Hello HS,
I going to give you my take on the subject but I only concern myself here with the Christian Creek words for “sin” and “evil”.
SIN
Sin and evil are very different issues in the Bible, which is I believe the basis for this discussion. Sin as seen below is “1a) to be without a share in 1b) to miss the mark”. I personally do not object to the WT usage of “miss the mark”. To me it simply means we are not quite RIGHT with God. Add to this the issue of Perfection. I hate the word because the original languages do not convey the thought of infinite accuracy or flawlessness but simply mean “complete”.
So for “Sin” we are simply talking about failing to be “complete” or “missing the mark” of being right with God. In comes faith in the ransom and we are made Right with God (Gal. 5:1) and sin is done away with. If this is the right perception then sin is no longer so ugly, but a blemish God had agreed to fix without charge.
EVIL
Notice the Strongs definition below uses the words “bad” and injury, unkind, as well as “deeds and action”.
I see a great difference in this and Sin. As sin is defined, we all fail to be ‘complete’ (perfect) and we are ‘all sinners” (missing the mark), but we do not all do ‘bad’ ‘deeds’. It appears to me an evil person does not mind hurting others, deliberately does bad (things to the harm of others). There seems to be more of a deliberateness in the case of evil where as sin is a ‘mistake’.
STRONGS DEFINITIONS
SIN
6 a`marti,a hamartia {ham-ar-tee'-ah}
Meaning: 1) equivalent to 264 1a) to be without a share in 1b) to miss the mark 1c) to err, be mistaken 1d) to miss or wander from the path of uprightness and honour, to do or go wrong 1e) to wander from the law of God, violate God's law, sin 2) that which is done wrong, sin, an offence, a violation of the divine law in thought or in act 3) collectively, the complex or aggregate of sins committed either by a single person or by many
Origin: from 264; TDNT - 1:267,44; n f
Usage: AV - sin 172, sinful 1, offense 1; 174
EVIL
7451 [r' ra` {rah}
Meaning: adj 1) bad, evil 1a) bad, disagreeable, malignant 1b) bad, unpleasant, evil (giving pain, unhappiness, misery) 1c) evil, displeasing 1d) bad (of its kind - land, water, etc) 1e) bad (of value) 1f) worse than, worst (comparison) 1g) sad, unhappy 1h) evil (hurtful) 1i) bad, unkind (vicious in disposition) 1j) bad, evil, wicked (ethically) 1j1) in general, of persons, of thoughts 1j2) deeds, actions n m 2) evil, distress, misery, injury, calamity 2a) evil, distress, adversity 2b) evil, injury, wrong 2c) evil (ethical) n f 3) evil, misery, distress, injury 3a) evil, misery, distress 3b) evil, injury, wrong 3c) evil (ethical)
Origin: from 07489; TWOT - 2191a,2191c
Usage: AV - evil 442, wickedness 59, wicked 25, mischief 21, hurt 20, bad 13, trouble 10, sore 9, affliction 6, ill 5, adversity 4, favoured 3, harm 3, naught 3, noisome 2, grievous 2, sad 2, misc 34; 663
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