forgiveness of sin

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• Forgiveness of sin —    One of the constituent parts of justification. In pardoning sin, God absolves the sinner from the condemnation of the law, and that on account of the work of Christ, i.e., he removes the guilt of sin, or the sinner s actual liability to… …   Easton's Bible Dictionary

• Forgiveness — For*give ness, n. [AS. forgifnes.] 1. The act of forgiving; the state of being forgiven; as, the forgiveness of sin or of injuries. [1913 Webster] To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgivenesses. Dan. ix. 9. [1913 Webster] In whom we have …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• SIN — In biblical Hebrew there are about 20 different words which denote sin. It may be inferred, therefore, that the ancient Israelites had more concepts expressing various nuances of sin than Western thought and theology. A study of the biblical… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• sin — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ cardinal, deadly, mortal ▪ egregious (esp. AmE), grave, great, grievous, heinous ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• FORGIVENESS — FORGIVENESS, the act of absolving or pardoning; the state of being pardoned. In the Bible The biblical concept of forgiveness presumes, in its oldest strata, that sin is a malefic force that adheres to the sinner and that forgiveness is the… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Forgiveness — doesn t mean that you deny the other person s responsibility for hurting you, and it doesn t minimize or justify the wrong. You can forgive the person without excusing the act. Depending on the degree and circumstance of the offense, (typically,… …   Wikipedia

• Sin — For other uses, see Sin (disambiguation). Sinful , Sinner , and Sinners redirect here. For other uses, see Sinful (disambiguation), Sinner (disambiguation), and Sinners (disambiguation). A Sistine Chapel fresco depicts the expulsion of Adam and… …   Wikipedia

• sin — sin1 S2 [sın] n [: Old English; Origin: synn] 1.) [U and C] an action that is against religious rules and is considered to be an offence against God sin of ▪ the sin of pride ▪ She needed to confess her sins and ask for forgiveness. ▪ He knew… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• sin — sin1 [ sın ] noun ** 1. ) count or uncount an action, thought, or way of behaving that is wrong according to religious laws: the sin of pride/greed Christians believe in the forgiveness of sins. commit (a) sin: She had committed a sin and was… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• sin — I UK [sɪn] / US noun Word forms sin : singular sin plural sins ** 1) [countable/uncountable] an action, thought, or way of behaving that is wrong according to religious laws the sin of pride/greed Christians believe in the forgiveness of sins.… …   English dictionary

• forgiveness —    This word (from Old English for grant or give ) refers to a release from the guilt of sin granted to a repentantperson. More specifically, forgiveness refers to the absolution given to a penitent by a priest in the sacrament ofReconciliation …   Glossary of theological terms