Have you ever asked yourself the question? “What is a sin?”
The answer to this question is highly dependent on who you’re talking to. For those who don’t practice of faith and for those who do practice Christianity, Islam, Catholicism etc. you will find the answer to this question is highly subjective.
In order to bring clarity to the answer to this question Zeke37 would like to focus on the words truth, and sin.
Most followers of the Bible would agree that sin is anything that doesn’t please God. They will often reference his laws outlined in Exodus chapter 20 (the 10 Commandments). Unfortunately, very few of these people can list all 10 Commandments nor do they practice them.
The remaining masses of people will often user term Judeo Christian values to encompass commandments in the Bible preventing them from having to say the words Bible, laws or Torah. However, even this idea has been watered down to cultural norms, and one’s person measurement of morality. If this seems confusing… It Is! There is no standard of truth that most proclaimed bible followers agree upon. Hence the popular saying “Live your truth”.
To understand sin we must first establish truth. For this exercise I will assume that everyone who reads Zeke37 trust in the Bible and uses it as a foundation for how they conduct their lives. If you don’t this is not the blog or article for you.
Biblical Findings:
Truth:
The solution is in our Messiah (Yahshua) is and at the comforter he left his followers, the Ruach HaKodesh.
In John 8:32 the master says he is the truth:
“And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”
King James Version (KJV)
Yahshua is the truth come in the flesh also known as the word. (See John 1:14)
Yahshua even goes so far to leave us the Ruach who will guide us in Truth. (John 16:13)
“Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.”
Yahshua left the Ruach who will guide us into truth.
What is that truth the Ruach is guiding us into? The definition of truth if found here in Psalm 119:142
“Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and thy law is the truth.”
This is sin:
1 John 3:4
“Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.”
Romans 7:7
“What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet.”
Conclusion:
o The truth is the law (Torah) according to 1 John 3:4.
o If you have the Ruach (Holy Spirit) in you it will lead you to obey the law (John 16:13).
o The Messiah is the word (Torah) in the flesh (John 1:14)
o He (our Messiah) is the truth (the law) that leads to life (John 14:6)
o The truth which is Torah will make you free (John 8:32)
