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Originally Posted by Antiventurecapital  More interestingly, the word "sin" has been reinterpreted as meaning "to miss one's mark" in life. To miss one's mark is to not make the most of your life, to not use your talents to their fullest, and to not appreciate your time here, if I understand correctly.
On a gut level, this interpretation rings true for me.
This is why I find the saddest people on earth to be the ones impatiently waiting for the rapture or second coming to arrive and end it all. Writer David Korten tells of hearing a fundamentalist on a radio talk show describe her life as nothing more "than a brief layover in a cheap motel."
The people who have been hoodwinked into believing this are the ones guilty of the sin of "missing the mark." |
I have a different opinion on this. Yes, it is true, that the definition of sin is "missing the mark." That depends on what standard you are measuring up to. If you are measuring up to your own personal standard of what you want out of life, then what you said makes sense. Not living life to the fullest would be missing the mark. Missing the mark essentially means hitting below the "ideal life" you are aiming for.
However, from a Biblical view, "missing the mark" means acting below God's standard. God is sinless. His standard is perfection, which is impossible to attain. Thus, sinning would translate to anything that does not measure up to God's standard, which is perfection. Us humans are not capable of perfection. We can be good people no doubt, but not absolutely, 100% perfect.
This is where the definition of sin differs. It's all about what you are measuring up to. "Missing the mark" is hitting below the standard, whether it be your own personal goal or God's idea of perfection.