Questions tagged [sin]
Questions regarding the concept of sin, its definitions, consequences, etc. However, questions regarding specific sins should be tagged under "law", "nt-commandments", etc.
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Why was David afraid of the Sword of the Angel of the Lord if he went to the Tabernacle, which was then in Gibeon? -1 Chr. 21:29-30
The tabernacle of the Lord, which Moses had made in the wilderness,
and the altar of burnt offering were at that time on the high place at
Gibeon. But David could not go before it to inquire of God, ...
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The personification of sin
Why did God warn Cain in Genesis 4:7 against sin and not the devil. The devil tempted Cain's mother in the Garden. Wouldnt it have made more sense for God to warn Cain against the devil? Unless this ...
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What fruit was God referring to?
In Genesis 2:16, 17 when God commanded Adam not to eat the fruits from the tree of knowledge. what fruit was he referring to an apple or sexual sins
Gen 2:16, 17 - And the LORD God commanded him, “...
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Suffer the sins of your parents (Deut 5:9) or not (Ezk 18:2)
In Ezekiel 18:2, Ezekiel conveys a message from God to the people of Israel.
Why do you quote this proverb concerning the land of Israel: ‘The parents have eaten sour grapes, but their children’s ...
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(Isaiah 28:13) (go and stumble backward, be broken, snared and taken captive) discouraging/cynical prophecy/prediction despite God's careful guidance
For the most part, Isaiah 28 begins with a declaration of judgment against Ephraim (i.e. the most predominant tribe in the Northern Israelite Kingdom which suggests a parlance that would consider ...
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Uzzah's sin of touching the ark was actually meant to be in reverence for same, with no time for aforethought, or consequence, so why death? 2 Sam 6:7
One would hope that Uzzah's punishment of death, carried out immediately by God, would not extend to a resurrection to further punishment, as opposed to a resurrection to eternal life, but then again ....
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Does the sentence imposed by God, during wilderness wanderings, fit the crime?? The crime: wood gathering on the Sabbath-Numbers 15:32-36
God's no nonsense judgement against working on the Sabbath of being "Stoned to death" seems awfully harsh on the post Exodus, most likely long suffering, wilderness wanderer, who was merely ...
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Is there a deeper meaning for the phrase " to sin with the right eye "?
We see Jesus exhorting in Matthew 5:29 that if a person's right eye causes him to sin, he should rather gouge it out and enter eternal life short of a member of the body. The same rule is repeated in ...
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Can "we confess our sins" (1 John 1:9) in a general manner?
Can we be forgiven of things we don't presently know are sinful? In 1 John 1:9, we're told the following (NKJV, emphasis added):
If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins ...
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Leviticus 16:16 - Does Uncleanesses + Transgressions(Rebellions) = Total Sin?
Thus he shall make atonement for the Holy Place, because of the uncleannesses of the people of Israel and because of their transgressions, all their sins. And so he shall do for the tent of meeting, ...
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Could women initiate a sin or guilt offering in Second Temple Judaism?
Here, I am not referring to offerings made in response to childbirth.
Say a woman was coerced into regular but proscribed sexual behavior by her husband, would she be capable of initiating a sin or ...
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How is it possible that when we are in heaven we will be perfect and sinless, if the angels sinned while they were in heaven? [closed]
I've been wondering this for a few days (please correct my reasoning if faulty):
How is it possible that in heaven we will have a perfect body and be without sin, if the angels themselves sinned while ...
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Were the accused even present for the crime? (Acts 2)
Peter straightforwardly accuses his audience on the day of Pentecost of murdering their Messiah.
this Jesus, delivered up according to the definite plan and foreknowledge of God, you crucified and ...
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Jonathan sinned against Saul not God
In 1 Samuel 14 why was Jonathan’s action of eating the honey when he was unaware of his fathers command, more of a sin than the Israelites eating meat with blood?
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Job 1:4-5: Why does Job not discipline his sinning sons instead of bailing them out all the time?
4 And his sons visiting one another prepared a banquet every day,
taking with them also their three sisters to eat and drink with them.
5 And when the days of the banquet were completed, Job sent and
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Why Devil's sin didn't bring death?
1 John 3:8 King
He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning.
