WHAT IS SIN?
By John Baker
Scripture Reading: Romans 3:23
There are several Greek words used in the Bible to describe some aspect of sin. Following are some examples:
1. Hamartano - to sin, err, miss the mark, to miss or wander from the right path; to go or do wrong. Acts 25:8 (offended), Romans 2:12; Romans 3:23; Romans 5:12,14, 16; Romans ; I Corinthians 7:18, 36; I Corinthians 8:12; I Corinthians 15:34; Ephesians 4:26; I Timothy 5:20; Titus 3:11; Hebrews 3:17; Hebrews 10:26; I Peter 2:20 (faults); II Peter 2:4; I John 1:10; I John 2:1; I John 3:6, 8, 9.
2. Hamartema - a sin, sinful act or deed, transgression. Romans 3:25; I Corinthians 6:18.
3. Hamartia - a failing to hit the mark, sin, error, sin offering. Acts 13:38; Romans 3:9, 20; Romans 4:7, 8; Romans 5:12, 13,20,21; Romans 14:23, II Corinthians 5:21; Galatians ; Galatians 2:17; Galatians 3:22; Ephesians 2:1; Colossians 1:14; Colossians 2:11; II Thessalonians 2:3; I Timothy 5:2224; I Peter 2:22, 24.
4. Paraptoma - a falling aside, offense, trespass. Romans 4:25; Romans 5:15, 16, 17, 18, 20; Romans 11:11, 12; II Corinthians 5:19, Galatians 6:1.
5. Parabasis - a going over, transgressing. Romans 2:23 (breaking); Romans 4:15; Galatians 3:19; I Timothy 2:14; Hebrews 9:15.
6. Anomia - lawless, insubordinate. Romans 4:7 (iniquity); II Corinthians 6:14 (unrighteousness); II Thessalonians 2:7 iniquity); I John 3:4 (transgression).
The essence of sin is "my way, not God's way." Anything that is imperfect before God is sin.
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