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  Sin (mythology) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nanna is a god in Mesopotamian mythology who is the god of the moon and the son of Enlil and Ninlil.
The cult of Sin spread to other centers, and temples of the moon-god are found in all the large cities of Babylonia and Assyria.
Sin's chief sanctuary at Ur was named E-gish-shir-gal ("house of the great light.") His sanctuary at Harran was named E-khul-khul ("house of joys.") On seal-cylinders, he is represented as an old man with a flowing beard and the crescent as his symbol.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sin_(god)   (506 words)

  
 Is there any sin that God will not forgive?
God's forgiveness is available to all who will come (John 3:16), but for those who will not believe upon the LORD Jesus Christ, there is no forgiveness or remission of sin (Acts 10:43).
It means that we agree with God that we have sinned and we state the case of Calvary.
That does not give us carte blanche to continue in sin; rather, a born-again believer who is walking in the light and fellowship of God will be quick to use confession so that there remains a continual and clear fellowship with the LORD on a daily basis.
www.gotquestions.org /sin-God-not-forgive.html   (935 words)

  
 Triablogue: Is God the author of sin?-1   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The Doctrine of God (P&R 2002), 156-58; 179-80.
God is the exemplar of holiness, where sin represents a declension from that standard.
God does not will sin as sin, or for the sake of anything evil; though it be his pleasure so to order things, that, he permitting, sin will come to pass, for the sake of the great good that by his disposal shall be the consequence.
triablogue.blogspot.com /2005/04/is-god-author-of-sin-1.html   (2471 words)

  
 Booklet > Fundamental Beliefs of the United Church of God > Sin and God's Law   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Sin, the transgression of the law, was introduced to humanity in the Garden of Eden.
The pervasive nature of sin and death is demonstrated by the human tendency to disregard and disobey God's law (Romans 8:7).
Rather than being enslaved to sin by disobedience, we serve God by obedience and walk the path God intends, to be led to eternal life in His kingdom by His generous and undeserved gift (Romans 6:16-23).
www.ucg.org /booklets/FB/sinandgodslaw.htm   (848 words)

  
 Sin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sin is a term used mainly in a religious context to describe an act that violates a moral code of conduct or the state of having committed such a violation.
God is compassionate, and eases the punishment of the guilty.
Mortal sins are sins of grave (serious) matter, where the sinner is aware that the act (or omission) is both a sin and a grave matter, and performs the act (or omission) with deliberate consent.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sin   (5386 words)

  
 "All About" Sin's Consequences - Bible Basics Series
Sinners are deceived by the "lusts" of sin to believe that they are having fun doing evil things when in reality they have destroyed their bodies, their minds, their family and even their lives.
Thank God that though you once chose to be slaves of sin, now you have obeyed with all your heart the teaching to which God has committed you.
God is on one side of the wall while we are on the other side trying to live a happy life without Him.
www.siscom.net /~direct/sin/sin's_consequences.htm   (2139 words)

  
 How much sin can God forgive?
The fact is, all sin is sin and you haven't really said anything profound when you say sin is sin.
James says if you are guilty of one sin and not of another, you are still guilty of breaking the law, so you are guilty of the whole law.
The point that I'm making is that if people ask the question how could God forgive a Jeffrey Dahmer?, they ought to take inventory of their own lives for just a moment and speculate for just a little bit the kind of debt load they'll have before God when their time for judgment comes.
www.inplainsite.org /html/how_much_sin_can_god_forgive.html   (1634 words)

  
 Original Sin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Sin had existed before, but Adam was the cause of sin entering the world, and with sin came death.
Yet, many who say that it is not just for God to charge them with the sin of another, therefore not possible, do not hold the same righteous indignation when it comes to God charging their sin to Christ, or for God's imputing Christ's righteousness to them.
Paul explains in Romans 5.12-19 that all are born objects of God's wrath because of the imputation of Adam's sin.
www.mbrem.com /calvinism/origsin.htm   (6001 words)

  
 How Much God Hates Sin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
These cities were destroyed along with their inhabitants because of the sin of sodomy (homosexuality) and other sins (Ezekial 16:49).
He sent his son to bear our sins in his body that we might be dead to sin (1 Peter 2:24).
God hates sin so much that he commands that we turn from it.
www.westarkchurchofchrist.org /library/hatessin.htm   (372 words)

  
 "Does God Love the Sinner and Hate Only His Sin?" - Dr. John H. Gerstner
God does hate sinning, killing, stealing, lying, lusting, etc., but this alludes to the perpetrator of these crimes.
God loves the redeemed even when they sin because His Son, in whom God is always well-pleased, ever lives to make intercession for them.
God does not hate His people when they sin because they are in His Son, Christ Jesus.
www.the-highway.com /lovesinner_Gerstner.html   (1442 words)

