What is sin according to the New Agreement between God and creation…
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1Jn 3:4 KJVÂ Whosoever commits sin transgresses also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.
What is a law from God…a direct command…sin is a command broken found in the New Testament. The two greatest Laws are as Jesus said…Mar 12:29-31 KJV And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord:  30 And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.  31 And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.
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1Jn 5:17 KJVÂ All unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin not unto death.
Anything you consider to not right…if it is wrong by God or fellow man then it is sin…Jesus said…Mat 5:6 KJV Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled…it is always wrong to do wrong and right to do right.
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Rom 14:23 KJVÂ And he that doubts is damned if he eats, because he eats not of faith: for whatsoever is not of faith is sin.
If you do not believe it is allowable by faith then it is sin, or breaks your conscience towards God thus offending Him…if you think God does not want this…then do it anyway…you have offended God, unless you can believe it is God’s will then you best not do it. Jesus said we can know the truth and the truth sets us free from doubt and lies by reading His word we develop godly character like His thus not offending Him…Joh 8:31-32 KJV Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed;  32 And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
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Jas 4:17 KJVÂ Therefore to him that knows to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.
The parable of the good Samaritan or the good neighbor…who was the one without sin…the Levite…the Priest…anyone else…or Just the Samaritan who fulfilled God’s will and helped a helpless man with the means God had provided? Jesus said…Mat 12:49-50 KJV And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!  50 For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.
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Remember your conscience is only a guide that must yield to the word of God. In other words if you think it wrong and God says it right then you have to yield judgement according to the word of God. Do not make personal judgements unless you be held to the same judgement. If you condemn someone for drinking wine… did you not condemned Jesus too, thus denying your Lord?
Although wine is allowable…it is your personal preference to have no drink of wine. Jesus had to practice the minimum requirements of the Old Testament and fulfill the righteous demands of the Law having never broken one of the Ten Commandments. Jesus exceeded the demands of law but drank wine because the drinking of wine was very common in His day…in order to present God’s love as approachable…God…Jesus did not walk around saying I am Holy bow down and worship me…instead He became us so we could see God as approachable…He drank wine to convert sinners not to get drunk…be careful how you judge even Jesus said…Mat 7:1-5 KJV Judge not, that ye be not judged.  2 For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.  3 And why behold thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but consider not the beam that is in thine own eye?  4 Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye?  5 Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye.
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Father please create what we need to have a godly character which chooses not to sin against you in our hearts, minds, souls, spirits and with our strength…in Jesus of Nazareth’s name amen.
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