Theological Meaning of Sin

·          According to the bible, “ The sting of death is sin”  (1Co 15:56) and from that verse it can be said that sin is the sting of death.

·         Sting means “to pierce” and death means “lack of spiritual life”- So then, we are pierce by sin and it affect our whole being which bring us in the state of lack of spiritual life.  

·         “Sting of death” is simply means the “little sin” in the “little members” of the body (eye, hand, tongue) that can cause a saved person to become spiritually dead (Jam 1:15) and can put him in the danger of the fire of hell (Mar 9:43-49).

·         It can be said also that the sting which is sin penetrated deeply and became planted and rooted in the inner being causing us or tends us to do the "sin I hate to do but I do".

·         Ingrained bad habits are caused by the sting which is sin deeply ingrained in our whole being, in particular is in the mind.

·         The sting or the sin that brings spiritual death dwell and lives in the members of our body making us to craves the lust of the eyes, the lust of the flesh and the pride of life.

·         The “little sin” in the “little members” has gained its power through the law and to overcome the power of sin in the members we must surpass the law.

·          Since the sin dwells and lives in the members of the body (from birth Psa 51:5) many claimed   they are truly saved or always saved are slave of sin -“sin I hate to do but I do”.

·         Sin is the breaking of the law but by surpassing them (The Ten Commandments) the sting with its ill effect shall be remove slowly but surely.

·         The Law (“Now I tell you” that Jesus said in Mat 5:21-48) is perfect to convert (renew, reform, change) the soul (mind). Psa 19:7

A saved person must “work out his own salvation” (Php 2:12) by surpassing the law (Mat 5:20-48), and through the “Law Now” renewing of the mind will be achieve. When the mind is continuously renewing the body will achieve to carry out “little by little” the desires of the Spirit until the misdeeds of the body and the desires of the flesh are totally destroy.

Surpassing the law is the keeping and practicing of the “law now” until the mind of the saved person becomes completely renew and until the body achieve to carry out without struggles the desires of the Spirit.   

 

Both mind and body must be saved completely. See The Paradox of the Biblical Salvation.