Sin, Iniquity and Transgression

[livinganewlife]

What is the difference between Sin, Iniquity and Transgression.....

and if a saved person commits an act that is against the laws of God is it a sin, iniquity or transgression?

[giantsdodie]

Its all sin...

Inquity is KNOWN Sin.. Its something that has been revealed to you AS sin yet you persist to do it anyway knowing full well its wrong.

Trangression is sin against the law without knowledge. For example in my wife's home town it is perfectly legal to make a right turn on a red light at any time. In NY where I live its NEVER legal. If she drove in NY and made the turn without knowledge of the law she would STILL be guilty of breaking the law, she would just do so without knowledge that it was wrong.

[anointed]

Sin is sin but its nature has manifold manifestations. The Scofield bible breaks it down this way:

trangression - an overstepping of the law, the divine boundary between good and evil (Psa. 51:1; Lk. 15:29)

iniquity- an act inherently wrong, whether expressively forbidden or not

error- a departure from right (Psa. 51:9; Rom. 3:23

missing the mark- a failure to meet the divine standard

trespass- the intrusion of self-will into the sphere of divine authority (Eph. 2:1)

lawlessness- spiritual anarchy (I Tim. 1:9)

unbelief- an insult to the divine veracity or truthfulness (John 6:9)


Sin is 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.

I know I went beyond the question, but hopes this help. I studied this some time ago and just thought I would share the notes. Now if a saved person commits a sin against the laws of God, it is SIN that probably can fall under the manifestation of transgression or iniquity. Be blessed.

[Beck]

giantsdodie said:

Its all sin...

Inquity is KNOWN Sin.. Its something that has been revealed to you AS sin yet you persist to do it anyway knowing full well its wrong.

Trangression is sin against the law without knowledge. For example in my wife's home town it is perfectly legal to make a right turn on a red light at any time. In NY where I live its NEVER legal. If she drove in NY and made the turn without knowledge of the law she would STILL be guilty of breaking the law, she would just do so without knowledge that it was wrong.

Pretty much!

[livinganewlife]

anointed said:

Sin is sin but its nature has manifold manifestations. The Scofield bible breaks it down this way:

trangression - an overstepping of the law, the divine boundary between good and evil (Psa. 51:1; Lk. 15:29)

iniquity- an act inherently wrong, whether expressively forbidden or not

error- a departure from right (Psa. 51:9; Rom. 3:23

missing the mark- a failure to meet the divine standard

trespass- the intrusion of self-will into the sphere of divine authority (Eph. 2:1)

lawlessness- spiritual anarchy (I Tim. 1:9)

unbelief- an insult to the divine veracity or truthfulness (John 6:9)


Sin is 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.

I know I went beyond the question, but hopes this help. I studied this some time ago and just thought I would share the notes. Now if a saved person commits a sin against the laws of God, it is SIN that probably can fall under the manifestation of transgression or iniquity. Be blessed.

Thanks!

[livinganewlife]

1 John 5: 16 - 17

16If any man see his brother sin a sin which is not unto death, he shall ask, and he shall give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: I do not say that he shall pray for it.

17All unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin not unto death.

What is the sin which is not unto death?

[krazeeboi]

The following is from this article. I thought it might be helpful here:

Dr. Charles Ryrie has given a listing of Hebrew and Greek words which describe sin. He says that in the Hebrew there are at least eight basic words: “ra, bad (Genesis 38:7); rasha, wickedness (Exodus 2:13); asham, guilt (Hosea 4:15); chata, sin (Exodus 20:20); avon, iniquity (I Samuel 3:13); shagag, err (Isaiah 28:7); taah, wander away (Ezekiel 48:11); pasha, rebel (I Kings 8:50). The usage of these words leads to certain conclusions about the doctrine of sin in the Old Testament. (1) Sin was conceived of as being fundamentally disobedience to God. (2) While disobedience involved both positive and negative ideas, the emphasis was definitely on the positive commission of wrong and not the negative omission of good. In other words, sin was not simply missing the right mark, but hitting the wrong mark. (3) Sin may take many forms, and the Israelite was aware of the particular form which his sin did take.”

“The New Testament uses twelve basic words to describe sin. They are: Kakos, bad (Romans 13:3); poneros, evil (Matthew5:45); asebes, godless (Romans 1:18); enochos, guilt (Matthew 5:21); hamartia, sin (I Corinthians 6:18); adikia, unrighteousness (I Corinthians 6:9); anomos, lawlessness (I Timothy 2:9); parabates, transgression (Romans 5:14); agnoein, to be ignorant (Romans 1:13); planan, to go astray (I Corinthians 6:9); paraptomai, to fall away (Galatians 6:1); and hupocrites, hypocrite (I Timothy 4:2). From the uses of these words several conclusions may also be drawn. (1) There is always a clear standard against which sin is committed. (2) Ultimately all sin is a positive rebellion against God and a transgression of His standards. (3) Evil may assume a variety of forms. (4) Man’s responsibility is definite and clearly understood.”

Concerning 1 John 5:16, I suppose a preceeding question would be, what kind of death are we talking about here? Physical or spiritual? To me, it would seem to be the latter.