Rom
3:23 KJV For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
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An act of sin is evidence that one is in a state of sin.
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The state of sin is a falling short of the spiritual glory that God
intends for a creature made in His image.
Gen
1:26-27 KJV And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our
likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and
over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the
earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
(27) So God created man in his own image, in the image of God
created he him; male and female created he them.
John
4:24 NKJV God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in
spirit and truth."
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The biblical meaning of the Greek and Hebrew words for “falling
short” is summarized in these statements and verses.
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The English dictionary (and Bible dictionary) definition of the
English word “sin” is much broader.
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The usefulness in teaching and preaching of a single word for every
sort of evil seems to have led to a universal Christian traditional
meaning for sin.
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To properly understand the true biblical meaning of falling short, we
must differentiate sin from other evils as the Greek and Hebrew
scriptures do.
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Scripture, particularly Romans, clearly differentiates sin from
offense, transgression, trespass, error, etc.
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(Perhaps translating the Greek and Hebrew words for falling short as
“failure” or “failing” would be the best way of avoiding the
overly broad and confusing traditional definition of the English
word, “sin”.)
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Avoiding the traditional definition of “sin” is particularly
important in resolving some of the difficulties in translating and
understanding First Johm.
1Jn
1:9 KJV If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive
us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
1Jn
2:1-2 KJV My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye
sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father,
Jesus Christ the righteous: (2) And he is the propitiation for our
sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole
world.
1Jn
3:6 KJV Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath
not seen him, neither known him.
1Jn
3:9 KJV Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed
remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.
1Jn
5:18 KJV We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not; but he
that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth
him not.
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More about the application of the biblical definition of “falling
short” to these verses later, Lord willing.
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