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ÐòòóóÌÔUKUS.,Ôòò5óó€ÔUS.,UK.,¢ÔThe€earth€also€is€defiled€under€the€inhabitants€thereof;€Because€they€have€transgressed€the€laws,Ð ¬&H # Ðchanged€the€ordinance,€Broken€the€everlasting€covenant.€òòIsaiah€24:5€óóÐ ˜'4!$ ÐòòÐ �ÐóóÔUKUS.,Ôòò11óó€ÔUS.,UK.,¿ÔYea,€all€Israel€have€transgressed€thy€law,€even€by€departing,€that€they€might€not€obey€thy€voice;Ð p) #& Ðtherefore€the€curse€is€poured€upon€us,€and€the€oath€that€òòisóó€written€in€the€law€of€Moses€the€servant€ofÐ \*ø#' ÐGod,€because€we€have€sinned€against€him.€òòDaniel€9:11€óóÐ H+ä$( ÐòòóóÐ 4,Ð%) ÐÔUKUS.,Ôòò7óó€ÔUS.,UK.,VÔBut€they€like€men€have€transgressed€the€covenant:€There€have€they€dealt€treacherously€against€me.Ð d ÐòòHosea€6:7€óóÐ Pì ÐòòóóÌÔUKUS.,Ôòò1óó€ÔUS.,UK.,,ÔòòSetóó€the€trumpet€to€thy€mouth.€òòHe€shall€comeóó€as€an€eagle€against€the€house€of€the€òòLordóó,€BecauseÐ ( Ä Ðthey€have€transgressed€my€covenant,€And€trespassed€against€my€law.€òòHosea€8:1€óóÐ  ° ÐòòóóÌÔUKUS.,Ôòò3óó€ÔUS.,UK.,TÔBut€he€answered€and€said€unto€them,€Why€do€ye€also€transgress€the€commandment€of€God€by€yourÐ ì ˆ Ðtradition?€òòMatthew€15:3€óóÐ Ø t ÐòòÌà0  àóóThe€term€relates€to€the€holy€òòLawóó€of€God.аL (#(# ÐòòóóÌò òIII.à  àòòð ðINIQUITYðð€DEFINEDóó:€òòó óIsaiah€59:2„7,€Isaiah€59:12.Ð ˆ$  ÐÌóóÔUKUS.,Ôòò1óó€ÔUS.,UK.,!ÔBehold,€the€òòLordóóððs€hand€is€not€shortened,€that€it€cannot€save;€Neither€his€ear€heavy,€that€it€cannotÐ d  Ðhear:€ÔUKUS.,Ôòò2óóÔUS.,UK.,½!ÔÔUKUS.,Ô€ÔUS.,UK.,ð!ÔBut€your€iniquities€have€separated€between€you€and€your€God,€And€your€sins€have€hid€òòhisóó€faceÐ Pì  Ðfrom€you,€that€he€will€not€hear.€ÔUKUS.,Ôòò3óóÔUS.,UK.,µ"ÔÔUKUS.,Ô€ÔUS.,UK.,è"ÔFor€your€hands€are€defiled€with€blood,€And€your€fingers€withÐ <Ø  Ðiniquity;€Your€lips€have€spoken€lies,€Your€tongue€hath€muttered€perverseness.€ÔUKUS.,Ôòò4óóÔUS.,UK.,´#ÔÔUKUS.,Ô€ÔUS.,UK.,ç#ÔNone€calleth€forÐ (Ä Ðjustice,€nor€òòanyóó€pleadeth€for€truth:€They€trust€in€vanity,€and€speak€lies;€They€conceive€mischief,€andÐ ° Ðbring€forth€iniquity.€ÔUKUS.,Ôòò5óóÔUS.,UK.,Ð$ÔÔUKUS.,Ô€ÔUS.,UK.,%ÔThey€hatch€cockatriceðð€eggs,€And€weave€the€spiderððs€web:€He€that€eateth€ofÐ œ Ðtheir€eggs€dieth,€And€that€which€is€crushed€breaketh€out€into€a€viper.