In the context of Job, this word emphasizes the human tendency to fall short of God's standards. Sin, in its essence, is a deviation from God's will and purpose. From a conservative Christian perspective, sin is not just a personal failing but a spiritual condition that separates humanity...
The Greek word for "sin" is "hamartia," meaning to miss the mark or fall short of God's standard. Sin is the root cause of death, as it separates humanity from the holiness of God. In the biblical narrative, sin entered the world through Adam and Eve's disobedience, bringing death ...
Yes, gossip is a sin. You don’t have to be a Bible scholar to know that gossip is sin. Gossip divides. Gossip destroys. Gossip defames. Gossip is deadly. These types of actions are opposite to how God would want us to interact with each other and speak about each other. We are co...
Willfully sinning against God separates him from his people. This is the eternal cost for those who refuse to repent or who only offer disingenuous, earthly repentance (the flip side of Paul’s statement in the verse above). Hating sin, then, is natural for those who love Christ and wish...
“I have given them your [God’s] word, and the world has hated them because they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world” (John 17:14). Hate is not just an emotion. It is a state of being that involves choices, behaviors, and thoughts. It separates people rather...
desire exists prior to sins conception and birth and therefore isn’t to be considered sin itself… My question then is how would you respond to the person who raises the objection thatJames 1:14-15separates desire from sin, such that the former is not itself sin but a temptation to sin...