Words matter. To use words you can bring happiness, sorrow, and anger. In the modern world twisting the meaning of words is the only thing that matters.
The Hebrew word for Sin is Khata.
For instance, to say someone has sinned sounds like a judgement and it is. “Judge not lest you be judged” (Mat 7:1) is the typical response. Even now without any further reading someone is having a judgement moment. Their brain shuts down and their fear creeps in. Well, hold your horses.
Judging is something we do in our everyday life. If I were to make BBQ rattlesnake, some would judge the whole idea as disgusting. Others would love it. Still others would go as far as to call it a Sin. What does their judgment mean to me? Nothing. What does it mean to them? I have no idea, and that is the whole point. It is the point Jesus was making.
You do not know what is in someone’s heart.
“Stop judging by mere appearances, but instead judge correctly”(John 7:24)
The Hebrew word for Transgression is Pesha.
Transgression is a violation of trust. History is full of transgressions. Businesses are full of transgressions. Families are full of transgressions.
An example would be, if a close friend that you trust works at a bank you use. Suddenly one of your other friends tells you that they found out you used money for a vacation. The only way they would know is if your friend at the bank told them. They have broken your trust.
Accidental transgressions do not exist. Before you violate someone’s trust you must let them know that this is what you will do, and they have to agree. It keeps transgressions under control.
Iniquity in Hebrew is Avon.
In easy terms it means crooked as in bent, or out of shape. God gives us the dignity to carry our iniquity for poor choices. It is a burden that we carry for those choices. We are bent under the weight.
Jesus died on the cross to bear our Khata, forgive our Pesha, and take our Avon unto himself. That leaves us free to worship God, through Jesus Christ.
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