Not many folks realize, Hamartia is the Greek word often used to described sin. It is a noun, not a verb.
In other words, Jesus came to change who we are, not what we've done.
Transforming our nature from that of a sinner to righteous before God through the shed blood of Jesus.
We no longer focus on our sin, but the goodness of our Father. The news that is almost too good to be true.
Very important observation! People seem to be obsessed with "sin". Jesus took care of that on the cross. If we accept "adoption" into the Family of God, then we are given the right to become "Sons of God".
Sons of men CANNOT enter Heaven. Sons of God are "created" by God. That is why we have to be "crucified in Christ" and reborn as a "new creature". Adam was created by God as a Son of God. He fell to sin. Angels are sons of God as shown in Job, but some fell. Jesus is the only begotten Son if God, as God personally provided the seed to the woman. Adam was created and angels were created. We are created by God when we receive the Holy Spirit and we are "like" the angels. A man would be destroyed looking directly on God and being in His presence would burn up. We will receive a resurrected body when we die and can be face to face with God in Heaven without destruction. An unrepentant man that hasn't received the Holy Spirit will face God with his own righteousness, or self righteous, and has not received a new body.
If we look at Jesus as He left the tomb, Mary didn't recognize Him and thought He was a gardener. Two of His own disciples walked with Him 7 miles and didn't know who He was until they broke bread and saw His wounds.
Adam and Eve walked and talked with God in the Garden before the Fall, but lost fellowship with Him from sin. Satan thought he had defeated God's plan, but God Knew what it would take from the foundation of the world to have His creation returned to Him. Peter said he couldn't wait to "put off this tent". Our earthly bodies have been called tents, Tabernacles, Temples, and houses. When Jesus said He must go prepare a place for us, He wasn't speaking of Heaven, that was created back in Genesis 1. He was preparing a "mansion" for us compared to these "tents" we live in now. 1 Corinthians 15 speaks extensively on resurrected bodies. A "tent" describes a temporary dwelling in a place that is not your home.
Changing who we are is the main object for a Christian. When a person in the Bible met God, their names were changed. Abram became Abraham, Sari became Sarah, Jacob became Israel, and Saul became Paul. This denotes a rebirth and a change to another person. In Revelation 2:17, there is a reference to a new name for us written on a white rock. We also get "new manna", which refers to a new word from God not revealed in Scripture. In Rev 3:12 He refers to another new name for people that never leave the Temple.
Everyone has a theory about the "mark of the Beast" and what it is. I believe it could be the very name of the Beast tattooed on people saying they belong to him. It doesn't have to be a SS# or some RFID chip, or any of a thousand other theories. It plainly says it his name. In order to go to Heaven, "chuckles" has to die and a new creature has to be born. We must sacrifice ourselves to renew our minds daily. If people can't see a difference in the old me and the new me, have I really changed? I MUST bear new fruit to be a new tree.( trees are people in Scripture)
“We no longer focus on our sin, but the goodness of our Father. The news that is almost too good to be true.”
Amen.