Bible Discussion Thread

What is the definition of sin and a sin nature

Introduction: This promises to be a lengthy dialogue although I have just entertained the idea. What needs to be emphasized along with the seriousness of sin is how God's grace indeed is greater and the cross has freed us forever from the effects and ultimately any potential to sin again once we are in our glorified state.

There are a few such as my dad who don't believe in the concept of sin; although he has his own strange set of beliefs in some supreme being I would venture to say that it is a position most atheists would uphold as well although for some reason we don't hear much about it. We do hear from those who are from a more New Age standpoint that argue we all have some good and bad in us and are just as nebulous therefore regarding consequences for certain actions which all nations have upheld and when they rejected them they ceased to exist (such as the Roman and other world empires).

Here are some core concepts I would like to explore.

1. Laundry list of "sins" in regard to external actions that are transgressions of God's law in the most common mindset that of commission and then exploring acts of omission (not doing what we should be doing) with scriptural backing

2. The real cause: our sin NATURE and implications of this throughout our lifetime on earth this side of the Rapture/Resurrection

3. Sins of others and how they affect us; and God's trials and tests for His people in regard to these occurrences.

4. Sins of Lucifer and all his progeny of spirit beings

5. Sins of the world system

6. God's everlasting punishment for sin

This series will not be enjoyable. It is deemed necessary as I see it because not only of major denial of basic doctrines as repentance today but also the fact that the church sadly likes to blather on as the world does griping about evils of politics and others rather than focusing on themselves and living a life of Holiness to be part of the solution