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Abomination (from Latin abominare 'to deprecate as an ill omen') is an English term used to translate the Biblical Hebrew terms shiqquts שיקוץ and sheqets שקץ , [1] which are derived from shâqats, or the terms תֹּועֵבָה , tōʻēḇā or to'e'va (noun) or 'ta'ev (verb).
In Christian hamartiology, eternal sin, the unforgivable sin, unpardonable sin, or ultimate sin is the sin which will not be forgiven by God.One eternal or unforgivable sin (blasphemy against the Holy Spirit), also known as the sin unto death, is specified in several passages of the Synoptic Gospels, including Mark 3:28–29, [1] Matthew 12:31–32, [2] and Luke 12:10, [3] as well as other New ...
The first two "sins that cry to heaven" include sins that one brand of politics downplays. First is abortion, which St. John Paul II compared to "the blood of Abel." Second is the "sin of the Sodomites," which the New Testament defines this way: "Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding towns gave themselves up to sexual immorality and perversion ...
It is a detestable sin. — Leviticus 18:22, New Living Translation [ 38 ] The Hebrew wording of Leviticus 18:22 has been generally interpreted as prohibiting some or all homosexual acts , although which precise acts, and in which situations, is a matter of ongoing scholarly debate. [ 39 ]
An abomination offends God (i.e., it is a sin) because it is offensive on religious grounds. [1] The translation of the Hebrew word for abomination is actually the translation of three different levels or kinds of abominations in terms of severity: toebah, sheḳeẓ, and piggul. [1]
We believe that sin is the willful transgression of the known law of God, and that such sin condemns a soul to eternal punishment unless pardoned by God through repentance, confession, restitution, and believing in Jesus Christ as his personal Savior. This includes all men "For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God." Rom. 3:23.
The seven deadly sins (also known as the capital vices or cardinal sins) function as a grouping classification of major vices within the teachings of Christianity. [1] According to the standard list, the seven deadly sins in Christianity are pride , greed , wrath , envy , lust , gluttony , and sloth .
Sacrificing to gods other than Yahweh. [1]Sacrificing offspring to Molech. [2]Worshipping Baal Peor. [3]A prophet who says to follow gods other than Yahweh. [4]A person who follows gods other than Yahweh.