Now, if I do what I do not want, I agree with the law that it is good. So now it is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells within me. For I know that nothing good dwells in me, that is, in my flesh. For I have the desire to do what is right but not the ability to carry it out. 

Romans 6:23 ESV 

For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Romans 6:16 ESV 

Do you not know that if you present yourselves to anyone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of sin, which leads to death, or of obedience, which leads to righteousness?

Romans 3:22 ESV

The righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction:

 

 

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