Sin

THEO 109

Essay Instructions

Each “essay set” assignment comprises a distinct situation and essay question(s) to prompt and to help student's think through and assess the knowledge gleaned from the textbook, videos and course reading. Each essay question should be answered for the module/week assigned, thought out and supported. (each essay for a total of 4 pages, double-spaced; a Cover Page & Bibliography Page must be included, but are not included in the page totals required). It is expected that the course textbook and assigned reading will qualify as the primary sources for writing essays; however, students are permitted to use other sources (however, these cannot be blogs, church or ministry websites). Any sources quoted or used in the essay should be footnoted and cited (to not footnote and give citations will result in an immediate 11% deduction). Each essay is meant to answer a related group of questions, so it is important that you are thorough in answering the questions completely.

Textbook: Page 553-567

Willmington, Dr. Harold L., WILLMINGTON’S GUIDE TO THE BIBLE,

30TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION, Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, IL. 2011

Essay 1 Prompt (Module/Week 2)

You are at a local coffee shop reading your course text for this class and a mid-twenties gentleman approaches your table and mentions to you that he has done some reading in theology over the past couple of years after college. He states that he has concluded that man is basically good since God created him and that God's image is reflected in both man and animals. How would you respond to this gentleman? Be sure to use relevant Scripture and supporting sources to substantiate your response.

After you have provided a response to the above gentleman's statement, he then asks where sin originates. He seems to suggest that sin is something that only results from “the devil's activity” and that since God is an all-loving God He will most likely forgive you of your sins when you die since they were “not really your fault anyway.” How would you respond to this statement? Be sure to use relevant Scripture and supporting sources to substantiate your response.