Romans 3:23

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Sin, Summary:

The literal meanings of the Hebrew, and (Greek, "hamartanō", "sin," "sinner", etc), disclose the true nature of sin in its manifold manifestations.

Sin is transgression, an overstepping of the law, the divine boundary between good and evil (Psalms 51:1); (Luke 15:29); iniquity, an act inherently wrong, whether expressly forbidden or not; error, a departure from right; (Psalms 51:9); (Romans 3:23); missing the mark, a failure to meet the divine standard; trespass, the intrusion of self-will into the sphere of divine authority (Ephesians 2:1); lawlessness, or spiritual anarchy (1 Timothy 1:9); unbelief, or an insult to the divine veracity (John 16:9).

Sin originated with Satan (Isaiah 14:12); entered the world through Adam (Romans 5:12); was, and is, universal, Christ alone excepted; (Romans 3:23); (1 Peter 2:22); incurs the penalties of spiritual and physical death; (Genesis 2:17); (Genesis 3:19); (Ezekiel 18:4); (Ezekiel 18:20); (Romans 6:23) and has no remedy but in the sacrificial death of Christ; (Hebrews 9:26); (Acts 4:12) availed of by faith (Acts 13:38); (Acts 13:39).

Sin may be summarized as threefold:

An act, the violation of, or want of obedience to the revealed will of God;

A state, absence of righteousness;

A nature, enmity toward God.