€ÔUKUS.,Ôòò6óóÔUS.,UK.,Ü%ÔÔUKUS.,Ô€ÔUS.,UK.,&ÔTheir€webs€shall€not€becomeÐ ìˆ Ðgarments,€Neither€shall€they€cover€themselves€with€their€works:€Their€works€òòareóó€works€of€iniquity,Ð Øt ÐAnd€the€act€of€violence€òòisóó€in€their€hands.€ÔUKUS.,Ôòò7óóÔUS.,UK.,'ÔÔUKUS.,Ô€ÔUS.,UK.,M'ÔTheir€feet€run€to€evil,€And€they€make€haste€to€shedÐ Ä` Ðinnocent€blood:€Their€thoughts€òòareóó€thoughts€of€iniquity;€Wasting€and€destruction€òòareóó€in€their€paths.Ð °L ÐòòIsaiah€59:1ð!ð7€Ð œ8 �ÐóóÌÔUKUS.,Ôòò12óó€ÔUS.,UK.,u(ÔFor€our€transgressions€are€multiplied€before€thee,€And€our€sins€testify€against€us:€For€ourÐ t Ðtransgressions€òòareóó€with€us;€And€òòas€foróó€our€iniquities,€we€know€them;€òòIsaiah€59:12€óóÐ `ü ÐòòÐ �Ðà0  àóóThe€word€òòð ðIniquityðð€óómeans€ð ðlawlessness,ðð€ð ðwickedness,ðð€ð ðcrookedness,ðð€ð ðperverseness.ððÐ 8 Ô ÐIt€as€a€distortion€of€what€is€right.Ð$!À(#(# ÐÌà0  àSee:òò€2€Samuel€19:19;€2Chronicles€19:7;€Psalm€53:1;€66:18;€106:6;€Matthew€7:23;€ActsÐ ü"˜ Ð8:23;€James€3:6Ðè#„ (#(# ÐÌóóÔUKUS.,Ôòò19óó€ÔUS.,UK.,.+ÔAnd€said€unto€the€king,€Let€not€my€lord€impute€iniquity€unto€me,€neither€do€thou€remember€thatÐ À%\" Ðwhich€thy€servant€did€perversely€the€day€that€my€lord€the€king€went€out€of€Jerusalem,€that€the€kingÐ ¬&H # Ðshould€take€it€to€his€heart.€òò2€Samuel€19:19€óóÐ ˜'4!$ ÐòòÌóóÔUKUS.,Ôòò7óó€ÔUS.,UK.,œ,ÔWherefore€now€let€the€fear€of€the€òòLordóó€be€upon€you;€take€heed€and€do€òòitóó:€for€òòthere€isóó€no€iniquityÐ p) #& Ðwith€the€òòLordóó€our€God,€nor€respect€of€persons,€nor€taking€of€gifts.€òò2€Chronicles€19:7€óóÐ \*ø#' ÐòòóóÔUKUS.,Ôòò1óó€ÔUS.,UK.,Õ-ÔThe€fool€hath€said€in€his€heart,€òòThere€isóó€no€God.€Corrupt€are€they,€and€have€done€abominableÐ H+ä$( Ðiniquity:€òòThere€isóó€none€that€doeth€good.€òòPsalm€53:1€óóÐ 4,Ð%) ÐÔ_ÔòòóóÔ_ÔÔUKUS.,Ôòò18óó€ÔUS.,UK.,û.ÔIf€I€regard€iniquity€in€my€heart,€The€Lord€will€not€hear€òòmeóó:€òòPsalm€66:18€óóÐ d ÐòòÌóóÔUKUS.,Ôòò6óó€ÔUS.,UK.,¡/ÔWe€have€sinned€with€our€fathers,€We€have€committed€iniquity,€we€have€done€wickedly.