  
 WHERE SIN OCCURS GOD CANNOT WISELY PREVENT IT by Charles G. Finney
Indeed any sin may become an offence in the sense of a temptation to others to sin, and therefore its necessity and unavoidableness would then be affirmed by these texts.
The very fact that his conscience condemns the sin is his own judgment on the question, proving that in his own view the motives to sin are infinitely contemptible when put in the scale to measure those against the sin in question.
Every sinner knows that sin is a willful abuse of his own powers as a moral agent--of those noblest powers of his being in view of which he is especially said to be made in the image of God.
www.gospeltruth.net /1854OE/540802_where_sin_occurs.htm   (4933 words)

  
 Sin Of Pride
The sin of pride is the sin of sins.
The sin of pride is rightfully distinguished as the foremost among the seven "deadly sins," each of the seven equally as deadly, but none quite as notorious as this "sin of the devil."
We're going to look at this sin of sins: how it manifests itself in our thoughts and lives, what are its effects and how we are to fight against it taking hold in our hearts.
www.allaboutgod.com /sin-of-pride.htm   (692 words)

  
 Sins and God
If we should confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous in order that He should send away [to send away as an issue with the Father and the Son] our sins and to cleanse us from every aspect of unrighteousness.
God does not view any sin as naked, bare, and separate from the blood of Jesus Christ.
Any sin that He deals with, any sin that is an issue, has already been joined to the blood of Christ and He is already satisfied concerning that sin.
www.whatgodintended.com /content/god-sins.asp   (1542 words)

  
 What Is Sin
The truth is that sin, as defined in the original translations of the Bible, means "to miss the mark." The mark, in this case, is the standard of perfection established by God and evidenced by Jesus.
Sin is mentioned hundreds of times in the Bible, starting with the "original" sin when Adam and Eve ate of the tree of knowledge.
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.
www.allaboutgod.com /what-is-sin.htm   (577 words)

  
 DECAPOLIS : If it's God's Will, it'll Happen?
Now it looks like that God is either not in control of the universe or responsible for sin.
God sovereignly causes things to happen as in the case with "Let there be light", but also in the case of our sin, God sovereignly gave us the ability to make moral choices.
So while God ‘would rather’ we not sin, he sovereignly gave us the ability to make the choice.
www.decapolis.com /faith_/pages/IfitsGodsWillitllHappen.shtml   (809 words)

  
 Blue Letter Bible - How to Know God
For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved" (John 3:16-17).
God's Word says, "All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God" (Romans 3:23).
"The wages of sin is death" (Romans 6:23a).
www.blueletterbible.org /knowgod.html   (782 words)

  
 What is Sin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Sin tends to get defined by how we make the atonement work instead of what the Scriptures say that sin is. Circular reasoning makes for great arguments, but those that can differentiate between the facts, and the theories used to support those facts, will find themselves closer to common ground.
Sin is central to the doctrine of salvation and the atonement.
The failure of sin is not that we fail in succeeding in being God, but the failure to ascend to the capacity we are able as human beings.
eternalsecurity.us /what_is_sin.htm   (4627 words)

  
 Divorce is a Sin -God hates divorce!
To divorce your spouse is a sin, and you will also be responsible for their sinning if they remarry.
She said that 90% of all divorces are the woman's fault--because God created the woman for the man, and not the man for the woman.
God KNOWS your every thought and intention, so no matter how much you attempt to rationalize and lie to yourself, God WILL hold you fully accountable for your words and actions on judgment day.
www.jesus-is-savior.com /Family/Marriage/divorce_is_a_sin.htm   (2951 words)

  
 Daily Bible Study - What Is Sin?
Today, there are many opinions regarding the meaning of "sin." Behavior that may seem very harmless and good to one person, may be viewed as very sinful and wicked to someone else.
God knows what works because He made it all work - He designed and created all that exists (see The Seven Days Of Creation).
God does not condemn innocent human weakness in those who are doing their very best to obey Him.
www.keyway.ca /htm2002/whatsin.htm   (479 words)

  
 Does God punish us when we sin?
If God doesn't discipline you as he does all of his children, it means that you are illegitimate and are not really his children after all.
Trying to rid ourselves of sin is what all of us as believers strive for, but sin is still sin, regardless of the effort to prevent it.
If God is disciplining you for sin in your life, then thank God for that discipline and prayerfully ask Him what you need to learn from it.
www.gotquestions.org /God-punish-sin.html   (545 words)

  
 __What is sin?__
Sin is a power that seeks to influence, enslave,
For all the opposes the law of God.
Jesus from the power of sin that leads to death.
my.homewithgod.com /txsongbird/lesson22.html   (1214 words)

  
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