Physics and Definition of Sin, Repentance and Forgiveness – Part 5: Physics of Sin, Repentance and Forgiveness: Physics of Sin

Sin is a broad subject with a lot to talk about.  I don’t want to talk about sin without talking about repentance.  I don’t want to talk about repentance without talking about forgiveness.  The few things I want to cover are:

If you do not understand something I’m saying, please ask.  The concept may be hard to grasp at first but it will change how you see yourself and your life when you do.

Physics of Sin, Repentance and Forgiveness

Most people think of sin as a spiritual condition.  They think that if there is no God, there is no sin.  If sin is a spiritual condition, it is relative and can be spiritualized away.  Sin, however, is most often a physical condition.  Sin is literally corruption that has entered the body.  We call it bad health, disease, old age and a host of other things but these conditions are not always the result of personal sin.  It can be something we do to ourselves, to other people or to nature.

Before sin, everything was perfect.  This concept of perfect, in Hebrew, is tov (טוב) which means complete in the sense of functioning properly.  Hence the reason why at the end of the day, God said it was good.  It was complete or prefect.  That is why at the end of the sixth day, he said it was very good or all complete.

In the garden, there was a tree of knowledge which produced fruit that contained the seeds of both good, tov (טוב), and evil, ra (רע).  Now, if tov means complete, take a guess at what ra means?  It means to ‘destroy’, ‘ruin’, or ‘break’ that which is complete or to make dysfunctional.  It is better known as corruption and scientifically as entropy which is part of the second Law of Thermodynamics.

Seth was created after the image of Adam (Gen 5:3).  What this tells us is that this seed that has the nature of both good and evil is passed down to all mankind.  This is why our flesh has to be reborn in the image of God; this corruption must be removed.  There is no such thing as inherently good or inherently evil.  Inherently, both natures exist in our body and are continually at war whether or not a person is a believer.  That is why some people tend to do good while others tend to do evil.  Either way, they are producing the fruit of the tree of knowledge.  The tree of knowledge, however, is not the tree of life hence why our works can’t save us or condemn us.

Physics of Sin

Now that we have covered this, let’s look at some examples.  We are commanded to eat fruit whose seed is within itself.

Gen 1:29
29 And God said, “See, I have given you every herb that yields seed which is on the face of all the earth, and every tree whose fruit yields seed; to you it shall be for food.”

Hybrid fruit is quite common in our day.  It does not contain seeds or if it does, those seeds are basically sterile.  Studies show that hybrid plants have smaller pores in their and are unable to absorb vitamins and minerals properly.  This results in food that has little to no value.  In other words, it’s basically worthless.

We are commanded not to crossbreed our plants.

Lev 19:19
19 “. . . You shall not sow your field with mixed seed . . .”

In our day and age, it is hard to find food that isn’t crossbred.  Studies show that crossbred grains and fruits have their caveats though they offer initial positives such as disease and insect resistance, larger size, yield and color, etc.  Additionally, genetically modified organism (GMO) are becoming the staple form of food used to feed the world.  GMO goes way beyond simply crossbreeding.  Genes from bacteria and viruses are inserted into the DNA of seeds to mutate them and bring out desired qualities.  Scientists who produced these mutations warned of the health risks before their company’s product was introduced to the farming industry.  Now that these seeds are commonplace and preferred, further studies have been conducted and show reproductive disorders, immune system damage, accelerated aging, organ and digestive problems, and dysfunctional regulation of insulin and cholesterol related to GMO foods.  People who have switched to a non-GMO diet have often recovered from most of the health problems they were having related to GMO foods.

We are commanded not wear clothes made from both wool and linen.

Lev 19:19
19 “. . . Nor shall a garment of mixed linen and wool come upon you . . .”

Studies show that wool produces a frequency that is medically proven to treat asthma, high blood pressure, menopause complications, diabetes and a whole host of other conditions.  It is good for maintaining a constant body temperature and promotes circulation.  Linen produces a frequency that complements the human cellular structure.  This is why it is used in surgical settings.  It promotes healing, reduces pain, is anti-bacterial, protects against solar radiation and many more things.  When these two materials are combined, their frequencies cancel each other out hence no healing properties.   Some studies even suggest that, combined, they produce a destructive frequency which would degrade our health.

We are commanded to rest on the Sabbath.

Ex 20:8-11
8 “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.
9 Six days you shall labor and do all your work,
10 but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the LORD your God. In it you shall do no work: you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your cattle, nor your stranger who is within your gates.
11 For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed it.

Most often we think of circadian rhythm as relating to our daily life and sleep.  Our body also has a weekly circadian rhythm that runs on a seven day cycle.  Medical studies suggest that there are both short and long term mental and physical consequences for not resting once every seven days.  The same thing has been found in animals.

We are commanded to only eat mammals that chew the cud and have a split hoof.

