Missing The Mark

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    Righteousness & Sin

    ByLarry Eiss (E3)

    When we believe in Jesus, we are not just declared righteous in a legal sense, but we are also made new at the core of our being. We are given a new heart and a new spirit (Ezekiel 36:26-27), and we become partakers of the divine nature (2 Peter 1:4). This transformation means that we are truly righteous, not just in theory but in reality. We are no longer slaves to sin but have become slaves of righteousness (Romans 6:18).

  • Defining Sin

    ByLarry Eiss (E3)

    Defining Sin Romans 14:23 (NIV)“But whoever has doubts is condemned if they eat, because their eating is not from faith; and everything that does not come from faith is sin.” 1 John 3:4 (NIV)“Everyone who sins breaks the law; in fact, sin is lawlessness.” The word “sin” in Greek is hamartia, and its core meaning…