Our Problem is Not Our Sinning

"So many people think our sinning is the problem but our problem is not our sinning; our problem is a death condition in first Adam’s disobedience that we were ignorant of and unaware of. The means God used to make us aware of this was to increase our sinning. God used the law, which increased our sinning, to make us aware of that. The Law was added to expose the condition of the first Adam that had been transferred to all mankind. Which is the condition of trying to grasp equality with God through the law. (Self-righteousness, a result of eating from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.)

The Law was added because of the unbelief in the goodness and grace of God. Galatians 3:12 says the Law is not based on faith. Hebrews 11:6 says that without faith it is impossible to please God. The power of sin increased when the Law came.

What is unbelief? Unbelief is a consciousness that attempts to govern the earth without heaven's influence. So unbelief actively RESISTS the power of God. Because the power of God brings heaven in. Unbelief is partnership with Satan not wanting heavens influence into the world. Why doesn't he want heaven's influence in the earth? Because he was Lucifer, the covering cherub in heaven and iniquity and selfish ambition was found in his heart and he wanted to rule over God.

Selfish ambition is the origin of unbelief - that is where unbelief comes from. It is all about me. Satan found selfish ambition (which James 3 calls "earthly wisdom". There is a wisdom from heaven and a wisdom from earth. James says where there is selfish ambition, there you will find every kind of evil for earthly wisdom is both sensual and devilish). Earthly reasoning outside of heaven's influence is demonic. It is the origin of unbelief."

( paraphrase of a Rob Rufus sermon)