How Does the Bible Define Sin?

[Hobie]

Do hereditary inclinations and desires and cultivated tendencies to evil count as sin?
Did Enoch have them when he was translated? Or how about Elijah when he was taken up?

And how do we understand this text..

Romans 8:3
For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:

 

[Lambano]

How Does the Bible Define Sin?​

Romans 8:3

For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned Sin in the flesh:

Paul here and elsewhere in Romans characterizes "Sin" personified as a power that enslaves human beings.

Do hereditary inclinations and desires and cultivated tendencies to evil count as sin?

In this way of thinking, those things are evidence of the Power of Sin at work in ourselves.

 

[bro.tan]

According to the Bible is written in (1John 3:4) Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law. Now we have just read the biblical definition of sin, the transgression (breaking) of the law (commandments.)
Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:

 

[Davy]

According to the Bible is written in (1John 3:4) Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law. Now we have just read the biblical definition of sin, the transgression (breaking) of the law (commandments.)
Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:

And that... is even NEW COVENANT DOCTRINE!

It is very sad that so many preachers in the Churches today keep trying to get around the subject of God's laws just because they 'think' (in their own minds) that Jesus did away with all of God's law.

A simple reading in 1 Timothy 1 and 1 Corinthians 6, and Galatians 5 by Apostle Paul reveals that much of God's law is STILL IN EFFECT TODAY. The difference is HOW we walk in Christ by The Spirit. If... we walk in The Spirit, like Paul says, then we won't be doing anything that is against God's laws. It is that... simple.

But what stupidity do we hear today being taught in some Churches? Some preach men's doctrines of a 'Once Saved, Always Saved' false message. They try to do away with ALL of God's law in their newly built brand of 'their' Christian doctrines.

No, sin is still... the transgression of God's law, like Apostle John said. And when we sin it means we are not... walking by The Spirit, but instead by our flesh, just like Apostle Paul taught in Galatians 5. But those on man's false OSAS doctrines, they teach the lie that the believer on Christ can NEVER sin anymore! Thus they deny their future sins they may commit! They turn a blind eye to them! What that means, those have turned to INIQUITY, and will represent those whom Jesus showed He will reject at His return, with, "I never knew you."

 

[bro.tan]

And that... is even NEW COVENANT DOCTRINE!

It is very sad that so many preachers in the Churches today keep trying to get around the subject of God's laws just because they 'think' (in their own minds) that Jesus did away with all of God's law.

A simple reading in 1 Timothy 1 and 1 Corinthians 6, and Galatians 5 by Apostle Paul reveals that much of God's law is STILL IN EFFECT TODAY. The difference is HOW we walk in Christ by The Spirit. If... we walk in The Spirit, like Paul says, then we won't be doing anything that is against God's laws. It is that... simple.

But what stupidity do we hear today being taught in some Churches? Some preach men's doctrines of a 'Once Saved, Always Saved' false message. They try to do away with ALL of God's law in their newly built brand of 'their' Christian doctrines.

No, sin is still... the transgression of God's law, like Apostle John said. And when we sin it means we are not... walking by The Spirit, but instead by our flesh, just like Apostle Paul taught in Galatians 5. But those on man's false OSAS doctrines, they teach the lie that the believer on Christ can NEVER sin anymore! Thus they deny their future sins they may commit! They turn a blind eye to them! What that means, those have turned to INIQUITY, and will represent those whom Jesus showed He will reject at His return, with, "I never knew you."

I agree because Jesus said with his own mouth in (Matt. 24:13) But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved. That is until the end of your life, or until the Second Coming of the Lord (Jesus). To teach someone that all they have to do is believe on Christ and you are saved is a doctrine of the devil. Check out what Paul said in (1 Cor. 15:1-2) (v.1) MOREOVER, brethren, I declare unto the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; (v.2) By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. Paul is telling us right here that we are saved by the gospel that he preached unto you if you keep it in memory. So what happens if a person don’t keep it in memory? Then they have believed in vain they have believed for nothing that’s what vain means.

 

[Soyeong]

Do hereditary inclinations and desires and cultivated tendencies to evil count as sin?
Did Enoch have them when he was translated? Or how about Elijah when he was taken up?

And how do we understand this text..

Romans 8:3
For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:

God's way is the way to know and believe in Him by being in His likeness through being a doer of His character traits, such as in Genesis 18:19, God knew Abraham that he would teach his children and those of his household to walk in His way by being a doer of righteousness and justice that the Lord might bring to Him all that He has promised. Sin is what is contrary to God's way, such as with unrighteousness being sin, sin is the transgression of God's law because it was given to teach us how to walk in God's way (1 Kings 2:1-3), and sin is whatever is not of faith (Romans 14:23).

 

[Bob Estey]

Do hereditary inclinations and desires and cultivated tendencies to evil count as sin?
Did Enoch have them when he was translated? Or how about Elijah when he was taken up?

And how do we understand this text..

Romans 8:3
For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:

I believe in order to sin, one must cross that line. In other words, thinking about sin isn't sin. However, if you let yourself think about sin, you will commit that sin.

 

[bro.tan]

Grace is nothing more than a free gift. And that free gift is our access back to the tree of life (Jesus) which Adam caused us to lose by disobeying God. Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned: (Romans 5: 12) But to maintain your grace you must keep the law. (1John 3:4) Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law. Now we have just read the biblical definition of sin, the transgression (breaking) of the law (commandments.) It doesn’t matter what you or I think sin is, it’s what God says sin is that counts.

Paul says in (Rom. 7:7,12) (v.7) What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, THOU SHALT NOT COVET.

Paul asked a question, is the law sin? He said God forbid, he said the only way that he knew what sin was, was by the law.

(v.12) Wherefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good. Why in the world would a Christian want to do away with something that God said is holy.

Paul says in (Rom. 4:15) Because the law worketh wrath: for where no law is, there is no transgression. If there is no law there is no sin.

Also Paul says in (Rom. 5:13) (For until the law sin was in the world: but sin is not imputed when there is no law. If there is no law, there is no sin!

 

[Wick Stick]

How Does the Bible Define Sin?​

Multifariously. There are at least 4 words translated 'sin.' They don't all mean quite the same thing

 

[soberxp]

The Bible states that "all have sinned" (Romans 3:23), yet many object: "I haven’t committed crimes!" This stems from a misunderstanding of biblical sin.


When Adam and Eve disobeyed word of God (Genesis 3), sin entered human nature itself. This "The Origin of Sin" is not about individual acts like theft or murder (though those flow from it), but a broken relationship with God. As Romans 5:12 explains, "sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, in this way death spread to all people because all sinned."

For the word of God is the life.

In essence:

• The Origin of Sin = Personal acts of disobedience the word of God.

This distinction explains why even "good people" need salvation (John 3:3–5). Grace alone restores what law cannot fix.

 

[Hobie]

How Does the Bible Define Sin?​

Romans 8:3


Paul here and elsewhere in Romans characterizes "Sin" personified as a power that enslaves human beings.



In this way of thinking, those things are evidence of the Power of Sin at work in ourselves.

Versus what God writes in the fleshy tables of our hearts and minds...