Today,
the reply provides a few straightforward definitions of “sin”.
The fighter in the “Yahoo! Answers” Religion and Spirituality
forum who uses the ID “sun.deep0861” (Level 1 with 10 points, a
member since February 29, 2012) posted the following:
What
is sin, fundamentally and basically?
Why
bible is based on sin
THE
GOLDEN ARROW: Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that
ye should obey it in the lusts thereof. Neither yield ye your
members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield
yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your
members as instruments of righteousness unto God. For sin
shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but
under grace. What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the
law, but under grace? God forbid. Know ye not, that to whom ye yield
yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey;
whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness? But
God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed
from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you.
(Romans 6: 12-17, King James Version, KJV)
THE
DOUBLE DAGGER: Believers Must Receive Gifts (09/30/2018); Baptism,
Rebirth, and Resurrection (09/18/2018); Natural Law, Enmity, Sin
(05/25/2018); Standards For Godly Behavior (02/01/2018); Sin No
“One-time” Event (01/03/2018); The Wages of Disobedience
(08/04/2017); The Operations of Sin (07/25/2017); Christian Beliefs
About Sin (07/20/2017)
“sun.deep0861”,
sin is not basic or simple. In the same way, no one can find out all
the things about yourself that you count as important for them to
know without you telling them yourself, Christian believers are
trusting that GOD is using the holy writings to make divinity
knowable, known, accessible, and approachable (we say, the Creator is
providing a revelation of himself) because no one else can. The
Bible records the appearance of divine fullness (we say, the Godhead;
the Father, the Son, the Holy Spirit) using thousands of events,
within thousands of human lives over the course of thousands of
years. In addition to existence and life, divinity puts forth divine
order throughout the universe, and these are maintained using divine
law, standards, and values.
Sin
is contrary to the character, makeup and process of divinity, and of
all that live. The operations of sin oppose the continued existence
of divine law, the Lawgiver, and the Creation that relies on sacred
law. For the living (i.e., angels and mankind) sin is an enigma or
mystery that can not be completely apprehended: Sin is no simple
material thing that has been created by GOD, or by those he has
created in heaven and on earth. Sin can not be eliminated by any
ordinary act of destruction, brute force, reversal, or violence. Sin
has no spirit content from GOD, yet, may dominate consciousness and
self-will in created beings and living creatures. Sin promotes
nonexistence, the dissolution of all things (including itself), and
the return to conditions that were in place before the founding of
heaven and earth (we say, chaos; confusion; and the diffusion,
movement, and streaming of elements that no longer appear in
existence that were unbounded by frameworks of time or space).
Important
definitions of “sin” for mature Christians include the following
that use language from the Bible:
(1.)
1st John 3: 4, King James Version (KJV): 4 Whosoever
committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the
transgression of the law.
(2.)
James 4: 17, KJV: 17 Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and
doeth it not, to him it is sin.
(3.)
Romans 14: 23, KJV: 23 And he that doubteth is damned if he eat,
because he eateth not of faith: for whatsoever is not
of faith is sin.
(4.)
John 8: 31-36, KJV: 31 Then said Jesus to those Jews which
believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my
disciples indeed; 32 And ye shall know the truth, and the truth
shall make you free. 33 They answered him, We be Abraham’s
seed, and were never in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye
shall be made free? 34 Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say
unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin. 35 And the
servant abideth not in the house for ever: but the Son
abideth ever. 36 If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall
be free indeed.
There
is far more that should be said, correctly examined, and spiritually
apprehended. (For example, (5.) Galatians 5: 19-23, KJV: 19 Now
the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these;
Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, 20 Idolatry,
witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions,
heresies, 21 Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such
like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you
in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the
kingdom of God. 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace,
longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, 23 Meekness, temperance:
against such there is no law.) Even so, I trust this fragment will
be useful. Be it unto you according to your faith.
THE
BLACK PHOENIX
Washington,
DC
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