Built Strong: Foundations of Our Faith - The Doctrine of Sin | The Nature of Sin Part 2 | John Black | 08-14-16

Date: 8-14-2016

Title:  The Nature of Sin, Part 2

Series:  Built Strong, Foundations of the Faith

Text: 1 John 3:4 (HCSB)

Pastor John Black

Listening Guide

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I.               Names for Sin

 

English Translation

Hebrew Word

Greek Word

General Meaning

Example Verses

Sin

chata

hamartia

             ·      To miss the mark

             ·      To fall short

             ·      To lack ability

                * Romans 3:23

                * Luke 15:18

Trespass

maal

paraptoma

             ·      To hide or cover up

             ·      To fall or slip

             ·      To willfully rebel

                * Galatians 6:1

                * 1 Timothy 2:14

Iniquity

avon

adikia

             ·      Perversity

             ·      Immorality

             ·      Unholy

                 * James 3:6

                 * John 7:18

Evil

ra

poneros

             ·      Wrongness

             ·      Harmfulness

             ·      Calamity

                 * Isaiah 7:15

                 * Matthew 15:19

Wickedness

 

rasha

anomia

 

              ·      Morally Bad

              ·      Ungodly

              ·      Corrupt

                 * Palms 1:1

                 * 2 Corinthians 6:14

 

 

II.              Types of Sin

a.     Sins of Commission -- Doing what we should not do.

a.     Sins of Omission --     Not doing what we should do.

 

III.            Characteristics of Sin

a.     Sin always presents itself as what is “best” and “good”!

a.     Sin is actually a perversion of what is truly best and good!

 

IV.          A Working Definition for Sin

Sin is any failure to conform to the moral law of God in attitude, action, neglect and intent.