What is sin?

Question

Sin; if questionable, biblically speaking, is an offense to your brother; so sin is relative; are heaven and hell relative, in that God is Just and Fair? Normalicy is a perception of what is acceptable behaviors and occurances, if your perception of heaven is my perception of hell, and we believed in the same God and spirituality, why would you condem me for loving my normal heaven, and not yours?

Answer 1

Sin is anything that is not pleasing in God's sight.

Answer 2

It used to be any thing that was contrary to God's Will, Word or to Omit something You knew to be Good. That was all in the past, but now, since Jesus paid the Sin Debt for the whole world (& not for the Church alone) there is only one sin God will send folks to eternal damnation for. It is plain from the Scriptures that "Unbelief" is the only thing that will send one to Hell. ..."for this is the condemnation, that they believed not in the Only Begotten Son Of God." & "He that believes shall be saved, and he that believeth not is condemned already." It has nothing to do with your precepts, it has only to do with your Faith in Jesus Christ. If you have it, you go to be with Him at Death, if not, Hell awaits you. Your ideas of what Heaven or Hell is does not enter into the question, you can be all screwed up in your understanding, and still make it to Heaven, because Jesus fully paid the price. Even if we mess up, it has already been dealt with. It is as simple as conciously making a descision to receive His sacrifice on your behalf, then let Him live His life through you. He said, "I have come that you might have life & that more abundantly. His blood took care of the sin question & His being raised from the dead takes care of the Eternal Life question. It is just that simple, don't try to make it hard, "The way is so simple that a child would not err therin."

Answer 3

Sin is not questionable nor relative, it can clearly be defined as any activity that separates us from the Supreme. The purpose and success in human life is defined by whether or not you have pleased God, how do we determine that?, by being educated in spiritual science and accepting a recognised authority that can give guidance and education.

If this is not done then the prevailing relative standards and definitions apply where an individual may think they are progressing, when in actuality they are sliding backwards, sometimes the road to hellish life is paved by good intentions.

To discuss further:-Sriman Sankarshan Das Adhikari ([e-mail])

Answer 4

Tricky question, well done.

First trap: being "relative" has nothing to do with my brother.
Second trap: Just and Fair is related to heaven and hell.
Third trap: Normalicy has nothing to do with God's standard, the mores of today ... you force sin into a context.
Fourth trap: I'd never condem you ... no matter the circumstance.

Now THAT was a great question ... four million points to you.

Answer 5

Sin is lawlessness. 1 John 3:4 Romans 13:1,2 James 4:17 Therefore, if one knows how to do what is right and yet does not do it, it is a sin for him. Hebrews 10:26 For if we practice sin willfully after having received the accurate knowledge of the truth, there is no longer any sacrifice for sins left.

Answer 6

Sin is disobeying God, or anything that displeases God. God created Heaven and Hell. Hell was meant for Satan and his angels. They are both real places. We need to make a choice if we want to obey God, or obey self. God never tempts people to do wrong. Satan is the big deceiver. Read the Bible, and find the answers for yourself. Start in John, and learn from this book first. We are not to condemn anyone. Only God can do that.
Take care, and may God bless you.

Answer 7

Sin = disobeying God / an offense to God / an offense to your brother / sister etc.

Sin is largely relational in nature (but not entirely).

Heaven and Hell are objective, not subjective (the objectivity is because they are creations of God, not of you or me).

Cordially,
John

Answer 8

If you do something, and enjoyed. You probably commited a sin.
But look at the bright side, the more sins you commit, the more sins you have to repent, the more you repent the more grace you bank, the more grace you bank the more heaven you can buy.
Go forth and sin my son.

Answer 9

Sin defined in the bible is: Transgression of the Law and I don't think the bible is speaking of mans law

1Jo 3:4 Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.

Answer 10

There is one law giver. We are to keep all 613 of them. If we break one, we break them all. We have no right to judge some one else. only to choose that we will keep the laws of the Creator. I John 3:4 sin is the transgression of the law. You can read these laws in first five books of the scriptures(The Torah). If you would like a copy of them to read .You can visit this web site and find out how to get them in print.

Answer 11

What Is Sin?

• Sin Is Not Necessarily Crime

• Sin Is Not Unbelief Alone

• Sin Is Transgression of the Law

• All Unrighteousness Is Sin

• Is There a Remedy for Sin?

This question is of vital importance because of the fearful judgment against those who commit sin. "The soul that sinneth, it shall die," thunders the Old Testament (Ezekiel 18:20). In like tones, the New Testament declares: "The wages of sin is death" (Romans 6:23). The one who lives in sin throughout his earthly life and faces God without having obtained divine forgiveness will be sentenced to eternal perdition.

Sin sprang full-grown among men. Adam and Eve sinned by disobeying God. The first boy born on this earth grew to manhood and murdered the second-his own brother! And sin has existed in every generation since.

In our time, however, there is one difference: many no longer know what sin actually is. Things evil are sometimes designated as good; things good, as evil. Isaiah condemned such a practice, declaring, "Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil" (Isaiah 5:20).

Since this confusion exists, and since a person will not seek forgiveness for sin until he knows what sin is, a clear-cut definition, both negative and positive, is urgently needed.

Sin Is Not Necessarily Crime

Some equate sin with crime, feeling that to commit sin one must be a murderer, robber, rapist, or the like. Once, an evangelist passing out revival circulars was told that he should go to the local jail and try to convert a woman who had recently murdered her father. Certainly this woman needed forgiveness, but no more so than other sinners who had not committed a crime.

A crime is a sin, but not every sin is a crime. Crimes are committed against people; sin is committed against God. As an example, David wronged Bathsheba, and committed the crime of murder against Uriah her husband, but he affirmed, "Against thee [God], thee only, have I sinned" (Psalm 51:4).

Sin Is Not Unbelief Alone

Near the end of His ministry, Jesus told His disciples that the Holy host would "reprove the world of sin . . . because they believe not on me" (John 16:8?9). Misinterpreting His meaning, some have concluded that sin is nothing more than unbelief. But Jesus meant that unbelief would form the basis of sin. People sin because they do not believe on Jesus Christ. Unbelief is sin, but it leads to further sin.

"Sin Is the Transgression of the Law"

This definition is given in I John 3:4. By law, the apostle meant the Word of God, which originally was the Old Testament but which now includes the New Testament as well. Sin, then, is the transgression (breaking) of a commandment found in the Bible.

Sins of Comission. Someone is guilty of such a sin when he does something that the Word of God forbids.

Sins of Ommission. He who fails to do what he knows God has commanded is guilty of a sin of omission. "To him that guilty to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin" (James 4:17).

"All Unrighteousness Is Sin"

I John 5:17 declares this truth. A person is unrighteous when he does what is wrong. According to this verse, then, when someone does wrong, he commits sin.

We should note that all unrighteousness is sin. Men are prone to classify sin as little or great, black or gray, mortal or venial. But to God, all sin is offensive and objectionable. As an example of the difference between man's and God's judgment of sin, man classifies the sin of lying as one of the lesser evils, but God places "all liars" in the same category as the abominable, murderers, whoremong ers, sorcerers, and idolaters (Revelation 21:8). Moreover, He pronounces the same judgment upon all of these sinners?eter nal perdition in the lake of fire and brimstone.

What then is sin? Simply put, sin is doing what God forbids or failing to do what He commands