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The scripture uses several words to describe the concept of sin. The two listed below
represent the extremes in definition.
Hubris– The pride that makes a man defy God, and the arrogant contempt which makes
him trample on the hearts of his fellow man.
Hamartia (the most widely used word in the NT) This noun is defined as “missing the
mark.” or “an offense in relation to God with emphasis on guilt”. Another definition is
simply to “fall short”
Hamartia describes sin as both a specific act and as an internal defective dimension of
the human person.
Why do the NT writers prefer hamartia over hubris?
How does this relate to sin as root and fruit?
How does sin effect humanity?
Where?
Heart
How does sin effect our hearts according to the following verses?
Romans 1:21, Titus 3:3, Jeremiah 17:9, Ephesians 2:3
Mind
How are our minds effected?
1 Tim 6:5, 1 Corinthians 2:14, 2 Corinthians 4:4
How?
Sin perverts what is good. How do the following verses describe this?
Romans 7:8-11, Colossians 1:16, Luke 18:9-14
Sin makes us slaves to self destructive habits. Do you believe this? How do we see this
in our present day?
John 8:34, 2 Peter 2:19
Who?
What do these passages say about sin’s pervasiveness in humanity?
1 Kings 8:46, Psalm 143:2, Romans 3:10-20, 23
Many scholars believe that sin is ultimately an issue of failure, and that the
consequences of this failure are alienation. Discuss how this alienation takes place in this
life and in the life to come.
