Laish, Bingo.
Congrats to all. The scholars here are impressive! You got it on the first day. The Greek word for sin is amartais. Strong's concordance staates it means "to miss the mark." There is one small error. Strong's analytical concordance has been misleading scholars for years. It's their fault. To miss the mark is incorrect but very close. Allow me to go on.
When the original Greek (amartais) was translated, there was no English word that was even close. So, they found the word sin from the sport of archery. In Archery, to "miss the mark" is to sin. The original greek word meant to miss "God's best."
I am impressed. I felt compelled to post a few things, and I see that You guys are awesome.
God wanted His best scholars to know the proper definition.
There is another question that relates to this one. I believe it is #16. I would post it now, but the Forum has a law against flooding.
I agree that Strong's Concordance is not always conclusively correct on everything it gives on definitions.
But then you state: "the original Greek word meant to miss 'God's best'" -- Where, how, when, why, What? Proof!??
Another line: "God wanted His best scholars to know the proper definition." - Huh? What? Where is that in the Bible?
Instead the Bible teaches the opposite:
[SUP]20 [/SUP]Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?
[SUP]21 [/SUP]For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.
[SUP]22 [/SUP]For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom:
[SUP]23 [/SUP]But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness;
[SUP]24 [/SUP]But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.
[SUP]25 [/SUP]Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.
[SUP]26 [/SUP]For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called:
[SUP]27 [/SUP]But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;
[SUP]28 [/SUP]And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are:
[SUP]29 [/SUP]That no flesh should glory in his presence. (I Cor. 1 - KJV)