Sin

Bible Questions Answered:

“I don't understand this sin thing....”

Roshan/ Hyderabad Telangana, India

Bible Answer:

Bible Texts:

Sin:

An offense against religious or moral law

Merriam-Webster

Transgression of divine law:

Dictionary.Com

It is The Living God, that emanates righteousness, and moral laws, and by so doing, makes clear the characteristics of sin.

I Peter 1:15,16 KJV
15 But as He which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;
16 Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy. 

Morals:

Of or relating to principles of right and wrong in behavior

Merriam-Webster

Of, relating to, or concerned with the principles or rules of right conduct or the distinction between right and wrong

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Righteousness, and morals come from God, and sin is the lack of those standards.

Romans 3:23 KJV

For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

I John 3:4 NLT

Everyone who sins is breaking God’s law, for all sin is contrary to the law of God.

The devil tempted Eve, and she sinned, eating of the forbidden fruit in the garden.

Genesis 3:1-5 KJV

1 Now the serpent was more subtil (the shrewdest-NLT) than any beast of the field which The Lord God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?

2 And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:

3 But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.

4 And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:

5 For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.

The Disobedience of Adam:

Genesis 3:6,11,12 KJV

6 And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.

11 And He said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat?

12 And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.

Psalm 51:5 KJV

Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.

Romans 5:12 KJV

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:

Man cannot free himself from sin:

Proverbs 20:9 KJV

Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?

Thee only remedy for sin:

John 3:16,17 KJV

16 For God so loved the world, that He gave His

Only Begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

17 For God sent not His Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through Him might be saved.

Romans 5:12,15-21 NLT (Adam and Christ Contrasted)

12 When Adam sinned, sin entered the world. Adam’s sin brought death, so death spread to everyone, for everyone sinned.

15 "...there is a great difference between Adam’s sin and God’s Gracious Gift. For the sin of this one man, Adam, brought death to many. But even greater is God’s wonderful grace and His Gift of forgiveness to many through this other Man, Jesus Christ.

16 And the result of God’s Gracious Gift is very different from the result of that one man’s sin. For Adam’s sin led to condemnation, but God’s Free Gift leads to our being made right with God, even though we are guilty of many sins.

17 For the sin of this one man, Adam, caused death to rule over many. But even greater is God’s wonderful grace and His Gift Of Righteousness, for all who receive it will live in triumph over sin and death through this one Man, Jesus Christ.

18 Yes, Adam’s one sin brings condemnation for everyone, but Christ’s one act of righteousness brings a right relationship with God and new Life for everyone.

19 Because one person disobeyed God, many became sinners. But because one other person obeyed God, many will be made righteous.

20 God’s law was given so that all people could see how sinful they were. But as people sinned more and more, God’s wonderful grace became more abundant.

21 So just as sin ruled over all people and brought them to death, now God’s wonderful grace rules instead, giving us right standing with God and resulting in eternal life through Jesus Christ Our Lord.

Romans 6:23 KJV

For the wages of sin is death; but The Gift Of God is eternal Life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Judgment for sin:

Revelation 20:11-15 KJV

11 And I saw a great white throne, and Him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.

12 And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of Life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.

13 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.

14 And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.

15 And whosoever was not found written in the book of Life was cast into the lake of fire.

Prayer:

Nehemiah 9:17 KJV

"...but thou art a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness..."

Psalm 86:5 KJV

For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.

Isaiah 1:18 KJV

Come now, and let us reason together, saith The Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.

John 6:37,40,47 KJV

37 “...him that cometh to Me I will in no wise cast out.”

40 And this is the will of Him that sent Me, that every one which seeth The Son, and believeth on Him, may have everlasting Life: and I will raise him up at the last day.

47 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on Me hath everlasting life.

Ephesians 1:7 KJV

In whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace;