Sermons on Sin
Indwelling Sin in the Believer
In Romans 7:15–17, we discover the believer’s confusion between the holy desires of the new man and the inability of the flesh to be holy. This week we will focus on the reality of sin living within us. Pastor Paul van Engelenhoven preaches the believer’s confusion, the believer’s love for God, and the believer’s comfort.
“For I do not understand my own actions. For I do…
I Am Fleshly, Having Been Sold Under Sin
In Romans 7:13-25, the apostle Paul continues his discussion of the law and sin. How do we understand his statement in verse 19? “For I do not do the good I want, but the evil I do not want is what I keep on doing.” Pastor Paul van Engelenhoven presents three views: a picture of the normal Christian life, a picture of the religious Jew’s life, and a picture of the…
The Law Is Holy, but I Am Not
In Romans 7:7-12, the apostle Paul explains we are not released from the law because the law is sinful, but because we are sinful. Pastor Paul van Engelenhoven preaches the law reveals sin, the law awakens sin, and the law exposes sin.
“What then shall we say? That the law is sin? By no means! Yet if it had not been for the law, I would not have known sin.”
The Reign of Death on Earth
In Romans 5:12–14, the apostle Paul describes the effects of Adam’s sin on all mankind as death reigns over all people. Pastor Paul van Engelenhoven preaches the inheritance of Adam’s sin in Scripture, the universality of Adam’s punishment in experience, and the coming of the new Adam fulfilled in history.
“Yet death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over those whose…
The Heavenly Analysis of Mankind, Part III: The Lamp of the Law
Both the Jew and the Gentile—the whole world—is condemned by the Law and held accountable to God. Listen as Pastor Paul van Engelenhoven preaches from Romans 3:15–20 on the Law of God which stops every mouth, holds every person accountable to God, and reveals the knowledge of sin.
“For by works…
The Heavenly Analysis of Mankind, Part II: Unsanctified Lips
In Romans 3:13–14, the apostle Paul focuses on the main outlet of mankind’s sin: the unsanctified lips of fallen man. In Matthew 15:10–20, Jesus powerfully illustrates that the mouth of man is the outlet of the sins of the heart. Listen as Pastor Paul van Engelenhoven preaches on the severity of…
The Heavenly Analysis of Mankind, Part I
The apostle Paul submits the verdict: All of mankind, “both Jews and Greeks, are under sin” and stand condemned before God, who are not born again. Indeed, this is God’s verdict upon you if you are not born again. Will you listen to God tell you the bad news so that you may then hear the good news and be saved by Christ? Listen as Pastor Paul van Engelenhoven preaches on…
The Law: The Embodiment of Knowledge and Truth
The Jews who had the Law were condemned by the Law because of their sin. What is the Law of God? What can it do and not do? What is it supposed to do? Listen as Pastor Paul van Engelenhoven preaches on Romans 1:17–24 on the Law.
“You who boast in the law dishonor God by breaking the law. For, as…
The Total Depravity of Man
Romans 1:28–32 reveals the last step of mankind’s descent in depravity. Because mankind chose to remove God from their life, God removes his goodness from their life. Listen as Pastor Paul van Engelenhoven preaches on the barren land (debased mind), the weeds of wickedness (filled with unrighteousness), the love of poison (approval of evil), and the need for a…
The Wrath of God Revealed
Man’s greatest problem is that God is good. Why? Because man is evil. And God has revealed his wrath from heaven “against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men.” Listen as Pastor Paul van Engelenhoven preaches on Romans 1:18 on God’s truth known, suppressed, and God’s three-fold wrath upon earth.
“For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all…