"What things are sin?"
He does not want us to hurt ourselves and/or influence others to hurt themselves.
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| HARD QUESTIONS YOU HAVE ASKED "What things are sin?" |
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| There are 788 verses in the Bible on sin.� Plus there are innumerable verses that say, "Do not do this," or "Do do that" which don't use the word sin, but that's what is being referring to.� There are even passages where we are told what to do by example, such as Jesus' baptism.� Actually you may be surprised to know that most sins are of attitude. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DEFINITION:� The word sin is best described by (1) the Hebrew word "pesha" which means "trespass" or go beyond where we're not supposed to be (bad committed); (2) the Hebrew word "chata" which means to "miss the mark" or fall short (good omitted).� Sin, therefore, is whatever we do that God does not do, and that will eventually hurt us. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Here are the lists of committed sins scattered through the New Testament. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LISTS OF BAD COMMITTED | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Romans 1:29-31 - greed, depravity, envy, murder, strife, deceit, malice, gossip, slander, insolence, arrogance, boastfulness, disobedient, senselessness, faithlessness, heartlessness, ruthlessness. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Corinthians 6:9-10 - sexual immorality, idolatry, adultery, prostitution, homosexuality, thievery, greed, drunkenness, slander, swindling. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Galatians 5:19-21 - sexual immorality, impurity, debauchery, idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions, envy, drunkenness, orgies. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ephesians 4:31; 5:4f - bitterness, rage, anger, brawling, slander, malice, obscenity, foolish talk, coarse joking, immorality, impurity, greed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Philippians 2:3, 14 - selfish ambition, vain conceit, complaining, arguing. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colossians 3:8-9 - anger, rage, malice, slander, filthy language, lying. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Timothy 1:9-10; 5:13; 6:3-5 - lawbreaking, rebellion, ungodliness, unholiness, irreligion, murder, adultery, perversion, slave trading, lying, perjury, idleness, gossip, false teaching, conceit, controversial, quarrelsomeness, envy, strife, malicious talk, evil suspicions, constant friction, robbing truth. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Timothy 3:2-8 - loving self, loving money, boastfulness, pride, abusiveness, disobedience to parents, ungratefulness, unholiness, without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of good, treacherousness, rashness, conceit, lovers of pleasure, denying power of godliness, controlling the weak-willed, never acknowledging truth, opposing the truth, depraved of mind. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Titus 3:3, 9-11 - foolishness, disobedience, deceit, enslaved by passions, malice, envy, hatred, foolish controversies, arguments, quarrels, divisiveness. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James 3:14-16; 4:1-3; 5:3-6 - bitter envy, selfish ambition, boasting, denying the truth, disorder, fights, quarrels, murder, covetousness, quarrelsomeness, fighting, wrong motives, hoarding wealth, failing to pay wages, living in self-indulgence, condemning the innocent. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Peter 2:1; 4:3 - malice, deceit, hypocrisy, envy, slander, debauchery, lust, drunkenness, orgies, carousing, idolatry. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Peter 2:14-19 - adulterous eyes, seducing, greedy, boastful, lustful, enticing, slaves of depravity. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jude 7-8, 16 - sexual immorality, perversion, rejecting authority, slandering celestial beings, grumbling, faultfinding, boastful, flatterers. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revelation 21:8 - cowardliness, disbelief, vileness, murder, sexual immorality, false healing, idolatry, lying. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| OTHER SINS NOT TO DO | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Matthew 5:21-22 - Do NOT _____________________________, and anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.� But I tell you that anyone who is ___________________________________ with his brother will be subject to judgment. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Matthew 5:27-28 - Do NOT commit ______________________. But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman _____________ _____________________________________ has already committed adultery with her in his heart. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Matthew 5:38-39 - Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.� But I tell you, do NOT ___________________________ an evil person.� | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Matthew 6:7 - When you pray, do NOT keep on _____________ like pagans; they think they will be heard because of their many words. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Matthew 6:19 - Do NOT store up _________________________ treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.� But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Matthew 19:6 - They are no longer two, but one.� Therefore what God has joined together, let man NOT ______________________ ___________________ [divorce]. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Corinthians 7:5 -� Do NOT ____________________________ each other [married couples sexually] except by mutual consent and for a time, so that you may devote yourselves to prayer.� Then come together again so that Satan will not tempt you because of your lack of self-control. