Posts from April 2018

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What is sin? Going astray

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What is sin? The Bible depicts sin in many ways. Previously I’ve written about the Hebrew and Greek words that define sin as ‘missing a mark’, ‘rebellion’ and ‘perversion’. But how else is sin described?   Another word used to describe sin is the Hebrew word ‘shagah’. This word literally means ‘straying from a correct […]

What is sin? Deliberate perversion

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What is sin? The Bible depicts sin in many ways. Last time I wrote about the Hebrew and Greek words that define sin as ‘missing a mark’ and ‘rebellion’. But how else is sin described?   Another word used to describe sin is the Hebrew word ‘avah’.  This word literally means ‘deliberate perversion’ or a […]

What is sin? Rebellion against God

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What is sin? There are many ways that sin is described in the Bible. Last time I wrote about sin in these articles, we looked at the Hebrew word, chatta’h, and its Greek equivalent, harmatia. We saw that they described sin as missing a mark.   Another word used to describe sin is the Hebrew […]

Is the resurrection important for Christianity?

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Some might think that Christianity could survive if the resurrection of Jesus Christ was not true.   The Apostle Paul would beg to differ. In one of his tight summaries of the Christian gospel, he holds up the resurrection of Jesus as of first importance. We read in his letter to the church in Corinth: […]

He gave himself for us

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As we come to Easter, we remember the work of Christ – the glorious work of Christ! This Good Friday we remember the death of our Saviour. In the words of the Apostle Paul:“I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life […]