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The Bible uses many words for sin. Many are expressions that view sin as a failure or a “falling short” of a standard. In this sense, sin is a failure to keep God’s law (“lawlessness,” 1 John 3:4), a lack of God’s righteousness (Rom. 1:18), an absence of reverence for God (Rom. 1:18; Jude 15), a refusal to know (Eph. 4:18), and, most notably, a “coming short of the glory of God ...
Nov 21, 2008 · Sin is a transgression of the law of God, an iniquity, an unrighteous act. Sin is a deviation from the will of God. It is a form of evildoing since it is in opposition to God’s decrees and desires. Sin is not merely a deficiency. It is an open rebellion and disobedience to what God has declared is right. Sin can only be properly understood in ...
Jan 4, 2022 · Answer. First John 3:4 says, “Everyone who sins breaks the law; in fact, sin is lawlessness.”. The word translated “lawlessness” comes from the Greek word anomia, which means “an utter disregard for God and His laws.”. From this Greek word we also get the word antinomianism, which is the belief that there are no moral laws that God ...
Summary. Sin is the failure to keep God’s law and to uphold his righteousness, thus failing to glorify the Lord fully. While there are many different manifestations that sin can take, they are all rooted in the initial disobedience of Adam and Eve in the Garden. All those who have been born afterwards, other than Jesus Christ, have been born ...
Dec 20, 2019 · The Bible clearly states that we are required to obey God’s law, but it also states that we ought to desire to keep God’s law. God is love (1 John 4:16) and the law is the expression of God’s character, therefore the law shows us how to love. “Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.” (Romans 13: ...
The saints in heaven are able, and do actually perfectly obey whatever God's will to them is: so that though in this life they do not attain it, yet in the life to come all the children of God shall attain perfection, Heb. 12:23 where mention is made of 'the spirits of just men made perfect;' and there they shall be fully freed from sin, and all possibility of sinning.
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Sep 14, 2015 · While there is a proper place for righteous anger, we should never let our rage at people's failure to obey God's law keep us from mourning for their sin and praying for their repentance. Let us ask the Lord to develop within us a heart that mourns for lost people and for the profaning of His name in this world.
