Hamartiology · Foundational
The Nature of Sin
Sin is lawlessness: rebellion against a holy God in thought, word, and deed, and a condition as well as a choice.
The lesson walks through the topic one card at a time. The full study is the complete written article, with its sources.
What you'll learn
1
Define sin from Scripture as lawlessness, missing the mark, rebellion, and unbelief, in thought, word, and deed.
2
Distinguish sins of commission and omission, and explain how sin is both a condition and a choice.
3
Explain why every sin makes us guilty while some sins bring greater judgment, and answer the mortal and venial distinction.
4
Answer fairly the modern redefinitions of sin as a sickness or a mistake.
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