Sin is defined in the 1828 Webster’s Dictionary as: The voluntary departure of a moral agent from a known rule of rectitude or duty, prescribed by God; any voluntary transgression of the divine law, or violation of a divine command; a wicked act; iniquity. Sin is either a positive act in which a known divine law is violated, or it is the voluntary neglect to obey a positive divine command, or a rule of duty clearly implied in such command. Sin comprehends not action only, but neglect of known duty, all evil thoughts purposes, words and desires, whatever is contrary to God's commands or law. Sinners neither enjoy the pleasures of nor the peace of piety. Among divines, sin is original or actual. Actual sin, above defined, is the act of a moral agent in violating a known rule of duty. Original sin, as generally understood, is native depravity of heart to the divine will, that corruption of nature of deterioration of the moral character of man, which is supposed to be the effect of Adam's apostasy; and which manifests itself in moral agents by positive act of disobedience to the divine will, or by the voluntary neglect to comply with the express commands of God, which require that we should love God with all the heart and soul and strength and mind, and our neighbor as ourselves. This native depravity or alienation of affections from God and his law, is supposed to be what the apostle calls the carnal mind or mindedness, which is enmity against God, and is therefore denominated sin or sinfulness. Unpardonable sin, or blasphemy against the Holy Spirit, is supposed to be a malicious and obstinate rejection of Christ and the gospel plan of salvation, or a contemptuous resistance made to the influences and convictions of the Holy Spirit.
I read an article where the writer explained that Sin is dreadfully evil and disastrous. It is “utterly sinful” (Romans 7:13b) and “the wages of sin is death” (Romans 6:23). And yet the average person treats sin in a very casual way and may not even be concerned at all about committing this offense against God, their Creator! In thought, word and deed.
Here, as laid out by the Sin book, are the 124 sins listed in the new testament (in alphabetical order). Definitions will accompany those that are not self-evident. All definitions are taken straight from the pamphlet.
- Abusers of Self: Self polluters, having unnatural lusts
- Adultery (Note: Only for those who have been married)
- Anger
- Backbiters: Those who speak evil of those who are absent
- Banqueting: A drinking party
- Becoming a Stumbling Block to a Weak Brother Through Our Liberty: Taking liberty to do things without thinking of the effect on a weaker brother’s conscience.
- Being Angry with One’s Brother: Expressing unkind thought or action toward others
- Bitterness
- Blasphemy
- Boasting
- Brawling
- Brother Going to Law Against Brother:
- Burying our Talents: Not making wise use of what God gave us
- Calling One’s Brother A Fool: Ridiculing another
- Chambering: Unmarried people living and sleeping together
- Clamor: Loud, continued noises
- Complaining
- Contentious: Quarrelsome
- Corrupt Communications: Unprofitable or impure language
- Covenant Breakers: Lightly breaking a solemn or legal pact.
- Covetousness
- Craftiness: Cunningness
- Debate
- Deceit
- Defiling the Body
- Defraud
- Denying Christ
- Desiring the Praise of Men: Doing things to gain praise.
- Despiteful
- Dishonesty
- Disobedience to Parents
- Divisions: Forming splits or schisms in groups
- Divorce
- Double Tongued: Making insincere statements
- Drunkenness
- Eating the Bread, or Drinking the Lord’s Cup Unworthily: Taking communion while living in sin
- Effeminate: Unmanly or womanish man.
- Emulations: Ambition to excel
- Envy
- Evil Concupiscence: Longing or desire for forbidden things.
- Evil Eye: Having selfish motives
- Evil Thoughts: Worthless, injurious, or depraved thoughts
- Extortion
- Fathers Provoking Children to Wrath: Frustrating children through harsh treatment and/or failure to communicate.
- Fearful: Discouraged, anxious, faithless
- Filthiness
- Filthy Lucre: Receiving personal gain through unrighteousness.
- Finding Faults with Others While Having a Greater Fault Ourselves
- Foolishness
- Foolish talking : Silliness.
- Giving False Witness
- Fornication
- Giving Offense: Causing another to fall spiritually by our example.
- Greediness
- Guile: Deceit
- Haters of God
- Hatred
- Having Evil Treasures in the Heart
- Having Pleasure in Them That Do Things Worthy of Death: Enjoying the company of sinners.
- Hearing the sayings of Christ, but Not Following Them
- Heresies: Religious opinion different from established Scripture.
- High-mindedness: Arrogant
- Hypocrisy
- Idle Words: Words of no value.
- Idolatry: Loving someone or something more than God.
- Implacable: Refusing to be appeased
- Inordinate Affection: Passion, lust.
- Inventors of Evil Things: Those who contrive evil ways to satisfy their carnal lusts.
- Jesting: Talking to make others laugh.
- Judging
- Knowing to Do Good, but Doing it Not
- Lasciviousness: Lustful, wanton, exciting lust.
- Laying Up Treasures on Earth: Pursuing material success at the expense of spiritual things.
- Living in Pleasure: Fond of luxury and sensual pleasure/gratification.
- Lovers of Self
- Loving Another Person More Than Jesus
- Lusting after a Woman
- Lying
- Maliciousness
- Malignity: Being harmful or dangerous, bad character.
- A Man Prophesying or Praying with His Head Covered.
- Mockery
- Murder
- Murmuring: Grumbling, secretly complaining
- Presumptuous
- Pride: Self-esteem
- Puffed Up: Overestimating of one’s ability or knowledge.
- Purloining
- Railing: Slander
- Reveling: Overindulgence at feasts, merrymaking.
- Rioting
- Seditions: Stirring up opposition against authority.
- Self Will: Arrogant
- Speaking against the Holy Spirit
- Sorcery: Practicing magic with aid from evil spirits.
- Speaking Evil of Dignities: Speaking ill of those to be honored.
- Stealing
- Stiff-Necked and Uncircumcised in Hearts and Ears: Obstinate
- Strife: Quarreling, seeking superiority
- Striker: Ready to Fight
- Swearing: To take oath
- Teaching for Doctrine the Commandments of Men: Neglecting God’s commandments by manmade interpretation or commandments.
- Traitors
- Trusting in Riches
- Not entering by the door into the Sheepfold: Seeking salvation through means other than the blood of Christ.
- Unbelief: Lack of faith.
- Uncleanness
- Unforgiving Heart
- Unmerciful
- Unrighteousness: Moral wrongfulness.
- Unthankfulness
- Vain Jangling: Babbling.
- Variance: Strife
- Voluntary Humility: False humility.
- Wantonness: Lustful, morally unrestrained.
- Whisperers: Secretly spreading false or slanderous information.
- Whoremongers: One who associates with whores, a male prostitute.
- Witchcraft / Phamakia – Drug Abuse
- Wickedness: Evil practices, crime.
- Without Normal Affection: Hardhearted.
- Without Understanding: Unwise
- Wrath
- Woman Prophesying or Praying with Her Head Uncovered
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