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Hi all,
I am perplexed by how the bible refers to sin as though it were a) an active entity b) a substance.
What I mean is that verses found in Romans elude to the fact that when Paul sinned , it was not him doing it , but sin which is in me."I find this concept weird and hard to understand because sin here is mentioned as though it is an active entity.
And then in 1 John where we are told that " if we confess our sins to God we have fellowship with one another and His blood cleanses us from all unrighteousness."Again weird - and hard to understand .....its as if sin here is referred to as a substance that is washed off our being.But it's not a substance- is it? It is a lawless deed or thought.How can it be washed off?Perhaps I need some divine revelation on this instead of trying to understand it with my natural mind ....but it would help if someone could fill me in.
Thanks!
I am perplexed by how the bible refers to sin as though it were a) an active entity b) a substance.
What I mean is that verses found in Romans elude to the fact that when Paul sinned , it was not him doing it , but sin which is in me."I find this concept weird and hard to understand because sin here is mentioned as though it is an active entity.
And then in 1 John where we are told that " if we confess our sins to God we have fellowship with one another and His blood cleanses us from all unrighteousness."Again weird - and hard to understand .....its as if sin here is referred to as a substance that is washed off our being.But it's not a substance- is it? It is a lawless deed or thought.How can it be washed off?Perhaps I need some divine revelation on this instead of trying to understand it with my natural mind ....but it would help if someone could fill me in.
Thanks!