What is Sin?


From: TFTW Bible College

God is a just God. He is capable of delivering perfect justice to us without prejudice. “Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons: But in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him.” (Acts 10:34-35) Therefore, God will not condemn someone for disobeying something they were incapable of understanding.

Those that sin are those who are old enough and mentally capable enough to be able to understand the laws of God. Not everyone old enough and mentally capable enough knows the laws of God. That is why we teach people. People need to know God’s laws so they can obey them and be found pleasing to Him.

So, how many of those that are old enough and mentally capable enough of understanding God’s laws have sinned? Everyone. “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;” (Romans 3:23) The idea of “coming short” is like the one who throws his dart at the target and misses the center. He may have tried to hit the center, but his dart came up short. In other words, he crossed the line out of the good part into the part that was not good.

Only Jesus, who is God, lived as a perfect man. We will see more about Him in a future lesson, but for now, realize that He is the only man who lived on the earth without violating God’s laws.

Sinning is missing the mark God has set for us.



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