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Corinthians 4:2 - We have renounced secret and shameful ways; we do NOT use ___________________________________, nor do we _____________________________ the word of God.� On the contrary, by setting forth the truth plainly we commend ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Corinthians 9:7 - Each man should give what he has decided in his heart to give, NOT ___________________________________ or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Galatians 5:26 - Let us NOT become conceited, _____________ and ________________________________ each other. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ephesians 4:25-30 - Put off falsehood....In your anger do not sin:� Do NOT let the sun go down while you are still ______________ and do NOT give the devil a foothold....He who has been stealing must steal no longer....do NOT let any unwholesome __________ come out of your mouths....do NOT grieve the Holy Spirit. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ephesians 6:4 - Fathers, do NOT _____________________ your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colossians 3:18-22 - Fathers, do NOT _____________________ your children, or they will become discouraged. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Timothy 5:1 - Do NOT ____________________ an older man ____________________, but exhort him as if he were your father. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Timothy 1:8 - Do NOT be _____________________________ to testify about our Lord, or ashamed of me his prisoner. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Peter 3:9-11 - Do NOT __________________________ evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing....� For whoever would love life and see good days must keep is tongue from evil and his lips from deceitful speech.� He must turn from evil and do good; he must seek peace and pursue it. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 John 4:20 - If anyone says, "I love God," yet ______________ his brother, he is a __________________________.� For anyone who does NOT love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GOOD OMITTED | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Matthew 3:10 - The ax is already at the root of the trees, and every tree that does NOT __________________________ good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Matthew 5:42 - Give to the one who asks you, and do NOT turn away from the one who wants to __________________ from you. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Matthew 6:1 - Be careful NOT to do your acts of righteousness before men, to be __________________________ by them.� If you do, you will have no reward from your father in heaven. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Matthew 25:41-45 - Then he will say to those on his left, Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.� For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to ______________, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to _____________.� I was a stranger and you did NOT ___________ me in, I needed clothes and you did NOT clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did NOT _______________________ me." | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Romans 12:11-21 - Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the __________________________.� Be _______________________ in hope, _______________________ in affliction, __________________________ in prayer.� Share with God's people who are in need.� Practice _____________________.� Bless those who persecute you; ______________________ and do NOT curse.� _________________________ with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn.� Live in ______________________ with one another.� Do NOT be proud, but we willing to associate with people of low position.� Do NOT be ____________.� Do NOT repay anyone evil for evil.� Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everybody.� If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone. Do NOT take __________ my friends, but leave room for God's wrath, for it is written:� "It is mine to avenge; I will _________," says the Lord.� On the contrary, if your enemy is hungry, _______ him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink.� In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head.� Do NOT be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with __________. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ephesians 5:17-18 - Do NOT be foolish, but _______________ what the Lord's will is.� Do NOT get ___________________ on wine, which leads to debauchery.� Instead be filled with the spirit. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Timothy 5:8 - If anyone does NOT ______________________ for his relatives, and especially for his immediate family, he has __________________ the faith and is worse than an unbeliever. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hebrews 10:25-29 - Let us NOT give up ___________________ together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us ___________ one another - and all the more as you see the Day approaching.� If we deliberately keep on sinning __________ we have received the knowledge of the truth, no sacrifice for sins is left, but only a _____________ expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume the enemies of God.....who has _________________ the Son of God under ___________. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hebrews 13:2-3 - Do NOT forget to ______________________ ______________________________ for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it.� Remember those in prison as if you were their fellow prisoners, and those who are mistreated as if you yourselves were suffering. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hebrews 13:16 - Do NOT forget to do good and to __________ with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James 1:22-26 - Do NOT merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves.� Do what it says.