The Soul That Sins Shall Die

I. EXORDIUM:

Do you believe in JESUS?

Yes. I'm His servant as well.

John 3:18 (Amplified Bible)

He who believes in Him [who clings to, trusts in, relies on Him] is not judged [he who trusts in Him never comes up for judgment; for him there is no rejection, no condemnation—he incurs no damnation]; but he who does not believe (cleave to, rely on, trust in Him) is judged already [he has already been convicted and has already received his sentence] because he has not believed in and trusted in the name of the only begotten Son of God. [He is condemned for refusing to let his trust rest in Christ’s name.]

II. AUDIENCE PROFILE:

Believers/unbelievers

III. OBJECTIVES:

To show that the only thing that can save us from hell and sin and it's effects is the LORD JESUS CHRIST, one soul's responsibility is to believe in JESUS, that's the only sin that can get you to hell.

IV. TEXT:

Ezekiel 18:20 (Amplified Bible)

The soul that sins, it [is the one that] shall die. The son shall not bear and be punished for the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear and be punished for the iniquity of the son; the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him only, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon the wicked only.

V. THESIS:

Praise, worship, glorify, adore, bless, honor, acknowledge and thank You very much LORD JESUS for You saved me from hell, damnation, sin, and corruption of sin, all of these I receive by grace through faith.

VI. TITLE:

The soul that sins shall die

VII. EXPLICATION:

A. Author: Ezekiel meaning "GOD strengthens"

B. Date written: Around 565 B.C., around 22 years of the prophet's ministry

C. Purpose: To explain the LORD to His unbelieving and sinful people

D. To whom written: Jewish exiles in Babylon and GOD's people everywhere

E. Main Themes: Prophetic book like Daniel and Revelation

F. Key words: "I am the LORD"

G. Key verses:

Ezekiel 36:24-26 (Amplified Bible)

36:24 For I will take you from among the nations and gather you out of all countries and bring you into your own land.

36:25 Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and you shall be clean from all your uncleanness; and from all your idols will I cleanse you.

36:26 A new heart will I give you and a new spirit will I put within you, and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.

VIII. MAIN BODY:

Ezekiel 18:20 (Amplified Bible)

The soul that sins, it [is the one that] shall die. The son shall not bear and be punished for the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear and be punished for the iniquity of the son; the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him only, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon the wicked only.

Ezekiel 18:20 (New King James Version)

The soul who sins shall die. The son shall not bear the guilt of the father, nor the father bear the guilt of the son. The righteousness of the righteous shall be upon himself, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon himself.

A. Sons shall not be responsible for his father's soul and guilt and vice-versa.

"The soul that sins, it [is the one that] shall die. The son shall not bear and be punished for the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear and be punished for the iniquity of the son;"

Deuteronomy 24:16 (Amplified Bible)

The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers; only for his own sin shall anyone be put to death.

1 Kings 14:13 (Amplified Bible)

And all Israel shall mourn for him and bury him; for he only of Jeroboam’s family shall come to the grave, because in him there is found something good and pleasing to the Lord, the God of Israel, in the house of Jeroboam.

2 Kings 14:6 (Amplified Bible)

But he did not slay the children of the murderers, in compliance with what is written in the Book of the Law of Moses, in which the Lord commanded, The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, nor the children for the fathers; but every man shall die for his own sin only.

2 Kings 22:18-20 (Amplified Bible)

But to the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of the Lord, say this, Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, regarding the words you have heard:

Because your heart was [tender and] penitent and you humbled yourself before the Lord when you heard what I said against this place and against its inhabitants, that they should become a desolation, [an astonishment and] a curse, and you have rent your clothes and wept before Me, I also have heard you, says the Lord.