Like the Prodigal Son who asked for his Father’s inheritance in advance, iniquity conveys to God “I wish you were dead” ( Luke 15).ģ. Sin has become deep and wide persistently intentional. This interpretation suggests that iniquity is the development of sinful habits. “God forgives iniquity,” but if left unchallenged iniquity “advances to a point of intentional sin with no fear of God.” Evil and iniquity are similarly foundational to and lead to sin. We break God’s standard because our iniquity drives us to twist God’s Word.” Iniquity is “an intentional choice, so to commit iniquity is to continue without repentance.” In “What Are Iniquities and How Are They Different Than Our Sins?”, he says, “if sin is missing the mark, then “iniquity points to the character/heart, which causes the missed shot. Iniquity. “Awon, often translated as iniquity,” a synonym for sin, “relates more to the inner character and points to an intentional twisting of a given standard,” wrote Mark Leake. “But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent* has already committed adultery with her in his heart” ( Matthew 5:28,*my emphasis).Ģ.
RUNS DEEPER SYNONYM FULL
“ Evil is one of the ways we learn that we ourselves are a mystery for we are not in full control of ourselves and cannot find any method of gaining control.” When one invites Jesus into his or her heart, our Savior “makes that which is intrinsically evil good, that which is sick whole.”īoth of these are true, but the deeper truth is more troubling, for every sin is evil, even those our society deems natural or acceptable. “The LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intention of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually” ( Genesis 6:5). Any thought or deed, which rejects God’s commands is sin, but the word “sin” is sometimes replaced with synonyms, which frequently convey a different emphasis or a facet of sin. Sin is more than action, and it is not always obvious. “The Bible clearly states that we are required to obey God’s law, but it also states that we ought to desire to keep God’s law.” According to his Word, this could mean committing an act such as gossip or “slander” ( Psalm 101:5).Ī sin could be not doing what is commanded such as “children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord” ( Colossians 3:20).Īnyone who professes faith in Christ cannot ignore what the Bible says about sin: After all, Christ himself quoted Scripture frequently. “Sin” means turning away from the heart of God.
Sin is thus an act of rebellion and distrust,” Paul Carter explains. It is about crossing lines that have been laid down for us by God. “Sin is acting or behaving in a way that does not conform with God’s character or commands. These are just some of the words we use in place of “sin.” But sin is a very particular word, one whose roots lead all the way to Sheol.
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