Romans 5:12
Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin
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Was the sacrifice of Hebrews 9:7 preventative?
Hebrews 9 compares the annual sacrifice of the high priest (v. 7) to the greater, one-time sacrifice of Jesus (vv. 11-14). In verse 7, the writer states (NKJV, emphasis mine):
But into the second ...
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Exodus 23:20 what is meant by “he won’t forgive you”
“Pay careful attention to him and obey his voice; do not rebel against him, for he will not pardon your transgression, for my name is in him.”
Exodus 23:21
Is this saying the messenger has ...
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What is James teaching about sin?
James 1:15 But each one is tempted when he is carried away and enticed by his own lust. 15 Then when lust has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it has run its course, brings forth death.
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Jesus took away the sin of the world; takes away or will take away the sin of the world?
On the next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, "Look, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! (Jn. 1:29 NET)
What is the proper verb tense?
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In Paul's view: Will Habitual Sin Affect the Believer’s Eternal Salvation?
I want to understand what Paul believed about habitual sin (Biblical theology) according to 2 Thessalonians 3 about habitual sin, considering where Paul touches on the matter elsewhere in his first ...
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How did God forgive sins, without dealing with the guilt of the the past sins in their conscience
Heb 10:1 BSB For the law is only a shadow of the good things to come, not the realities themselves. It can never, by the same sacrifices offered year after year, make perfect those who draw near to ...
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Ex 34:7 " ... forgiving iniquity and transgressions and sin", how do these three words differ?
What is iniquity? What are transgressions? What is sin?
1 John 3:4
Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law
Is this saying that transgression is ...
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Willful sin and apostasy (Hebrews 10:26)
NOTE: I understand that people have asked about Hebrews 10:26 on this forum. My question is very specific and to my knowledge has not been addressed. Please don't refer me to others who are not asking ...
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Do prophets sin? Genesis 27, Numbers 20, Jonah [closed]
Jacob
Jacob is a prophet in both Christian and Jewish traditions. Among his prophetic activities were his dream of the ladder in Gen. 28:13 and the blessings he gave to his sons on his deathbed in Gen....
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Does 1 Corinthians 5:3-5 imply that Paul believed salvation is possible for a sinner after he dies?
When you are assembled, and my spirit is present with the power of
our Lord Jesus, you are to hand this man over to Satan for the
destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may be saved on the day
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What Was the Sin of Nineveh? (Jonah 1:2)
The Book of Jonah begins with God's call to the famous reluctant prophet:
“Arise, go to Nin′eveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their
wickedness has come up before me.”
As far as I can ...
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Romans 5:12 - Did Adam cover Eve, until he didn't?
Romans 5:12
12 Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned
Romans 5:12 states sin came into the world through ...
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Hosea 6:7 Did God make a covenant with Adam? How do we know?
Is the comparison, Hosea makes between Adam and the people of Israel, that they both transgressed a covenant with God or simply that they both transgressed?
Hosea 6:7 (ESV): But like Adam they ...
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Rom 5:12 - Did death come to Eve through Adam?
Was Eve's death a consequence of the sin of Adam and not a direct result of her own sin?
In Romans 5:12, death is blamed as originating exclusively from Adam, and it is Adam from whom death has spread ...
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How to explain the Lord permitted the days of Gibeah to happen, and later called it sinned?
In Hosea 9:9 & 10:9, God condemned the days of Gibeah and claimed Ephraim (Israelites) were wickedness and remained sinned since then. The days of Gibeah was generally referred to the event in ...
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Is Luke 22:53 a reference to Satan?
I was reading a book on “Satan & His Deception” by various authors (small booklet). In it, A.W. Pink referenced Luke 22:53 to Satan/devil, but I am not sure it is a reference to Satan.
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Does the "body" of Romans 8:10 describe the same "the body" of Romans 6:6 & Colossians 2:11?
Is the striking body language of Romans 6:6...
6 We know that our old self was crucified with him in order that the body of sin might be brought to nothing, so that we would no longer be enslaved to ...
