Dictionary of Bible Themes Scripture portrays sin in terms of wrongness before God in a variety of different ways, such as uncleanness, guilt or rebellion. Psalms 51:4The basic nature of sin See also All sin is directed against God Genesis 13:13Exodus 10:16 Judges 10:10 Psalms 41:4 Luke 15:18 Romans 14:23 See also Sin is essentially a lack of faith in God Hebrews 11:6Deuteronomy 32:5 Descriptions of sin See also Corruption of God's good purposes Genesis 6:11-12Deuteronomy 9:12; 31:29 Judges 2:19 John 3:19-20 See also Doing evil in God's sight Judges 2:11Psalms 34:12-16 Proverbs 8:13 Isaiah 59:6-7 Matthew 12:35 Jude 1:14-15 pp Lk 6:45 See also Ungodliness Isaiah 9:17; 32:61 Timothy 1:9 Isaiah 30:9 See also Rebellion against God's authority Deuteronomy 9:71 Samuel 15:23 Psalms 78:40,56 Jeremiah 3:13 Hosea 7:13 1 John 3:4 See also The breaking or transgression of God's laws 1 Samuel 13:13-141 Chronicles 10:13 Nehemiah 9:29 Micah 1:5; 7:18 Romans 2:23; 4:15; 5:14-17 James 2:10-11 Isaiah 53:6 See also Straying from the right path Psalms 58:3; 95:10; 119:10,21,118Matthew 6:12 See also Incurring a debt Matthew 18:21-35Romans 3:23 Falling short of a standard Psalms 51:2The words most commonly used for "sin" in the OT and NT originally signified "missing the mark". Isaiah 1:16Uncleanness See also Psalms 51:7Hebrews 9:14 James 4:17 Kinds of sin See also Sins of omission Matthew 23:23Matthew 25:45 pp Lk 11:42 Luke 12:47See also Deliberate sins Numbers 15:30-31Deuteronomy 1:42-43; 17:12 Psalms 19:13 Isaiah 57:17 Romans 1:32 Luke 12:48 See also Unintentional sins Leviticus 4:1-5Numbers 15:22-29 Deuteronomy 4:41-42 Acts 3:17 1 Timothy 1:13 Mark 3:29-30 Sin against the Holy Spirit See also pp Mt 12:31-32 1 John 5:16pp Lk 12:10 See also 3245 Holy Spirit, blasphemy against4811 darkness, symbol of sin 5135 blindness, spiritual 5375 law 6103 abomination 6209 pagans 6221 rebellion 6237 sexual sin 7422 ritual 8802 pride 8834 unbelief 8846 ungodliness |
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