€òòPsalmÐ <Ø Ð106:6€óóÐ ( Ä ÐòòÌóóÔUKUS.,Ôòò23óó€ÔUS.,UK.,k0ÔAnd€then€will€I€profess€unto€them,€I€never€knew€you:€depart€from€me,€ye€that€work€iniquity.Ð  œ ÐòòMatthew€7:23€óóÐ ì ˆ ÐòòÌóóÔUKUS.,Ôòò23óó€ÔUS.,UK.,?1ÔFor€I€perceive€that€thou€art€in€the€gall€of€bitterness,€and€òòinóó€the€bond€of€iniquity.€òòActs€8:23€óóÐ Ä ` ÐòòÌóóÔUKUS.,Ôòò6óó€ÔUS.,UK.,û1ÔAnd€the€tongue€òòisóó€a€fire,€a€world€of€iniquity:€so€is€the€tongue€among€our€members,€that€it€defilethÐ œ8  Ðthe€whole€body,€and€setteth€on€fire€the€course€of€nature;€and€it€is€set€on€fire€of€hell.€òòJames€3:6€óóÐ ˆ$  ÐòòÌà0  àóóThe€term€relates€to€the€creation€of€God€ð"ð€including€manð"ðwhich€has€been€perverted€by€sin.Ð`ü (#(# ÐÌò òIV.òòà  àOTHER€BIBLICAL€TERMS€MEANING€ð ðSINððóóÐ 8Ô  Ðà0  àó óA€number€of€other€terms€are€used€in€the€Word€of€God€to€convey€the€range€and€intensity€ofÐ $À Ðsin€ð"ð€òò1€Timothy€1:9.€óóFor€example:Ь(#(# ÐÌÔUKUS.,Ôòò9óó€ÔUS.,UK.,×4ÔKnowing€this,€that€the€law€is€not€made€for€a€righteous€man,€but€for€the€lawless€and€disobedient,€forÐ è„ Ðthe€ungodly€and€for€sinners,€for€unholy€and€profane,€for€murderers€of€fathers€and€murderers€ofÐ Ôp Ðmothers,€for€manslayers,€òò1€Timothy€1:9€óóÐ À\ ÐÌòòóóò òà  àA.à ` àòòUnrighteousnessóó:€ó óòòRomans€6:13;€1€Corinthians€6:9;€2€Peter€2:13;€1€John€5:17Ð ˜4 ÐÌóóÔUKUS.,Ôòò13óó€ÔUS.,UK.,Ì6ÔNeither€yield€ye€your€members€òòasóó€instruments€of€unrighteousness€unto€sin:€but€yield€yourselvesÐ t Ðunto€God,€as€those€that€are€alive€from€the€dead,€and€your€members€òòasóó€instruments€of€righteousnessÐ `ü Ðunto€God.€òòRomans€6:13€óóÐ Lè ÐòòÌóóÔUKUS.,Ôòò9óó€ÔUS.,UK.,.8ÔKnow€ye€not€that€the€unrighteous€shall€not€inherit€the€kingdom€of€God?€Be€not€deceived:€neitherÐ $!À Ðfornicators,€nor€idolaters,€nor€adulterers,€nor€effeminate,€nor€abusers€of€themselves€with€mankind,Ð "¬ Ðòò1€Corinthians€6:9€óóÐ ü"˜ ÐòòóóÌÔUKUS.,Ôòò13óó€ÔUS.,UK.,‚9ÔAnd€shall€receive€the€reward€of€unrighteousness,€òòasóó€they€that€count€it€pleasure€to€riot€in€the€dayÐ Ô$p! Ðtime.€Spots€òòthey€areóó€and€blemishes,€sporting€themselves€with€their€own€deceivings€while€they€feastÐ À%\" Ðwith€you;€òò2€Peter€2:13€óóÐ ¬&H # ÐòòóóÌÔUKUS.,Ôòò17óó€ÔUS.,UK.,ê:ÔAll€unrighteousness€is€sin:€and€there€is€a€sin€not€unto€death.€òò1€John€5:17€óóÐ „( "% ÐòòÌóóò òà0  àB.à ` àòòTrespassesóó:€òòó óMatthew€6:14,15;€2€Corinthians€5:19;€Ephesians€2:1;€Colossians€2:13.Ð\*ø#'(#(# ÐÌóóÔUKUS.,Ôòò14óó€ÔUS.,UK.,(<ÔFor€if€ye€forgive€men€their€trespasses,€your€heavenly€Father€will€also€forgive€you:€ÔUKUS.,Ôòò15óó€ÔUS.,UK.,±<ÔBut€if€yeÐ 8,Ô%) Ðforgive€not€men€their€trespasses,€neither€will€your€Father€forgive€your€trespasses.€òòMatthew€6:14ð!ð15€óóÐ d ÐòòóóÌÔUKUS.,Ôòò19óó€ÔUS.,UK.,�=ÔTo€wit,€that€God€was€in€Christ,€reconciling€the€world€unto€himself,€not€imputing€their€trespassesÐ <Ø Ðunto€them;€and€hath€committed€unto€us€the€word€of€reconciliation.€òò2€Corinthians€5:19€óóÐ ( Ä ÐòòóóÌòòóóÔUKUS.,Ôòò1óó€ÔUS.,UK.,µ>ÔAnd€you€òòhath€he€quickenedóó,€who€were€dead€in€trespasses€and€sins;€òòEphesians€2:1€óóÐ  œ ÐòòÌóóÔUKUS.,Ôòò13óó€ÔUS.,UK.,`?ÔAnd€you,€being€dead€in€your€sins€and€the€uncircumcision€of€your€flesh,€hath€he€quickened€togetherÐ Ø t Ðwith€him,€having€forgiven€you€all€trespasses;€òòColossians€2:13€óóÐ Ä ` ÐÔ_ÔòòÔ_ÔÌóóò òà0  àC.à ` àòòOffensesóó:€ó óòòRomans€4:25;€Romans€5:15„18.М8 (#(# ÐÌóóÔUKUS.,Ôòò25óó€ÔUS.,UK.,ý@ÔWho€was€delivered€for€our€offences,€and€was€raised€again€for€our€justification.€òòRomans€4:25€óóÐ x  ÐòòóóÌÔUKUS.,Ôòò15óó€ÔUS.,UK.,°AÔBut€not€as€the€offence,€so€also€òòisóó€the€free€gift.€For€if€through€the€offence€of€one€many€be€dead,Ð Pì  Ðmuch€more€the€grace€of€God,€and€the€gift€by€grace,€òòwhich€isóó€by€one€man,€Jesus€Christ,€hath€aboundedÐ <Ø  Ðunto€many.€ÔUKUS.,Ôòò16óó€ÔUS.,UK.,êBÔAnd€not€as€òòit€wasóó€by€one€that€sinned,€òòso€isóó€the€gift:€for€the€judgment€òòwasóó€by€one€toÐ (Ä 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ÐóóÌÔUKUS.,Ôòò37óó€ÔUS.,UK.,DHÔYet€òòifóó€they€bethink€themselves€in€the€land€whither€they€are€carried€captive,€and€turn€and€pray€untoÐ "´ Ðthee€in€the€land€of€their€captivity,€saying,€We€have€sinned,€we€have€done€amiss,€and€have€dealtÐ #  Ðwickedly;€òò2€Chronicles€6:37€óóÐ ð#Œ  ÐÔ_ÔòòÔ_ÔÌóóò òà0  àF.