Is Sin Alive In Our Bodies?

The Conventional View of Sin

I would venture to say that most Bible-believing Christians know how to define sin. In fact, when asked, I suspect that most of them would rightly tell you that sin is the breaking of God’s commandments, or as 1 John 3:4 says, the transgression of God’s law. Sometimes the Bible uses other words when referring to sin. These words include: trespass [ma‛al ^H4604], iniquity [‛âvôn ^H5771] and transgression [pesha‛ ^H6588]. Though some theologians have argued that there are significant differences between these words ¹ , it is absolutely clear that they all refer to the same idea and are thus effectively synonymous. Accordingly, we see the truth of this claim demonstrated in the Scriptures. One example that comes to mind is Psalm 32:1-2 where we read:

…Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. Blessed is the man unto whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity…