什么是罪?圣经的定义、类型和后果

  • 圣经将罪定义为“违背律法”(约翰一书 3:4),也包括未尽的善行(雅各书 4:17)。
  • 希伯来语动词 chata’ 本意是“错过”,而希腊语 “哈马提亚”(hamartia) 最初的意思是“未中目标”。
  • 教会将源于亚当的原罪与本罪区分开来,但对原罪的描述各不相同;东正教教导说,只有亚当和夏娃承担其罪责。
  • 天主教会将罪分为大罪和小罪;大罪需要具备严重的性质、充分的知识和审慎的同意。
  • 圣经称死亡、与神隔绝和作罪的奴仆为罪的后果,并应许赦免那些认罪悔改的人(约翰一书 1:9)。
  • 卫理公会信徒盼望在今生达到完全的成圣;路德宗、归正宗、天主教和东正教的教义则认为信徒仍会犯罪。

Sin is any wrong done against God: breaking his law in act, word, thought or desire, or failing to do the good he asks. The Bible’s Hebrew and Greek words for sin mean to miss a mark. Scripture teaches that everyone sins (Romans 3:23), that sin separates people from God, and that God forgives those who repent. What is sin according to the Bible? The Bible gives several short definitions. “Sin is the transgression of the law” (1 John 3:4).…

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