Thesis On Sin And Righteousness

Righteousness is another word that may be misunderstood. It involves our dealings and relations with others. When we behave in a righteous way, it is because we are consistent in every given circumstance in regards to others. God is our example of righteousness. He is the same yesterday, today and tomorrow. Even the devil cannot call into question that God is righteous in all his dealings.

God created people for connection. The first thing that God deems “not good” is Adam’s aloneness. Our Creator built humans to relate to other people in our lives, as an echo of the perfect relationship of the Trinity Although God designed us for unity, sin corrupted everything when it entered our world, relationships included. According to Dr. Gary Smalley, all people struggle with a “core fear” (19-20). These core fears cause us to engage in a “Fear Dance” that keeps our relationships in constant conflict. Throughout the book, Smalley examines new ways to look at conflict and steps to start a “new dance” to replace our dysfunctional fear dances.

Both law and grace are emphasized in the Bible. The Apostle Paul writes in his book of Romans, “For by works of the law no human being will be justified in his sight, since through the law comes knowledge of sin.” In this passage the the Apostle Paul saying that no one can be saved from following God’s law. His thoughtful reasoning is that God only made the law because of our constant sinning. In the book of Matthew, Jesus states, “for this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.” Jesus tells that his blood is the fulfillment of the covenant God made with man. What Jesus is saying because of the sacrifice anyone who believes in him will be forgiven. In the Bible it states that no one can follow the law given by God because it originated from sin but those who believes in Christ are saved because of the grace given by God.

With righteousness we are made okay with God and proclaim our faith through Abraham that Jesus was resurrected by God.

Sin is the foundation of good and evil in today’s society. Without out this factor there would be no judging in society but peacefulness everywhere. We live in a society where sin is the tool that runs our culture. When many of us consider "What is sin?" we think of violations of the Ten Commandments. Some other people consider murder, adultery, theft, etc as sins too. In the Tokens of Trust by Rowan Williams he illustrates the language of the “orginal sin” “ is a tangle that goes back to our very roots of humanity”. According to the Marriam-Webster dictionary sin is defined as an immoral act considered to be a transgression against divine law.

Because of these gifts — both what Christ has done for us on the cross and the future promise of perfect fellowship with God for all eternity — we are free from the old restrictions and requirements of the law, and we are called to present our entire lives as acts of worship to the Lord (see Romans 11:36-12:1). Jesus frees us from the law so that we are free to love Him more — not as condemned rebels or slaves, but as sons and daughters.

• Romans 6:23- For the wages of sin are death but the gift of God is enteral life in Christ Jesus our Savior

Through the pass of time the word “Sin” started getting an abroad concept which depended on who was describing it. According to ancient Hebrews and Greeks the word “Sin” had two major concepts and translation. One of them was to transgress, which means “to step across” or “to go beyond a set boundary or limit.” The second one was “to miss the mark”. Both concepts implied going to a certain direction and not going to the directions that was intended to go.

Of whom i have picked out the very best, for both their nether purse and money chest."(The wife of Bath’s 44-46) during that time people belief was that widows should not remarried but become nuns or stay single for the rest of their lifetime, something that did not sit well with Bath's wife which is when she turned to the bible to try and make a good argument on her case she cited the story of Jesus and the Samaritan woman when Jesus met her by the well; Bath's wife said "Except i ask, why is the fifth man Was not a husband to the Samaritan? How many might she have in marriage yet I have never heard tell in all my age about this any number definite. (The wife of Bath's 21-24) Bath's wife argument was that if the bible did not mention an exact number of how many times she could be married then it meant that it was not a sin for her to do so. The wife of Bath's does sound like she was really a sinful and lustful woman specially when she says "I'll tell the truth; those husband that i had, Some three of them were good, and two were bad...So help me God, I laugh to remember How pitiful a night I made them labor! (The wife of Bath's 201-208) she saw marriage and sex as a business transaction. In this tale I was able to see that sin was really looked down on, which is probably why she felt the need to explain herself, when people heard this tale they

As clear-cut as the biblical teachings are about God’s grace, there is also our response with righteous living. We are

Sin is an act of human nature that requires a person to go against the nature of god. Throughout history sin has had many different meanings, but the ideal concept is the difference between right and wrong. When going into depths of sin there are guidelines most humans try to follow; the Ten Commandments. God’s children are all sinners; “to miss the mark” is the original interpretation of the bible. The mark, is God’s standard for all human’s to be perfect and not to sin, but there are many different viewpoints of sin.

The doctrine of sin has significance through one’s personal life, there Church and, within their community as a whole. Personally, my theology concerning sin is twofold similar to Martin Luther and Dale Moody. Original sin from Adam and Eve is imparted upon all mankind. Therefore, all are condemned without the covering sacrifice that Jesus did for all of us. However, if one has not reached the age of accountability and dies, God in His mercy pardons Original Sin. Furthermore because they have not reached maturity to fully understand there Actual Sin, God in His mercy pardons them for Actual Sin as well. So if one has not reached the age of accountability they are welcomed into the kingdom of God in Heaven.

In Romans 7:7-25 we see Paul’s conviction of the law and learning how to live a sanctified life where he claims that the law is not evil but it is present to show sins existence in our life.

     Before Adam and Eve’s decision there was no sin or death, because of their actions we now have to deal with both. This brings up the question of where original sin came from. We know that God cannot create evil, so it did not come from Him. He gave man free will. From this man went against God and therefore created sin. Because of this we know have inherited depravity. We can not

Like never before, I read stories of real men and women, that God loved and desperately desired a renewed and committed relationship with. I was moved to understand that it was not just “cause and affect” rationale I was reading about, but rather the story of God’s amazing grace and call of hope to His creation.