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Scripture portrays sin in terms of wrongness before God in a variety of different ways, such as uncleanness, guilt or rebellion.
The basic nature of sin
All sin is directed against God
Psalm 51:4 See also Genesis 13:13; Exodus 10:16; Judges 10:10; Psalm 41:4; Luke 15:18
Sin is essentially a lack of faith in God
Romans 14:23 See also Hebrews 11:6
Descriptions of sin
Corruption of God's good purposes
Deuteronomy 32:5 See also Genesis 6:11-12; Deuteronomy 9:12; Deuteronomy 31:29; Judges 2:19
Doing evil in God's sight
John 3:19-20 See also Judges 2:11; Psalm 34:12-16; Proverbs 8:13; Isaiah 59:6-7; Matthew 12:35 pp Luke 6:45
Ungodliness
Jude 14-15 See also Isaiah 9:17; Isaiah 32:6; 1 Timothy 1:9
Rebellion against God's authority
Isaiah 30:9 See also Deuteronomy 9:7; 1 Samuel 15:23; Psalm 78:40,56; Jeremiah 3:13; Hosea 7:13
The breaking or transgression of God's laws
1 John 3:4 See also 1 Samuel 13:13-14; 1 Chronicles 10:13; Nehemiah 9:29; Micah 1:5; Micah 7:18; Romans 2:23; Romans 4:15; Romans 5:14-17; James 2:10-11
Straying from the right path
Isaiah 53:6 See also Psalm 58:3; Psalm 95:10; Psalm 119:10,21,118
Incurring a debt
Matthew 6:12 See also Matthew 18:21-35
Falling short of a standard
Romans 3:23 The words most commonly used for “sin” in the OT and NT originally signified “missing the mark”.
Uncleanness
Psalm 51:2; Isaiah 1:16 See also Psalm 51:7; Hebrews 9:14
Kinds of sin
Sins of omission
James 4:17 See also Matthew 23:23 pp Luke 11:42; Matthew 25:45
Deliberate sins
Luke 12:47 See also Numbers 15:30-31; Deuteronomy 1:42-43; Deuteronomy 17:12; Psalm 19:13; Isaiah 57:17; Romans 1:32
Unintentional sins
Luke 12:48 See also Leviticus 4:1-5; Numbers 15:22-29; Deuteronomy 4:41-42; Acts 3:17; 1 Timothy 1:13
Sin against the Holy Spirit
Mark 3:29-30 pp Matthew 12:31-32 pp Luke 12:10 See also 1 John 5:16
See also
3245 Holy Spirit, blasphemy against 4811 darkness, symbol of sin 5135 blindness, spiritual 5375 law 6040 sinners 6206 offence 6221 rebellion 6237 sexual sin 7422 ritual 8802 pride 8834 unbelief 8846 ungodliness
