- The Old Testament Vocabulary of Sin
- Sin. Psalm 51:4
- To go astray; to err; deliberately wander. Psalm 58:3
- To cross a boundary; transgress. 1 Samuel 15:24
- To turn aside. Deuteronomy 9:12
- To rebel, break away from. Ezekiel 2:3
- To act unfaithfully, treacherously (spiritual infidelity). Leviticus 26:40
- Insidious deceitfulness, to connive. Jeremiah 17:9
- To badly wrong, violently mistreat. Ezekiel 22:26
- Badly made, evil. Isaiah 5:20
- Wickedness. Numbers 16:25–26
- To be guilty by committing an offence. Hosea 4:15
- Trouble, sorrow. Proverbs 6:12–14
- To wrong; act unjustly. Isaiah 59:1–3
- Deceit; treachery. Psalm 78:56–57
- To bend, twist, distort; make crooked, pervert. Micah 7:18–19
- The New Testament Vocabulary of Sin
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- To sin; miss the mark. Romans 6:7, James 2:9
- To lead astray, deceive by words or actions. 2 Timothy 3:12–13
- To overstep, to transgress. Romans 5:14
- To slip, to err… typically, with a kind of deliberateness. Galatians 6:1
- To not listen, to disobey. Romans 5:19
- To be unpersuadable, to obstinately disobey. Romans 2:8
- Lawlessness. 1 John 3:4
- Unrighteousness, doing of what is not right. Romans 1:18
- To be irreverent, irreligious, impious. Romans 1:18
- Spiritual ignorance for which people are still culpable. Ephesians 4:18
- A debt. Matthew 6:12
- Evil in character, base, malignant. Mark 7:20–23
- Evil; opposed to God. Mark 7:20–23
- What can sinful people do?
- What can sinful unbelievers do? 2 Corinthians 5:21, Galatians 3:13
- What can sinful Christians do?
- Flee from all your sins! Genesis 39:11-12
- Confess your sins. 1 John 1:9
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Run to Jesus!
Speaker: Paul Martin Scripture: Romans 10:5–13 Series: Good News for a Weary World
Aug 2
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Speaker: Paul Martin Scripture: Romans 10:9–10 Series: Good News for a Weary World
Jun 14
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The Race Is Won (and You Didn’t Run It)
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