... well. It has been defined as being an offense against God1. The Church of Rome has managed to break sin down into differing degrees with differing consequences but similarly defines all types as an act or transgression against God2. These two definitions are quite close to the ... to the changing meaning of law throughout history4. He also falls short in his assessment by failing to recognize that lawlessness is more a symptom than it is a cause. What causes the lawlessness? Sin has further been defined as a failure to do what is right or a condition whereby the ... to commit adultery....

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... 500 years ago Martin Luther and those who embraced the Biblical Gospel that he had rediscovered, bitterly broke with the Roman Catholic Church, over two main differences. To this day these two differences remain. Difference #1 is over the answer to the question, "How is one saved and enter heaven?" Martin Luther and Lutherans to this day answer this question with Scripture: " ... into our hearts, and obedience to the divine will is granted to us" (1991). "Justification is conferred in Baptism, the sacrament of faith. It conforms us to the righteousness of God, who makes us inwardly just b...

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