JP’s Mind

Recent discussions online have bandied about the idea of sin being a noun, a verb, or an adjective.  Some suggest that sin is a verb and verb alone, some have suggested otherwise.  My understanding of sin as discussed in scripture is that it is a relatively generic term for an action, a state of being, or a thing.

Apparently the greek word translated as ’sin’ means to “miss the mark” encouraging one participant in these discussions to assert that it is a verb and applies only to actions which ‘miss the mark’.

I think the whole idea can be summed up in the idea that sin represents unrighteousness in comparison to the righteousness of God.

Thus we have a few concepts of this unrighteousness and only one really pertains to the whole:

Our state of being.

The fall of Lucifer begins this idea, through his pride he set himself as equal to God and thus rebelled against God, after his ejection from God’s glory he deceived Eve who disobeyed God, and Adam along with her, subsequently placing all humanity into a state of unrighteousness.  This is the condition in which we are all born.  A condition not predicated on what we do or don’t do, but simply a state of our being.  All ’sins’ we commit are a result of this condition, the condition is not a result of the sins we commit.

Scripture is very clear on this concept when it explains that there is none righteous:

Psa 14:2-3  The Lord looked down from heaven upon the children of men to see if there were any who understood, dealt wisely, and sought after God, inquiring for and of Him and requiring Him [of vital necessity].  (3)  They are all gone aside, they have all together become filthy; there is none that does good or right, no, not one.

Rom 3:10-12  As it is written, None is righteous, just and truthful and upright and conscientious, no, not one.  (11)  No one understands [no one intelligently discerns or comprehends]; no one seeks out God.   (12)  All have turned aside; together they have gone wrong and have become unprofitable and worthless; no one does right, not even one!

The Gospel of Christ Jesus lived, crucified, and raised again speaks directly to this state of being. It is His atoning sacrifice which took upon Him our unrighteousness and killed it for all time on the cross.  It is His resurrection that allowed His righteousness to be imputed to us.  The idea of committing sin after that bestowed righteousness is secondary to the rectification of our natural condition into that condition which God created us originally.