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The Bible Doctrine Of Sin Lessons Aimed At Helping Saints Define, Describe, & Defeat Sin

Lesson 2 – Defining Sin LAWLESSNESS (anomia, anomos) • 20 N.T. references…usu. “iniquity” • Literally, it means “no law” • “The condition of one without law, either because ignorant of it or violating it” [Thayer]

Lesson 2 – Defining Sin LAWLESSNESS (anomia, anomos) • It is not that law doesn’t exist…it describes people who act as if there was no law 1 Cor 9:21 • Jesus indicts those who act without His permission, authority Mt 7:21-23

Lesson 2 – Defining Sin LAWLESSNESS (anomia, anomos) • It describes those who substitute their own opinion for what Christ would not allow Mt 7:21-23 • Despite what the Jews knew, they “lawlessly” murdered Jesus Acts 2:23

Lesson 2 – Defining Sin LAWLESSNESS (anomia, anomos) • Another good illustration is found in 2 Pet 2:8

Lesson 2 – Defining Sin TRANSGRESSION (parabasis) • 7 N.T. references…always a noun • A “going over; metaph. a disregarding or a violating” [Thayer] • An over-stepping of a boundary line

Lesson 2 – Defining Sin TRANSGRESSION (parabasis) • Adam & Eve over-stepped the specific boundary line re: the forbidden fruit Gen 2:17 3:2-3 • Paul emphasizes Adam’s disregard for God’s commandment Rom 5:14

Lesson 2 – Defining Sin TRANSGRESSION (parabasis) • Adam wasn’t deceived like Eve…yet, she still was guilty of “over-stepping” 1 Tim 2:14 • POINT Ù even though I can be misled, I’m still responsible for myself

Lesson 2 – Defining Sin TRANSGRESS (parabaino) • 4 N.T. references…always a verb • “To go past or pass over; to over-step; to neglect or violate” [Thayer] • Actions that do not hold to the true doctrine [Thayer]

Modern-day Equivalents • Lesson 2 – Defining Sin TRANSGRESS (parabaino) • The Jews “neglected” the commands of God re: parents to instead adhere to their own traditions Mt 15:2-3 • To treat God’s word in such a way is to “invalidate” it Mt 15:6 – sprinkling, pouring in place of immersion – baptism not being essential

Lesson 2 – Defining Sin TRANSGRESS (parabaino) • Going beyond (not abiding in) the doctrine of Christ is to “over-step” 2 Jn 9 • A good principle to keep in mind is what Paul wrote in 1 Cor 4:6

Lesson 2 – Defining Sin TRESPASS (paraptōma) • 20 N.T. references • “A lapse or deviation from truth and uprightness; a misdeed” [Thayer] • Usually translated “offense”

Lesson 2 – Defining Sin TRESPASS (paraptōma) • Two servants failed to pay what was owed…it was a “lapse” Mt 18:35 • Paul repeatedly references Adam’s “deviation” from God’s expressed will re: the forbidden fruit Rom 5:15-19

Lesson 2 – Defining Sin TRESPASS (paraptōma) • The point of Rom 5:15-19 is to show the effect of Adam’s “trespass” upon all humanity, and also to emphasize the redemptive effect of Christ’s death to correct what Adam introduced

Lesson 2 – Defining Sin UNGODLINESS (asebeia) • 6 N.T. references • “The want of reverence towards God; impiety” [Thayer] • A lack of respect for anything God expects or desires

Lesson 2 – Defining Sin UNGODLINESS (asebeia) • Paul discusses behaviors & conduct that show no reverence for God Rom 1:18-32 (vv. 21-22, 24-25, 28) • A disrespectful way of living to be denied Titus 2:11-12

Lesson 2 – Defining Sin UNGODLINESS (asebeia) • Ungodliness (ungodly living) only invites the judgment of God Jude 15

Lesson 2 – Defining Sin UNRIGHTEOUSNESS (adikia) • 24 N.T. references • “Injustice; a deed violating law and righteousness” [Thayer] • To deal fraudulently with others; to unfairly deprive 2 Cor 12:11-13

Lesson 2 – Defining Sin UNRIGHTEOUSNESS (adikia) • The steward defrauded his master (stealing & “cooking the books”) Lk 16:8 • Simon treated the apostles & God unfairly by offering money Acts 8:23

Lesson 2 – Defining Sin • Notice when discussing sin, Jesus nor His apostles focused on its origin • Instead, they dealt with its awful consequences (in this life & eternally) • What do theologians want to debate? • Sin’s origin (Calvinism)

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