à ` àòòUngodlinessóó:€òòó óRomans€1:18;€5:6;€2€Peter€2:5;€2€Peter€Ô_ÔÔ#†Iˆ®üˆXIXwÈ#ÔÔ‡IXwXˆIˆ®üÔÔ#†XwXXIXw+#ÔÔ‡IXwXXXwÔ3:7;Ô_Ô€Jude€4;€JudeÔ#†Iˆ®üˆXIXwYJ#ÔÔ‡IXwXˆIˆ®üÔÔ#†XwXXIXw›J#ÔÔ‡IXwXXXwÔ€€15,ÐÈ%d"(#(# ÐÌóóÔUKUS.,Ôòò18óó€ÔUS.,UK.,‡KÔFor€the€wrath€of€God€is€revealed€from€heaven€against€all€ungodliness€and€unrighteousness€of€men,Ð ¤'@!$ Ðwho€hold€the€truth€in€unrighteousness;€òòRomans€1:18€óóÐ �(,"% ÐòòóóÌÔUKUS.,Ôòò6óó€ÔUS.,UK.,†LÔFor€when€we€were€yet€without€strength,€in€due€time€Christ€died€for€the€ungodly.€òòRomans€5:6€óóÐ h*$' ÐòòóóÌÔUKUS.,Ôòò5óó€ÔUS.,UK.,7MÔAnd€spared€not€the€old€world,€but€saved€Noah€the€eighth€òòpersonóó,€a€preacher€of€righteousness,Ð @,Ü%) Ðbringing€in€the€flood€upon€the€world€of€the€ungodly;€òò2€Peter€2:5€óóÐ d ÐòòóóÌÔUKUS.,Ôòò7óó€ÔUS.,UK.,ENÔBut€the€heavens€and€the€earth,€which€are€now,€by€the€same€word€are€kept€in€store,€reserved€untoÐ <Ø Ðfire€against€the€day€of€judgment€and€perdition€of€ungodly€men.€òò2€Peter€3:7€óóÐ ( Ä ÐòòóóÌÔUKUS.,Ôòò4óó€ÔUS.,UK.,ZOÔFor€there€are€certain€men€crept€in€unawares,€who€were€before€of€old€ordained€to€this€condemnation,Ð  œ Ðungodly€òòmenóó,€turning€the€grace€of€our€God€into€lasciviousness,€and€denying€the€only€Lord€God,€andÐ ì ˆ Ðour€Lord€Jesus€Christ.€òòJude€4€óóÐ Ø t ÐòòóóÌÔUKUS.,Ôòò15óó€ÔUS.,UK.,ÁPÔto€execute€judgment€upon€all,€and€to€convince€all€òòthat€areóó€ungodly€among€them€of€all€their€ungodlyÐ °L  Ðdeeds€which€they€have€ungodly€committed,€and€of€all€òòtheiróó€hard€òòspeechesóó€which€ungodly€sinnersÐ œ8  Ðhave€spoken€against€him.€òòJude€15€óóÐ ˆ$  ÐòòÐ �ÐÔ_Ôóóò òÔ_Ôà0  àG.à ` àòòRebellionóó:€ó óRebellion€is€an€affront€to€God:€òò1€Samuel€15:23;€Isaiah€1:2;€Job€34:37.Ð`ü (#(# ÐÌóóÔUKUS.,Ôòò23óó€ÔUS.,UK.,þRÔFor€rebellion€òòis€asóó€the€sin€of€witchcraft,€And€stubbornness€òòis€asóó€iniquity€and€idolatry.€Because€thouÐ <Ø  Ðhast€rejected€the€word€of€the€òòLordóó,€He€hath€also€rejected€thee€from€òòbeingóó€king.€òò1€Samuel€15:23€óóÐ (Ä ÐòòóóÌÔUKUS.,Ôòò2óó€ÔUS.,UK.,FTÔHear,€O€heavens,€and€give€ear,€O€earth:€For€the€òòLordóó€hath€spoken,€I€have€nourished€and€broughtÐ œ Ðup€children,€And€they€have€rebelled€against€me.€òòIsaiah€1:2€óóÐ ìˆ ÐòòóóÌÔUKUS.,Ôòò37óó€ÔUS.,UK.,PUÔFor€he€addeth€rebellion€unto€his€sin,€He€clappeth€òòhis€handsóó€among€us,€And€multiplieth€his€wordsÐ Ä` Ðagainst€God.