Difference Between Sin and Iniquity

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Sin and iniquity are two things that God hates. While sin directly deals with the law, iniquity deals with the truth, the gospel. Man is cursed today because of  sin and iniquity. from here I would be defining Sin and Iniquity and showing the differences between both.

What Does Sin Means in the Bible?

Sin according to 1 John 3:4 is the transgression of the law. In other words, sin is the breaking of God's commandment. God gave the Israelites ten commandments to keep or abide in, if they disobey what is written in the commandment it is referred to as sin- a transgression of the law.  Transgression in the sense that you don't believe in God or deliberately testing God's patience. 

Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.(1 John 3:4).

What Does Iniquity Means in the Bible?

Iniquity is the act of observing lying vanity (Jonah 2:8): in other words, using lies to prosper. Jesus would say to those false prophet on that day of judgment that I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity (Matthew 7:23).

List of Iniquities

1. Giving out fake prophecies is iniquity.

2. Teaching a false doctrine is iniquity. 

3. Making a vow that you know you will not fulfil is iniquity. 

4. Accepting bribe or giving out bribe is iniquity. 

5. Making false allegation against someone is iniquity. 

6. Being a false witness is iniquity. 

7. Passing out a false judgment is iniquity, and so on.

Types of Iniquity

1. Perversion- An act of lawlessness.

2. Betrayal- An act of Selfishness.

What's the Difference Between Sin and Iniquity?

1. Sin breaks God's law; iniquity contradicts the truth or God's word.

2. Sin is a result of the lack of knowledge, while iniquity is a result of lack of the power of God (2 Timothy 3:5).

3. Sin is Satan's will to rule man (Genesis 4:7); iniquity is man's will to rule the world.

4. The wages of sin is death, but the end of iniquity is perdition.

5. Sin is a fall from grace, while iniquity is a perversion of God's grace (Acts 13:10). 

6. Sin empowers lust (fleshly desires); iniquity empowers lying.

7. Sin is an enemy of forgiveness; iniquity is an enemy of the truth.

In the end iniquity is the mastermind of sin, because it is what the devil uses to lure men into sin.