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NASB | Mark 10:19 "You know the commandments, 'DO NOT MURDER, DO NOT COMMIT ADULTERY, DO NOT STEAL, DO NOT BEAR FALSE WITNESS, Do not defraud, HONOR YOUR FATHER AND MOTHER.'" |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Mark 10:19 "You know the commandments: 'DO NOT MURDER, DO NOT COMMIT ADULTERY, DO NOT STEAL, DO NOT TESTIFY FALSELY, Do not defraud, HONOR YOUR FATHER AND MOTHER.'" [Ex 20:12-16; Deut 5:16-20] |
Bible Question:
I'm trying to understand biblical definitions of sin, and in particular am having problems with reconciling the old and new testament definitions of sin? It seems to me that the clearest reference point of sin must be the ten commandments. However, when the rich man asks Jesus how he must live, and Jesus replies, "You know the commandments", he only quotes 5 of the 10 - why? In addition, I feel myself floundering with the Matthew's account of the Sermon on the Mount; am I right in saying Jesus precedes his advice by effectively saying, "Do not reject one word of the law you know" - that is, the Ten Commandments, but then seems to give advice on how to interpret the commandments that contradicts this? In addition, are there any other relevant definitions and explanations of sin from the bible that would be useful? Thanks to all in advance |
Bible Answer: 1. Both in the NT as well as the OT the most basic meaning of the word "sin" is "to miss" or "to miss the mark" - the mark meaning God's standard. See Thayers Greek and Brown, Driver and Briggs Hebrew Lexicons. 2. Regarding Jesus' encounter with the "rich man," notice that the commandmants that He quotes are all from the "second table" of the law which pertain to our obligations to our fellow man, whereas the "first table" deals with our obligations to God. This is significant and clearly by design because although the rich man claimed that "all these I have kept from my youth," Jesus points out that he was mistaken. The rich man may in fact have observed the "letter" of these commands, but he missed the "spirit" of them. For example, the "letter" says "do not steal," but the "spirit" of this is "give to those in need." Jesus points out the rich man's deficiency by telling him to do the one thing he was reluctant to do . . . "go, sell all that you have and give to the poor . . ." 3. You said, "Jesus precedes his advice by effectively saying, "Do not reject one word of the law you know" - that is, the Ten Commandments, but then seems to give advice on how to interpret the commandments that contradicts this?" Could you give me an example of what you mean by this? Machaira |
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