6021 sin, nature of
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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



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