...sinned and come short of the glory of God." ^ Sin is defined in our shorter catechism, ta consist in " any want of conformity unto,, or transgression of the law of God." Such also is the definition given by an inspired evangelist, " whosoever committeth sin, transgresseth...

...freedom of their own will, fell from the state wherein they were created, by sinning against God. 14. What is sin? Sin is any want of conformity unto, or transgression of the law of God.* Conformity to Hie la.w, BeUg anddoing,wnatthe law requires. "Transgression of the law, Bef. mittcthsin,transgressethals...

...willingness to be eternally condemned. Fourthly, on the nature of sin. Calvinists define sin to be, " any want of conformity unto, or transgression of the law of God." The Hopkinsians assert, that sin consists exclusively in selfish moral exercises. Fifthly, on the extent...

...freedom of their own will, fell from the state wherein they were created, by sinning against God. 14. What is sin? Sin is any want of conformity unto, or transgression of the law of God. 15. What -was the sin whereby our first parents fell from the state wherein they were created ? The...

...entirely to themselves, they broke the covenant and sinned against God. Q. 14. What is sin1? Jl. " Sin is any want of conformity unto, or transgression of the law of God." Sin is disobeying God, by not doing what he has commanded, or by doing what he has forbidden. Q. 1...

...primitive temper and disposition with which we are generated ? Allowing the definition of sin to be " any want of conformity unto, or transgression of the law of God," we ought to be perfectly clear in the position, that this transgression, or want of conformity, can...

...attention at this time, is the following very important answer in oar catechism, to the question — What is sin? "Sin is any want of conformity unto, or transgression of, the law of God." That we may understand correctly the nature of sin as it is here deftned, it will be of use to consider...

...will, fell from the state, wherein they were created, by sinning against God, 14- 4- What is sin? A. Sin is any want of conformity unto, or transgression of the law of God. Conformity to tht law. Being and doing what the law requires. Transgression of the law. Being or doing...

...'either in whole, br hi ^Wt, in a ¿ц ness. Th« Assembly of Divines say, in their catechism, that " sin is any want of conformity unto, or transgression of, the law of God." Ц je true, that a want of conformity to the law of God, in a rational creature, implies sin in that...

...Westminster divines, in that inimitable compendium of sound doctrine, the shorter catechism, to be 'any want of conformity unto, or transgression of the law of God.' > Rom. xiii. 3, 4. divine right over the creatures : the right, I say, of God over rational creatures...