lesson 3~ what is sin?

The next part of the story of the first man and woman is how they brought sin into the earth. But before we look at the next part of the story of the first man & woman on earth, we need to understand what sin is. So that is what we will learn about today.

Sin is when we disobey God. How do we know what God wants us to do? Well, God gave the ten commandments to his people, the Israelites. The commandments are like the rules that your Mom and Dad may have at home that tells you what they want you to do or not do. We can read God's rules or commandments in Exodus, chapter 20, verses 1-7. You  can read them in your Bible, but I am going to give you a short version of what it says.

1. Don't worship any other gods, but Me.

2. Don't have any pictures, statues or anything else of any other god.

3. Do not bow down to any other gods, but Me.

4. Do not use God's name as a curse word.

5. Keep the Sabbath (Sunday) holy by not working, instead think about God & His Word (the Bible).

.6. Honor your Father and Mother.

7. Do not murder people or wish that they were dead.

8. Be faithful to your husband or wife.

9. Do not steal.

10. Do not look at some else's things and want them.

The first 5 rules or commandments tell us how to treat God, the last 5 rules tell how to treat each other. Now, when we do not obey these rules or commandments, we are sinning. Sin is like a black spot on our minds & souls.

Next week, we will look at how sin got onto the earth.Until then obey the rules.