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THE HOLY SPIRIT THE ONLY GUIDE INTO SUCCESSFUL LIFE ON EARTH PART 2.(HE TAKES US FROM SIN) IN the book of John Chapter 16:8 Jesus told us the assignment of The Holy Spirit in the life of the people in this world.He said the Holy Spirit will reproved the World of what is sin. WHAT IS SIN we want to consider what exactly is sin? Do you understand how the Bible defines it? As Christians, we are to avoid sin—but how can we avoid sin if we dont fully comprehend what it is? The Bible defines sin in several scriptures, each of which gives us a better understanding of what it is. But, before we look at these scriptures that define sin, we should first understand what the word sin means. Sin is the breaking of Gods law. If God says Do not lie and you lie, then you have broken His law and sinned. When you sin, you offend God because it is His law that you have broken. Also, the reason God says to not lie, not cheat, etc., is because these laws reflect the moral purity of His nature. He doesnt do these things, and He never created us for such things. Therefore, the Law is a reflection of the character of God. It is wrong to lie because God cannot lie. It is wrong to steal because God cannot steal, etc. The moral law is not arbitrary. It is based on Gods holiness. The law, then, is a standard of moral purity. The Old Testament contains the Law of God. It is a perfect standard because it is Gods standard. When we fail to keep the law, we sin. When we sin, we offend God. The Hebrew and Greek words translated sin throughout the Bible revolve largely around two major concepts. The first is that of transgression. To transgress means to step across or to go beyond a set boundary or limit. This concept can be compared to an athletic playing field with lines delineating the boundaries within which the game is played. When a player crosses over those boundary lines, he has committed a transgression and gone out of bounds. Limits are set that define the playing area, and the players are to stay within the limits of that area. Most of the other words translated sin in the Bible involve a second concept, to miss the mark. Again, to use a sports analogy, if a player aims for the goal and misses, how many points does he get? None. He missed the goal, missed the mark at which he was aiming. to miss the mark. The mark, in this case, is the standard of perfection established by God and evidenced by Jesus. Viewed in that light, it is clear that we are all sinners. The Apostle Paul says in Romans 3:23: All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. SIN IS , sin in any amount of will or altitude that separate or distance us from God. Surely the arm of the LORD is not too short to save, nor His ear too dull to hear, says Isaiah 59:1-2. But your iniquities have separated you from your God; your sins have hidden His face from you, so that He will not hear. Meaning any act or conducted that cause separation between us and God This concept also encompasses the idea of failing to measure up to a standard. For example, most academic courses and tests are graded or judged according to a minimum standard. If we dont meet that standard, we fail that test or course. A minimum level of performance is expected, and anything less than that standard is failure. By not meeting that standard, we miss the mark and dont pass. We can miss the mark by either missing the goal at which we were aiming or by falling short of that goal. In either situation we fail to reach the mark set for us.(HEAVEN) Both of these concepts, transgressing and missing the mark, involve a basic requirement. If we transgress, which means to cross over a set boundary or limit, then we must have a boundary or limit to cross over. If we miss the mark, we must have a mark, target or standard to miss. Sin, then, is to transgress those boundaries God has set for us or to miss the target He set for us. SIN IS CONDUCTING OUR LIVES IN DARKNESS. Transgressing the law of God What, then, are the boundaries and standards God has set for us that define sin? The most basic definition of sin is in 1 John:3:4: Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law Here God defines a boundary for mankind. He says that sin is transgressing His holy, spiritual law (Romans:7:12-14). Breaking that law—crossing that divine boundary, that limit God set for us—is sin. When we look at 1 John:3:4 in other translations, we see another important perspective. Heres how the New King James Version translates this verse: Whoever commits sin also commits lawlessness, and sin is lawlessness. The word translated lawlessness is the Greek word anomia, meaning without law or against law. The concept conveyed here is that sin is active violation of Gods laws and basic moral principles. This refers to actions that are not just outside the bounds of Gods law, but actions that are in deliberate rebellion against those laws—deliberately trampling on and rejecting that boundary. God gave humanity His laws to show us His way of love. Those laws define how we demonstrate love to God and our fellow man (Deuteronomy:30:15-1; Matthew:22:35-40) 1 John:5:3). Sin is violation of that law of love. God showed us a way to live in peace and harmony with Him and with mankind and defined this way of life by His law. When we sin, we violate or transgress that boundary and break Gods law. Broader definition of sin We have seen one standard God has set for mankind: He expects obedience to His laws. Gods law defines acceptable behaviours and actions, and, when we break the standard of Gods law, we step across the bounds He has set. But has God set other boundaries for us, other ways in which He defines sin? What about actions and behaviour that arent covered by specific laws? In 1 John:5:17 we find a much broader definition of sin: All unrighteousness is sin . Other Bible versions help us more fully understand the meaning: Every wrong action is sin Every act of wrong-doing is sin Any kind of wrongdoing is sin . All iniquity is sin The basic thrust of this scripture is that, if any action or behaviour is wrong, it is sin. The word translated unrighteousness, wrong action, wrongdoing and iniquity in these versions is the Greek adikia. The Expository Dictionary of Bible Words defines this word as action that causes visible harm to other persons in violation of the divine standard Other meanings of this word and its verb form are evildoers, dishonest, unjust, wickedness, to be unfair, to harm, to mistreat, to hurt and to wrong [another person] These meanings go beyond just physical deeds and actions and cross over into attitudes and motives for our actions and what goes on in our minds. They involve what we think. We see the beginnings of a different standard, one that involves not just what we do but what we are. We should realize that sin starts in the mind. When we allow evil thoughts to enter our mind and stay there, eventually these evil thoughts can spring into action, leading us to sin. We are what we think (Proverbs:23:7). Jesus told those of His day who were obsessed with physical cleanliness and ritual washings that it isnt what goes into our bodies that defile us, but the evil that is already there in our minds that debases us (Matthew:15:17-20). Humanly speaking, we dont see anything wrong with allowing wrong thoughts into our minds. Often they are quite pleasurable and entertaining. But eventually those sinful thoughts lead us into sin. The result is the trampling of Gods law. Jesus Christ instructs us to disrupt that process before it gets started, by not even allowing wrong thoughts into our minds. Here we see a third standard that defines sin for us: Whatever is not from faith is sin. Just what is God telling us in this passage? From the context we are told that if we violate our conscience we are sinning. If you do something that you feel you shouldnt be doing, you are sinning. Why is this sin? Because mentally and spiritually we are compromising when we do something that we dont think is right. When we compromise, we are destroying character. Character is crucial God expects us to build spiritually mature, godly character in this life, becoming ever more like Him (Matthew:5:48). We build eternal, godly character by remaining faithful to what is right in spite of pulls to the contrary. We resist the temptation to do things we know we shouldnt. We live by faith that God will give us the strength to endure whatever trials we face in this life. But when we compromise we tear down that character. We give in. Every time we give in, we find it that much harder to resist giving in the next time we face temptation. Sin is a person.Who influences man to do things that will break the heart of God,and causes us to loose God in all areas for our benefits. Read next what happens when you sin? PLEASE LISTEN TO THIS TEACHINGS FOR MORE youtu.be/vBCnrCQx5LE
Posted on: Sun, 23 Nov 2014 20:41:59 +0000

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