€òòJob€34:37€óóÐ °L ÐÔ_ÔòòÔ_ÔÌóóò òà0  àH.à ` àòòUnlawfulnessóó:€òòó ó2€Peter€2:8.Ј$(#(# ÐÌóóÔUKUS.,Ôòò8óó€ÔUS.,UK.,¾VÔ(For€that€righteous€man€dwelling€among€them,€in€seeing€and€hearing,€vexed€òòhisóó€righteous€soul€fromÐ d Ðday€to€day€with€òòtheiróó€unlawful€deeds;)€òò2€Peter€2:8€óóÐ Pì Ðòòóóò òÌà0  àI.à ` àòòTreacheryóó:€ó óThis€means€the€ð ðbetrayal€of€a€trustðð,€ð 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ÐòòÌóóò òà0  àJ.à ` àòòIndebtednessóó:€òòó óMatthew€6:12óó.òòд&P #(#(# ÐÌóóò òó óÔUKUS.,Ôòò12óó€ÔUS.,UK.,òYÔAnd€forgive€us€our€debts,€as€we€forgive€our€debtors.€òòMatthew€6:12€óóÐ �(,"% Ðòòóóò òà0  àà0` (#(#àà  àK.à ` àòòDisobedienceóó:€òòó óJeremiah€3:25;€Romans€2:8;€Romans€10:21;€Ephesians€2:2;Ð |)#& ÐColossians€3:6;€1€Peter€2:7„8Ðl*$'` (#` (# ÐÐ X+ô$( ÐóóÔUKUS.,Ôòò25óó€ÔUS.,UK.,�[ÔWe€lie€down€in€our€shame,€and€our€confusion€covereth€us:€for€we€have€sinned€against€the€òòLordóóÐ d Ðour€God,€we€and€our€fathers,€from€our€youth€even€unto€this€day,€and€have€not€obeyed€the€voice€ofÐ Pì Ðthe€òòLordóó€our€God.€òòJeremiah€3:25€óóÐ <Ø ÐòòóóÌÔUKUS.,Ôòò8óó€ÔUS.,UK.,ê\ÔBut€unto€them€that€are€contentious,€and€do€not€obey€the€truth,€but€obey€unrighteousness,€indignationÐ  ° Ðand€wrath,€òòRomans€2:8€óóÐ  œ ÐòòóóÌÔUKUS.,Ôòò21óó€ÔUS.,UK.,Ï]ÔBut€to€Israel€he€saith,€All€day€long€I€have€stretched€forth€my€hands€unto€a€disobedient€andÐ Ø t Ðgainsaying€people.€òòRomans€10:21€óóòòÐ Ä ` �ÐóóÌÔUKUS.,Ôòò2óó€ÔUS.,UK.,·^ÔWherein€in€time€past€ye€walked€according€to€the€course€of€this€world,€according€to€the€prince€ofÐ œ8  Ðthe€power€of€the€air,€the€spirit€that€now€worketh€in€the€children€of€disobedience:€òòEphesians€2:2€óóÐ ˆ$  ÐÔUKUS.,Ôòò6óó€ÔUS.,UK.,Ü_ÔFor€which€thingsðð€sake€the€wrath€of€God€cometh€on€the€children€of€disobedience:€òòColossians€3:6€óóÐ t  ÐòòóóÌÔUKUS.,Ôòò7óó€ÔUS.,UK.,”`ÔUnto€you€therefore€which€believe€òòhe€isóó€precious:€but€unto€them€which€be€disobedient,€the€stoneÐ Lè  Ðwhich€the€builders€disallowed,€the€same€is€made€the€head€of€the€corner,€ÔUKUS.,Ôòò8óó€ÔUS.,UK.,‰aÔAnd€a€stone€of€stumbling,Ð 8Ô  Ðand€a€rock€of€offence,€òòeven€to€themóó€which€stumble€at€the€word,€being€disobedient:€whereunto€alsoÐ $À Ðthey€were€appointed.