The word hamartia occurs very frequently in the book of Hebrews (25 times), and 10 of these uses are found in chapter 10 alone. Not surprisingly, most of the references have to do with the sacrificial system, which was set up because of sin. The Son of God, when He came to earth, did so …
Financial Musketeers
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. < ?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />16: 11) Growing Dominion, Part 141 “Be not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts. If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from …
A Fearful Expectation of Judgment
The verb hamartano is used twice in Hebrews. The first time refers to the sinning of the Hebrews in the wilderness, with the early Christians being warned not to do the same thing. (Heb. 3:17). The second use tells us that if we sin willfully, by going back to the old sacrifices, after we have …
A Kind of Sinning
The verb hamartano is used only once in Titus. In this passage, Paul is instructing Titus to reject the heretic after two admonitions. Those who won’t listen to such admonitions are already subverted, sinning, and self-condemned (3:10-11). We see here that Paul does not place a sharp dichotomy between intellectual errors and moral failings. Heresy …
Always Learning, Never Getting It
The word hamartano is used once in 1 Timothy, when Paul warns that Timothy is not to permit an accusation except on the basis of two or three witnesses. Those who are found to have sinned need to be rebuked publicly so that the others might fear (1 Tim. 5:20). Hamartia comes up three times …
Lots of Nice Houses
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) Growing Dominion, Part 140 “Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate: For the Lord will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them” (Prov. 22:22-23). The poor, because they are poor, …
Epitome of Sin
The word hamartia is used twice in the letters to the Thessalonians. The first use has to do with a particular Jewish sin, and the second with a characteristic Gentile sin. “For ye, brethren, became followers of the churches of God which in Judaea are in Christ Jesus: for ye also have suffered like things …
Another Road Less Traveled
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) Growing Dominion, Part 139 “He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come want” (Prov. 22:16). We have seen earlier in Proverbs that the man who lends to the poor is lending to …
The Last Side of this Square
Paul uses hamartia twice in the book of Colossians. In the first instance, he reminds the Colossians that they had redemption through the blood of Christ, a redemption that amounted to “forgiveness of sins” (1:14). The second use involves more metaphorical subtleties. He says in 2:11 that the Colossians had been circumcised with the circumcision …
Concluded Under Sin
In our continued study of hamartia, we find that Christ gave himself for our sins (Gal. 1:4). Paul later asks if Christ is a minister of sin just because we are found to be sinners in seeking to be justified by Christ (2:17). No, God’s purpose through the law (as a forerunner to the gospel) …