What is the difference between sin, trespass, transgression, and iniquity? I can't answer it definitively because the four words are used interchangeably. After I searched through the Bible, I found that iniquity is sin (Hosea 12:8). People can be dead in both their...
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Sin
Are all our sins forgiven when we become Christian or only those up to the point when we believe?
Many people wonder if we are forgiven of all of our sins (past, present, and future) when we trust in Christ as Savior. Some teach that we are only forgiven up to that point, and then we must to continually ask forgiveness for sins committed after our conversion;...
If I don’t feel bad for my sins, does that mean I am not born again?
There are two main reasons for not feeling the conviction of the Holy Spirit when a person sins. One is that the person is not born-again, and the Holy Spirit is not indwelling him. Therefore, he would not feel the conviction that the Spirit of God brings. John 16:8,...
Is it possible for me to mess up God’s plan for my life?
In one sense it is possible to mess up God's plan for your life, but in another, it is not. God is not surprised by anything you do, and everything that happens in your life is within the will of God. Let me explain. Ephesians 1:11 says that God works all things after...
What is the noetic effect of sin?
The noetic effect of sin is the effect upon the mind. The Greek word for "mind" is "nous." Therefore, "noetic" deals with the mind, or the rational aspect of the person. This effect means that our reasoning abilities are no longer pure and proper all the time. ...
Did Jesus equate sin with debt?
Jesus equated sin with debt. He did it in the different versions of a very famous prayer that is found in two versions and to the Gospels: Matthew and Luke. Matthew 6:9-13 9 “Pray, then, in this way: ‘Our Father who is in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. 10 ‘Your...
Why must sins be paid for by Jesus or us in hell?
Why must sins be paid for? Why can't God just forgive and forget them? He can't because it would be wrong to do so. Sins must be paid for because sin is breaking the law of God and if God ignores his own Law then he would be approving of sin. To ignore his own law...
Who sinned first, Adam or Eve?
Eve sinned first in the Garden of Eden, but sin entered the world through Adam (Romans 5:12). "The LORD God commanded the man, saying, “From any tree of the garden you may eat freely; 17 but from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in...
What does it mean to die in your sins?
There are three places in Scripture where the phrase "die in your sins" occurs. They are as follows. Ezekiel 3:20, "Again, when a righteous man turns away from his righteousness and commits iniquity, and I place an obstacle before him, he will die; since you have not...
If you are a Christian, does it mean you don’t sin anymore?
Just because we are Christians, it does not mean we don't commit sins. We still struggle with our old sinful ways. That is part of the manifestation of regeneration, the change in us that is made by God when we become Christians (2 Corinthians 5:17). Christians...