€òò1€Peter€2:7ð!ð8€óóÐ ¬ Ðòòà  àÌóóò òà0  àL.à ` àòòUnbeliefóó:€òòó óJohn€16:9;€Hebrews€3:18„19;€Hebrews€4:6;€Acts€14:2;€ActsÔ#†XwXXIXw@K#ÔÔ‡IXwXXXwÔÔ#†Iˆ®üˆXIXwþJ#ÔÔ‡IXwXˆIˆ®üÔ€19:9Ðè„(#(# ÐÌóóÔUKUS.,Ôòò9óó€ÔUS.,UK.,ÑcÔOf€sin,€because€they€believe€not€on€me;€òòJohn€16:9€óóÐ Ä` ÐòòóóÌÔUKUS.,Ôòò18óó€ÔUS.,UK.,YdÔAnd€to€whom€sware€he€that€they€should€not€enter€into€his€rest,€but€to€them€that€believed€not?€ÔUKUS.,Ôòò19óó€ÔUS.,UK.,ìdÔSoÐ œ8 Ðwe€see€that€they€could€not€enter€in€because€of€unbelief.€òòHebrews€3:18ð!ð19€óóÐ ˆ$ ÐòòóóÌÔUKUS.,Ôòò6óó€ÔUS.,UK.,¦eÔSeeing€therefore€it€remaineth€that€some€must€enter€therein,€and€they€to€whom€it€was€first€preachedÐ `ü Ðentered€not€in€because€of€unbelief:€òòHebrews€4:6€óóÐ Lè ÐòòÐ �ÐóóÔUKUS.,Ôòò2óó€ÔUS.,UK.,°fÔBut€the€unbelieving€Jews€stirred€up€the€Gentiles,€and€made€their€minds€evil€affected€against€theÐ $!À Ðbrethren.€òòActs€14:2€óóÐ "¬ ÐòòóóÌÔUKUS.,Ôòò9óó€ÔUS.,UK.,�gÔBut€when€divers€were€hardened,€and€believed€not,€but€spake€evil€of€that€way€before€the€multitude,Ð è#„  Ðhe€departed€from€them,€and€separated€the€disciples,€disputing€daily€in€the€school€of€one€Tyrannus.Ð Ô$p! ÐòòActs€19:9€óóÐ À%\" ÐòòÌóóò òV.à  àòòCONCLUSIONóó:€ó óWe€thus€arrive€at€the€following€statements€concerning€sin:Ð ˜'4!$ ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà  àððà ` àSIN€IS€insubordination€to€God,€rebellion€against€God,€insisting€upon€living€our€livesÐ t)#& Ðas€we€want€to,€willful€disobedience.Ð`*ü#'` (#` (# Ðà0  àððà ` àSIN€IS€refusing€to€allow€God€to€have€His€way€in€our€lives:€òòLuke€19:14.ÐL+è$((#(# ÐÐ 8,Ô%) ÐóóÔUKUS.,Ôòò14óó€ÔUS.,UK.,×jÔBut€his€citizens€hated€him,€and€sent€a€message€after€him,€saying,€We€will€not€have€this€òòmanóó€toÐ d Ðreign€over€us.€òòLuke€19:14€óóòòóóòòÐ Pì ÐóóÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà  àððà ` àSIN€IS€a€wrong€relationship€to€God.€It€is€primarily€an€offense€against€the€Living€God,Ð ( Ä Ðthe€Creator€and€Sovereign€of€heaven€and€earth.