DEFINITIONS TRANSGRESSION.
Strong’s Dictionary: H6588 (Transgression): a revolt (national, moral or religious); rebellion
Repeated sin becomes outright rebellion ”which is as the sin of witchcraft” (1Samuel 15:23) “An evil man seeks only rebellion; therefore a cruel messenger will be sent against him.” (Prov. 17:11)
Hebrew meaning of Transgression: 1) A willful deviation from, and therefore rebellion against, the path of godly living. Greek meaning of Transgression: To go beyond Overstepping the limits.
Ephesians 2:1 “And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins.”
Transgression is more powerful and it is a step to more permanent bondage. Transgression is connected to trespass, which is a willful violation of the law.
Transgression— “The act of passing over or beyond any law or rule of moral duty; the violation of a law or known principal of rectitude; breach of command.”
Bible Definitions of Transgression:
- James 2:11 “[I]f thou kill, thou art become a transgressor of the law.”
- James 2:9 “But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors.”
- Isaiah 24:5 “The earth also is defiled under the inhabitants thereof; because they have transgressed the laws, changed the ordinance, broken the everlasting covenant.”
DEFINITIONS INIQUITY
Strong’s Dictionary: H5771 (Iniquity): perversity, that is, (moral) evil: Thus sin, when repeated against the knowledge of God, becomes transgression which, if it continues long enough, eventually becomes iniquity which perverts the flesh. This perversion changes the DNA/RNA structure of the “flesh” and “beliefs” or “attitudes” resulting in genetic changes that are passed on from generation to generation.
This is the way high blood pressure, alcoholism, sexual perversions, jealousy, anger, fear, etc. are passed down from generation to generation. Racism, Greed, Idolatry run in families.
Hebrew Meaning of Iniquity: Perverseness, bowed down, twisted, to be bent or crooked, to be wrung out of course.
“It signifies not merely that which is wrong, but the tendency to do wrong. Iniquities are second nature sins, which drive us to repeatedly, continually commit sin. A perversion of the truth, which leads to error. A perversion of intents, which affects our will. Sin and Transgression are Verbs and things we do: Iniquity is the bent condition of what we are. Iniquity revolves more about the underlying attitudes: Idolatry, Racism, Gluttony, Covetousness, Unrighteousness, wickedness, lawlessness.
Iniquity — “Injustice; unrighteousness; a deviation from rectitude…. want of rectitude in principal…. wickedness; or any act of injustice.”
Understanding Iniquity:
Iniquity is an attitude so cannot just be covered over with blood. It must be taken away and replaced.. David prayed for a new heart and a right Spirit.
Isaiah 53:5 “He was bruised for our iniquities.” Iniquities are not superficial. They are under the skin; they are deeply imbedded. Bruises and iniquities have to be healed by the blood.
Ezekiel 28:14-18 You were perfect in your ways from the day you were created, till iniquity was found in you. By the abundance of your trading You became filled with violence within, and you sinned. Your heart was lifted up because of your beauty; you corrupted your wisdom for the sake of your splendor. You defiled your sanctuaries by the multitude of your iniquities, by the iniquity of your trading.” Satan was perfect until iniquity was found in him.
The flower is the sin. The greenery is our evil ways. (Isaiah 53:6) The root is iniquity.
Another definition for iniquity can be the besetting sins. Hebrews 12:1 – “The sins that so easily beset us.”
Sin is having chain around your ankle, which constantly hinders you. Sin trips us up, causes us to slip, to err, and to just miss the mark. Iniquity defiles our character. It gives us a crooked arrow to start with.
I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me. (Exodus 20:8).
The progression from sin, to transgression, to iniquity (bondage in that particular area) is illustrated , in James 1:15: Then, when desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, brings forth death.
Proverbs 5:22 “The iniquities of the wicked ensnare him.” There is a sin that becomes like cords which wrap around you. You get caught in the entanglement and just cannot break free. These cords are cords of iniquity.
Genesis 4:13 “Cain said, “My punishment [iniquity] is greater than I can bear!” This is the first time iniquity appears in the Bible.
James 3:6 “The tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity. The tongue is so set among our members that it defiles the whole body.” Many words that we speak can cause roots of iniquity to flourish.
Numbers 18:1 “The LORD said to Aaron: “You and your sons and your father’s house with you shall bear the iniquity related to the sanctuary, and you and your sons with you shall bear the iniquity associated with your priesthood.”
This shows the responsibility of the priests regarding iniquity. As His priests, we need to deal with iniquity that comes into our holy temple and hinders us.
Bible Definitions of Iniquity:
- Psalms 36:2 “For he flatters himself in his own eyes, until his iniquity be found to be hateful.” (hate)
- Ezekiel 33:13 “[I]f he trusts to his own righteousness, and commit iniquity… (self righteousness).
- Psalms 28:3 “[T]he workers of iniquity… mischief is in their hearts” (mischief— cf. Psalms 7:14).
- II Samuel 19:19 “[L]et not my lord impute iniquity unto me… thy servant did perversely… (perversion— Ezekiel 9:9; Job 6:30)
- Ezekiel 18:24 “But when the righteous turns away from his righteousness, and commits iniquity…” (unrighteousness— cf. Ezekiel 3:20).
- Daniel 9:5 “And have committed iniquity… and have rebelled…” (rebellion).
- Hosea 9:9 “They have deeply corrupted themselves… he will remember their iniquity…” (corruption).
- Ezekiel 18:18 “Because he cruelly oppressed… he shall die in his iniquity” (oppression).
- Hosea 5:5 the pride of Israel doth testify to his face: therefore shall Israel and Ephraim fall in their iniquity…” (pride).
- Leviticus 26:43 Iniquity: because, even because they despised my judgments…” (cf. Numbers 15:31).
- I Samuel 3:13 I will judge his house for ever for the iniquity which he knows; because his sons made themselves vile…” (Vileness)
- I Samuel 15:23 “Stubbornness is as iniquity…” (Stubbornness).
- Isaiah 32:6 The vile person… his heart will work iniquity, to practice hypocrisy…” (hypocrisy).