� Anyone who listens to the word but does NOT _____________________________ is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like....If anyone considers himself religious and yet does NOT keep a tight rein on his tongue, he deceives himself and his religion is worthless. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James 2:14-19 - What good is it, my brothers, if a man claims to have faith but has no _________________________?� Can such faith save him?� Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food.� If one of you says to him, "Go, I wish you well; keep warm and well fed," but does nothing about his physical needs, what good is it.� In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.� But someone will say, "You have faith; I have deeds."� Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by what I do.� You believe that there is one God.� Good!� Even the demons believe that - and shudder. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| What God says, he means. Why? He does not want us to hurt ourselves and/or influence others to hurt themselves. |
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| Genesis 12:10-20 - When Abraham moved to Egypt during a famine, he told his wife to lie and say he was her brother so they wouldn't kill him for her.� Sure enough, Pharaoh took him into his harem.� What did God do to Pharaoh because of this one lie (see verse 17)? ________________________________ Genesis 19:5 - Because of what sin was Sodom destroyed? ____ ______________________________________________________ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Genesis 20:2-3 - When Abraham moved to the Negev, he again told his wife to lie and claim he was her brother.� Once again the king took her into his harem.� What did God threaten to do to Abimelech because of this? _______________________________ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Leviticus 10:1-2 - Nadab and Abihu offered unauthorized fire with the incense contrary to God's command.� How did God punish them?� ______________________________________ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Numbers 16:1-3,26,32 - Korah led 250 men as a group to oppose Moses.� How did God punish Korah?� _____________________________________________________________________________ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deuteronomy 34:4 - God told Moses and Aaron to speak to the rock to get water for the people.� Instead they said, "Must we bring you water?" and then struck the rock (Numbers 28:8, 11-12).� How did God punish Moses? ______________________________ ______________________________________________________How did God punish Aaron (Numbers 20:24, 28)? ____________ ____________________________________________ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Samuel 13:8-14 - Even though only priests of the Levite tribe were supposed to offer sacrifices (Numbers 18:1-3), King Saul of the Benjamin tribe (1 Samuel 9:1,2) got impatient waiting for Priest Samuel to show up, so sacrificed it himself.� How did God punish him?� ___________________________________________ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Samuel 6:3, 6-7 - God said the Levites should carry the Ark of the Covenant on poles (Exodus 37:3-5 and Numbers 4:15), but this time they put it on a cart.� When the oxen stumbled, Uzzah reached out and took hold of the ark.� How did God punish him?� ______________________________________________________ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hebrews 8:5 - says all these things that happened were included in the Old Testament to serve as ______________________ for us. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Acts 5:1-11 - Ananias and Sapphira, Christians married to each other, claimed they sold their land for a certain amount and were giving 100% of it to church, which was not true.� How did God punish them? ___________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revelation 2:1-4 - The church in Ephesus was full of good works and proper doctrine.� But they weren't doing it out of love.� Verse 5 said they had to repent or else Jesus will remove their what out of heaven?� ____________________________________________ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revelation 2:12-16 - The church at Pergamum was holding to the teachings of the Nico-lait-ans.� The word "Nico" in Greek is conqueror.� The word "lait" refers to the common person, the laity.� They had developed a system of clergy and laity.� They were told to do what therefore (v. 16)?� _____________________________ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revelation 2:18-29 - The church at Thyatira were full of good deeds, but Jesus had some things __________________ them.� There was a prophetess in their midst who, among other things, was teaching (verse 24) _____________________ so-called deep __________________________.� | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revelation 3:1-6 - The church at Sardis was about to die because their deeds (v. 2) were NOT __________________. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revelation 3:14-22 - The church at Laodicea had deeds that were (v. 15) neither ___________________ nor ___________________ Being lukewarm, Jesus was about to ________________________ them out of his mouth. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revelation 21:8 - says who will go to hell? _________________________________________________________ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| NOTE: Dying early as punishment does not necessarily mean a person went to hell. For example, the New Testament talks about both Abraham and Moses being in heaven. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| But I'm not perfect! Neither is anyone else! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Acts 22:16 - But, since we're not perfect, how can we have all our sins washed away?� _______________________ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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