The Cause of Sin
STEP
#2: Realize that you are separated from God.
There is a gap between God and mankind. He has provided a way for
us to receive an abundant and eternal life, but people throughout the ages have
made selfish choices to disobey God Almighty. These choices continue to cause
separation from the Father.
God’s Word shows us that the result of sin is death. He says in
His Word:
"There is a way which seemeth right unto
a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death"
Proverbs 14:12.
And God also said,
"But your iniquities have separated
between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he
will not hear" —Isaiah 59:2.
Paul the apostle states in Romans 3:23,
"For all have sinned, and come short of
the glory of God."
And in Romans 6:23 we read:
"For the wages of sin is death; but the
gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord."
Every human was created with the ability and need to know God and
fellowship with Him. Augustine, a minister who lived during the fourth and
fifth centuries, called this longing in each of us "that God-shaped
vacuum."
Every day we hear of people who are rich, famous, achievers, star
athletes—people who seem to have the best life can offer—yet they try to fill
that empty void in their lives with "things." They even try good
works, morality, and religion. Yet they remain empty, for only God, through His
Son, can fill that emptiness.