Lecture Six—Anthropology & Hamartiology: Man and Sin

The term “anthropology” comes from two Greek words, namely, anthro„pos meaning “man” and logos meaning “word, matter, or thing.” We use the word “anthropology” to refer to the study of man and a Biblical anthropology is the study of man as understood primarily from Scripture. Thus it often involves discussion of the particular creation of man, man in the “image of God,” the constitutional nature of man, and man after the fall. “Hamartiology,” on the other hand, comes from two Greek terms as well, namely, hamartia meaning “sin” and logos. Thus it concerns the biblical doctrine of sin including its origin, nature, transmission, effects, and judgment. IA. The Creation of Man 1B. The Origin of Man—Genesis 1:26 2B. The Place of Man in Creation—The Imago Dei 3B. Man’s Special Relationship to God 4B. Man’s Special Role in Creation 5B. Man’s Instantaneous Creation (Material/Immaterial)—Genesis 2:7 IIA. Man in the Image of God 1B. The “Image of God” and the “Likeness of God” 1C. The Image of God—Genesis 1:26 2C. The Likeness of God—Genesis 1:26 2B. Various Conceptions of the Image of God 1C. Substantive Views 2C. Functional Views 3B. Summary IIIA. The Constitutional Nature of Man 1B. Defintion and Importance 2B. The Monist View 1C. Statement and Support 2C. Critique 3B. The Dichotomous View 1C. Statement and Support 2C. Critique 4B. The Trichotomous View 1C. Statement and Support 2C. Critique 5B. Summary 1C. Composite Being 2C. Unified Being IVA. The Fall of Man and the Image of God 1B. God’s Command 1C. The Command Proper—Genesis 2:15-17a 2C. The Warning—Genesis 2:17b 2B. The First Couple’s Disobedience—Genesis 3:1-6 1C. The Serpent’s Deceitful Temptations 2C. The Woman’s Reasonings and Disobedience 3C. The Man’s Passivity and Disobedience 3B. The Immediate Result 1C. The Experience of Nakedness and Shame—Genesis 3:7 2C. The Desire to Hide from God—Genesis 3:8 4B. God Seeking and Judging 1C. God Seeks and Questions Man—Genesis 3:9-13 2C. God Judges the Serpent—Genesis 3:14-15 3C. God Judges the Woman—Genesis 3:16 4C. God Judges the Man—Genesis 3:17-20 5C. God Provides for Man’s Nakedness—Genesis 3:21 6C. God Banishes Man from the Garden—Genesis 3:22-24 7C. The Relationship of Genesis 3 to 4 and 5 5B. The Persistence of the Image of God after the Fall 1C. Genesis 9:6-7 2C. James 3:9 6B. The Renewal of the Image of God after the Fall 1C. Romans 8:29 2C. 1 Corinthians 15:49 3C. 2 Corinthians 4:4 4C. Colossians 1:15 5C. Colossians 3:10 VA. The Doctrine of Sin A brief review of the fall of man leads us naturally into a discussion of the essential nature of sin, as well as its origin, transmission, effects, and punishment. 1B. Defining Sin 1C. Inadequate Views of Sin 2C. The Heinous Nature of Sin 3C. Some Biblical Terms for Sin 1D. chata: “To Miss the Mark”—Exod 20:20; 522x 2D. ra: “Evil or Ruin”—Gen 38:7; 444x 3D. taah: “Going Astray”—Num 15:22 4D. hamartano: “To Miss the Mark”—Rom 5:12; more than 225x 5D. kakos: “disease” or “moral filth” 6D. poneros: “moral evil”—Heb 3:12 7D. anomos: “lawlessness”—1 John 3:4 2B. The Origin of Sin 1C. In the Angelic Realm 1D. Genesis 3; 2 Corinthians 11:3 2D. The Interpretation of Isa 14:12-15 and Ezek 28:12-19 2C. In the Human Family: Through Adam 1D. Romans 5:12 2D. Acts 17:26 3B. The Transmission of Sin throughout the Entire Human Family 1C. The Imputation of Adam’s Guilt to the Race 1D. Specific Connection between Adam and the Race in Romans 5:12-21 1E. The Adam-Christ Typology of Romans 5:12-21 2E. The Seminal View and Hebrews 7:10 3E. The Federal View 2D. Problems with the Doctrine 3D. Summary 2C. Inheriting a Sinful Nature Because of Adam’s Sin 1D. Psalm 51:5 2D. Ephesians 2:3 3D. The Meaning of “Total Depravity” 3C. Summary and Application VIA. The Christian and Sin 1B. The Nature of the Christian’s Sin 2B. The Christian’s Sin and the Doctrine of Justification 1C. Romans 4:7-8; Ephesians 4:32 2C. Romans 5:1 3B. The Christian’s Sin and the Witness of the Church 1C. 1 Corinthians 6:1-8 2C. Titus 2:5, 8 4B. The Christian’s Sin and God’s Chastening 1C. Hebrews 12:1-13 2C. 1 Corinthians 11:30 3C. 1 John 1:9 5B. The Christian’s Sin and Church Discipline 1C. Hebrews 3:12-13 2C. Matthew 18:15-20 3C. 1 Corinthians 5:1-8 VIIA. The Punishment for Sin 1B. God’s Primary Purpose in Punishing Sin 1C. Romans 3:21-26 2C. Romans 9:19-23 2B. Punishments for Sin 1C. Spiritual Death—Genesis 3 2C. Physical Death—Hebrews 9:27 3C. Eternal or Second Death—Matthew 25:41, 46; Revelation 20:14-15