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Romans 6:10 and Jesus's relationship with God and Sin
I find Romans 6:10 quite provocative:
Romans 6:10
for in that he died [past,prior to resurrection], to the sin he died once,
and in that he liveth [present,post resurrection], he liveth to God;
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What is the difference of the words πόρνος (pornos) alongside μοιχός (moichos) in Hebrews 13:4 compared to πορνείας (porneias) in 1 Thess 4:3?
Q: What is the difference of the words πόρνος (pornos) alongside
μοιχός (moichos) in Hebrews 13:4 compared to πορνείας (porneias) in 1 Thess 4:3?
Texts to compare:
“Marriage is honorable among all, ...
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"The sting of death is sin..." Does death sting sin, or does sin sting death? And how do we know exegetically?
I'm trying to get clarity about which one - sin or death - is being stung by the other. Or, is it like a whip that "stings" when it hits? In other words, does Paul envision either death or ...
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If God gives us enough grace so that we don't have to sin (1 Corinthians 10:13), then why do we still sin (1 John 1:8-10, 2:1-2)?
God is faithful - He always gives us enough grace so that we don't have to sin:
13 No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted ...
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Does Hebrews 9:24-26 imply mankind was sinning since the beginning of the world?
Hebrews 9:24-26 has the following explanation of Jesus' once-for-all death (NKJV, emphasis mine):
For Christ has not entered the holy places made with hands, which are copies of the true, but into ...
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Strong Exegesis of Hebrews 12:15 "fail of the grace of God" in what sense?
Text body in immediate context:
14 Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one
will see the Lord: 15 looking carefully lest anyone fall short of the
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How do we reconcile Romans 3:11 with Acts 17
We compare:
Romans 3:11: There is none who understands, There is none who seeks for God;
Acts 17:27: that they would seek God, if perhaps they might grope for Him and find Him, though He is not ...
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Why did death reign from Adam to Moses?
Rom. 5:14 says:
Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam's transgression, who is the figure of him that was to come.
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The Holy Spirit's stirring up Samson's anointing in Judges 14:3-4 Vs (Galatians 5:16-17) flesh battling Spirit & (Isaiah 55:8-9)God's Higher thoughts
Judges 14:1-4 NASB1995
1 Then Samson went down to Timnah and saw a woman in Timnah, one of the daughters of the Philistines. 2 So he came back and told his father and mother, “I saw a woman in Timnah,...
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In Leviticus 12, why does a woman remain unclean longer if she gives birth to a daughter than if she gives birth to a son?
To modern readers, what the Lord instructed Moses regarding women in Leviticus 12 is frequently puzzling, if not outright misogynistic.
Leviticus 12:1-5 ESV
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Why is the unpardonable sin unpardonable?
Jesus says that speaking against the Holy Spirit is unpardonable:
"Therefore I say to you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men,
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Is Jonah 4:2 use of "this" referring to forestalling of the calamity Or forestalling of Nineveh's repentance?
Jonah 3:4 New American Standard Bible 1995
Then Jonah began to go through the city one day’s walk; and he cried out and said, “Yet forty days and Nineveh will be overthrown.”
Jonah 3:9-10 New ...
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Did Jesus encourage Judas to Sin?
“Jesus answered, “It is he to whom I shall give a piece of bread when
I have dipped it.”
And having dipped the bread, He gave it to Judas Iscariot, the son of
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Is the lamb accepted for the redemption of sin?
The Bible referred to Jesus as the lamb of God John 1:29. The lamb was only mentioned as a sacrificial animal at the Passover, and not mentioned for the redemption of sin. The Sin Offering (Leviticus ...
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James 1:12-16; DRB; is Jesus the only innocent Human being who is tempted? [closed]
James 1:12-16; DRB;
12 Blessed is the man that endureth temptation; for when he hath been proved, he shall receive a crown of life, which God hath promised to them that love him.
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Does Proverbs 5:22a mean that one particular person's inquities would also cause others involved to be punished/disciplined?
Proverbs 5:21-23
New American Standard Bible 1995
21 For the ways of a man are before the eyes of the Lord, And He
watches all his paths.
22 His own iniquities will capture the wicked, And he will be ...
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Interpreting the variants in Jesus teaching on the unpardonable sin
Can anyone help me to understand why Jesus spoke of the unpardonable sin in different words? Are they the same instance and the Gospel Authors just changed the words a little? Or did Jesus repeat ...
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