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- Sin is any act against or lack regarding God’s moral law (1 John 3:4; Rom. 4:15; James 4:17). It is unrighteousness or unbelief (1 John 5:17; Rom. 14:23) that results in our guilt before God (Ps. 130:3), for it goes against His character and will (Gen. 39:9; Ps. 51:4).
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But if you will not do so, behold, you have sinned against the Lord, and be sure your sin will find you out. And the earth will rise up against him. His wickedness will be revealed before the assembly. For God will bring every act to judgment, everything which is hidden, whether it is good or evil.
But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. He is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world. And by this we know that we have come to know him, if we keep his commandments.
Apr 1, 2001 · What's good and precious about the sadness and pain and loss and self-devastation and humiliation of knowing my sin – not my sins – but my sin? And why in verse 7 does Paul focus on covetousness (desire) in particular?
Romans 7:7-13. New Living Translation. God’s Law Reveals Our Sin. 7 Well then, am I suggesting that the law of God is sinful? Of course not! In fact, it was the law that showed me my sin.
- Creation and Sin
- The Fall and Sin
- Synthesis
- The Good News
At first glance, one might conclude that this first epoch of the biblical story has little to contribute to our understanding of sin. After all, sin is not even mentioned, but that silence speaks volumes! In particular, Genesis’s teaching about God’s creation clarifies two critical principles related to sin (see Christopher W. Morgan, “Sin in the B...
God does not create sin but creates a good universe and good human beings. Sadly, Adam and Eve do not obey God’s command not to eat from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil but “fall.” The Tempter calls into question God’s truthfulness, sovereignty, and goodness. The “cunning” Tempter deflects the woman’s attention from the covenantal relati...
Sin is fundamentally against God and a failure to live as the image of God. Most fundamentally, sin must be defined as being against God. The accounts depicting the fall suggest that sin is rebellion against God, breaking his covenant, and failing to live as his image-bearers by serving as kings and priests according to his will and on his mission....
Indeed, “the biblical story sheds much light on sin. But clearly, sin is only the backdrop, never the point. It emerges in God’s good creation as a temporary intruder, causes much havoc, and holds many in its clutches. But it is no match for the work of God in Christ. Through his sinless life, sin-bearing death, sin-defeating resurrection, and sin-...
May 13, 2016 · Sin is, first and foremost, rebellion against God and what he has disclosed of himself in words. And that notion of sin prevails in one fashion or another across the entire sweep of Scripture. The reason why it is important to think clearly about sin is manifold.
But a natural man does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually appraised. Revelation 20:14-15 Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire.