Ð °` (#` (# Ðà0  àà0` (#(#àà  àððà ` àSIN€IS€every€abuse€or€perversion€of€God„given€powers;€every€indulgence€in€the€lustsÐ  œ Ðof€the€flesh;€every€encroachment€upon€the€rights,€interests,€or€feelings€of€others.Ðì ˆ` (#` (# Ðà0  àððà ` àSIN€IS€essentially€a€departure€from€God.ÐØ t(#(# Ðà0  àððà ` àSIN€IS€unlikeness€to€God,€the€want€of€conformity€to€the€holy€standards€of€God.ÐÄ `(#(# Ðà0  àà0` (#(#àà  àððà ` àSIN€IS€Ô_ÔSELFishnessÔ_Ô;€the€positive€preference€of€self€to€God,€the€exaltation€of€selfÐ °L  Ðabove€God.М8 ` (#` (# Ðà0  àðð€€€à0` (#(#àSIN€IS€ð"ðA€òòòòSTATEóó€óóð"ð€unlikeness€to€God€ð"ð€òò1€Samuel€16:7;€Jeremiah€17:9;€€€€€€à @X" àà @X" àÐ ˆ$  ÐRomans€7:15„17óó.òòÐt ` (#` (# ÐÌóóÔUKUS.,Ôòò7óó€ÔUS.,UK.,–pÔBut€the€òòLordóó€said€unto€Samuel,€Look€not€on€his€countenance,€or€on€the€height€of€his€stature;Ð Lè  Ðbecause€I€have€refused€him:€for€òòthe€òòLordóó€seethóó€not€as€man€seeth;€for€man€looketh€on€the€outwardÐ 8Ô  Ðappearance,€but€the€òòLordóó€looketh€on€the€heart.€òò1€Samuel€16:7€óóÐ $À ÐòòóóÌÔUKUS.,Ôòò9óó€ÔUS.,UK.,&rÔThe€heart€òòisóó€deceitful€above€all€òòthingsóó,€and€desperately€wicked:€who€can€know€it?€òòJeremiah€17:9€óóÐ ü˜ ÐòòóóÌÔUKUS.,Ôòò15óó€ÔUS.,UK.,èrÔFor€that€which€I€do€I€allow€not:€for€what€I€would,€that€do€I€not;€but€what€I€hate,€that€do€I.€ÔUKUS.,Ôòò16óó€ÔUS.,UK.,{sÔIf€thenÐ Ôp ÐI€do€that€which€I€would€not,€I€consent€unto€the€law€that€òòit€isóó€good.€ÔUKUS.,Ôòò17óó€ÔUS.,UK.,tÔNow€then€it€is€no€more€I€that€doÐ À\ Ðit,€but€sin€that€dwelleth€in€me.€òòRomans€7:15ð!ð17€óóÐ ¬H ÐòòÌóóà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà0¸ (#¸ (#àA€òòòòPRINCIPLEóó€óóð"ð€opposition€to€God.Є (#(# ÐÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àAN€òòòòACTóó€óóð"ð€transgression€of€Godð ðs€Law.€×ƒ×Ý ƒÿÿÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×Ð \ø ÐÌòòò òDOCTRINAL€VERSE€MEMORIZATIONóó:€#18:€òò1€John€3:4ó óÐ 4 Ð ÐÌóóÔUKUS.,Ôòò4óó€ÔUS.,UK.,’vÔWhosoever€committeth€sin€transgresseth€also€the€law:€for€sin€is€the€transgression€of€the€law.€òò1€JohnÐ  "¨ Ð3:4€Ô_ÔóóòòÔ_ÔÔ_ÔóóÔ_ÔÔ_ÔòòÔ_ÔÔ_ÔóóòòÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÐ ø"” ÐÓˆÓò òòòóóó óóóÔ#†Iˆ®üˆXIXwŠc#ÔÔ#†ˆ®üˆˆIˆ®üHc#Ô