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? 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? 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 […]