Sin is a word taken from the greek word hamarte. It means to miss the mark.
Failing to love is to break the law.
Are you identifying the “MARK”, as failing to love?
If “Love” be the “MARK”, identify my failure.
Sin is also called a tresspass whether your tresspass against God or man.
Sin is man against God. Who can forgive Sin, but God Himself?
Trespasses is man against man. Who can forgive Trespasses of man against man? Man and God.
Eph 2:
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1] And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses
and sins;
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2] Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:
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3] Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.
Mark 9:
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6] But that ye may know that
the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (then saith he to the sick of the palsy,) Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thine house.
Mark.2
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7] Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies?
who can forgive sins but God only?
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10] But that ye may know that
the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (he saith to the sick of the palsy,)
Luke.5
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21] And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this which speaketh blasphemies?
Who can forgive sins, but God alone?
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24] But that ye may know that
the Son of man hath power upon earth to forgive sins, (he said unto the sick of the palsy,) I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy couch, and go into thine house.
Matt 6:
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14] For if
ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:
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15] But if ye forgive not men their
trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your
trespasses.
Matt.18
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15] Moreover
if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.
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35] So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their
trespasses.
Mark.11
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25] And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your
trespasses.
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26] But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your
trespasses.
Excuse it however you want. It is a sin, you MISS THE MARK
I don’t “EXCUSE IT”, as you say.
I do however “UNDERSTAND IT”.
SIN is Against God, and ONLY the Lord God can Forgive
that which IS Against Him.
TRESPASSING is man Against man. Absolutely men can Forgive men of Trespassing Against him.
Where IS POWER and AUTHORITY give YOU to FORGIVE SINS of MEN?
You seem to put the MARK “on Love”.
But IGNORE, the greater STRESSED repetitive teaching, of BELIEF.
Man BELIEVE in the Lord God....
Mans FAILURE to BELIEVE, IS mans GREAT SIN Against the Lord God.
Man Lying to God...a Great SIN Against God?
Man Worshiping other gods...a Great SIN Against God?
Man Encouraging man...to reject God...a Great Sin Against God?
Will God FORGIVE a man that LIES to God?
Will God SAVE a man that LIES to God?
IS Man taught to BELIEVE in man?
IS mans failure to Believe in man, mans Great sin Against man?
IS man lying to man, a Great
sin of man against man?
IF man lying to man, IS a SIN...WILL God NOT Save that man?
IF ^^ THAT BE SO...then NO MAN could be SAVED.
God forgives men of their SIN OF DISBELIEF, Against God.
Men forgive men of their TRESPASSES, Against men.
If you are forgiving men of SIN against you, you are forgiving men of NOT Believing IN You.
When you equate yourself with the Ability to FORGIVE MEN of SIN...
you make yourself EQUAL with God.
Scripture is Clear, ONLY the Lord God forgives Sin.
Scripture is Clear, Men forgive men of Trespasses.
Men lie to men, Men cheat men, Men steal from men...
It can happen ON Purpose, It can happen Without Intent.
...AND do you KNOW WHY? Bottom line, Men DO NOT KNOW ALL THINGS. Because men DO NOT KNOW ALL THINGS, men can, and are taught to FORGIVE men of “Trespasses”.
...IF your car rams into another mans car, you have trespassed.
...IF you say you WILL repay your borrowed, money, loan, credit, on a certain date, and you don’t, you have lied, you have trespassed.
...IF you say you borrow another’s pen, and walk away with it, you have stolen, you have trespassed.
...IF you purchase and pay, and receive too much change back and keep it, you have cheated and stolen, you have trespassed.
...IF you say to your neighbor Come to your home and eat with you this evening, and your home burns down that afternoon. You have lied. You have trespassed.
Trespassing of man against man, can be intentional or by a man NOT KNOWING all things. YET still it is up to the man, to apologize, to forgive, to correct trespasses BETWEEN men.
Sin Against God, is between ONE man and God.
In other words, No MAN, can FORGIVE another mans SIN of Disbelief, of Lying, of Cheating, of Stealing, Against God.
It is no effect on me, if you believe you have the Power to Forgive SIN.
I stand by my Belief, that SIN is Against God, and ONLY the Lord God has the Power to Forgive SIN.
And man has the power to forgive Trespasses.