Lev 11:3
3 Among the animals, whatever divides the hoof, having cloven hooves and chewing the cud — that you may eat.

There is an anatomical difference between these animals and other animals.  Animals that chew the cud and have split hoofs have three stomachs that purify their food.  It takes over 24 hours for them to digest their food.  During that time, poisons, toxins and other harmful substances are removed from the food while the vitamins and minerals are absorbed.  These animals also eat only herbs, fruits and vegetables.  Animals that don’t chew the cud and have a split hoof process their food in a shorter amount of time, usually much shorter.  Their digestive system also works differently absorbing poisons, toxins, parasites and other harmful substances.  These types of animals also tend to eat and re-eat anything and everything.  In short, they were created to clean the earth and/ or other purposes.

Every commandment has a practical and physical application.  The studies and research I presented were conducted by people and institutions that were not out to prove the Bible.  Most are probably not even aware of what the Bible says on their subject of research.  I could talk about circumcision, menstruation, what it means to be unclean, eating blood, incest, the circadian rhythm of plants and animals, blessing and cursing, sexual sins, mold, murder, reaping and gleaning, and so on, but I want to take time to talk about the physics of repentance and forgiveness.

Physics and Definition of Sin, Repentance and Forgiveness – Part 3: Types of Forgiveness and their Definitions: Salach

Sin is a broad subject with a lot to talk about.  I don’t want to talk about sin without talking about repentance.  I don’t want to talk about repentance without talking about forgiveness.  The few things I want to cover are:

If you do not understand something I’m saying, please ask.  The concept may be hard to grasp at first but it will change how you see yourself and your life when you do.

Types of Forgiveness and their Definitions

Salach – סלח

Pictographically, salach is to ‘take hold of the leader for protection’.  The simech (ס) is a thorn which is to ‘take hold’, the lamed (ל) is a shepherd’s staff whish is ‘leader’ and the chet (ח) is a wall which is ‘protection’.  When we take hold of God, we become his servants and are inside his wall of protection.  If we do not take hold of God, we are not his servants and outside his wall of protection where the workers of iniquity, murders, and idolaters are (Luke 13:27, Rev 22:15).

This can be seen in the parable of the man whose debt was forgiven but did not forgive another’s debt to him.

Matt 18:22-35
22 Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven.
23 Therefore the kingdom of heaven is like a certain king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants.
24 And when he had begun to settle accounts, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents.
25 But as he was not able to pay, his master commanded that he be sold, with his wife and children and all that he had, and that payment be made.
26 The servant therefore fell down before him, saying, ‘Master, have patience with me, and I will pay you all.’
27 Then the master of that servant was moved with compassion, released him, and forgave him the debt.
28 “But that servant went out and found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii; and he laid hands on him and took him by the throat, saying, ‘Pay me what you owe!’
29 So his fellow servant fell down at his feet and begged him, saying, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you all.’
30 And he would not, but went and threw him into prison till he should pay the debt.
31 So when his fellow servants saw what had been done, they were very grieved, and came and told their master all that had been done.
32 Then his master, after he had called him, said to him, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt because you begged me.
33 Should you not also have had compassion on your fellow servant, just as I had pity on you?’
34 And his master was angry, and delivered him to the torturers until he should pay all that was due to him.
35 “So My heavenly Father also will do to you if each of you, from his heart, does not forgive his brother his trespasses.”

The literal meaning of this word is to ‘lift out of debt’.  Conceptually, it is as the parable portrays: a petitioning of the one in debt to the one he is in debt to or one greater for mercy.  If mercy is shown, deserved judgment is withheld.  If mercy is not shown, the debt must be paid or a just punishment rendered.

When we sin, we become in debt or servants to sin.  We cannot deliver ourselves from sin because we are not able to repay the debt.  Because sin, like the wicked servant, will not forgive us our debt, we must petition to one greater, God, who is able to and has delivered us from our debt to sin hence making us free.

Rom 6:20-23
20 For when you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness.
21 What fruit did you have then in the things of which you are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death.
22 But now having been set free from sin, and having become servants of God, you have your fruit to holiness, and the end, everlasting life.
23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

In regards to the sin and trespass offerings, only chatah – accidental sin is salach – forgiven (Lev 4:20, 26, 31, 35, 5:10, 13, 16, 18, 6:7).

This word is typically translated as forgive and pardon.

Physics and Definition of Sin, Repentance and Forgiveness – Part 1: The Types of Sin and their Definitions

Sin is a broad subject with a lot to talk about.  I don’t want to talk about sin without talking about repentance.  I don’t want to talk about repentance without talking about forgiveness.  The few things I want to cover are:

If you do not understand something I’m saying, please ask.  The concept may be hard to grasp at first but it will change how you see yourself and your life when you do.

The Types of Sin and their Definitions

The three types of sin are chatah (חטאה, חטא, חטאת), avan (עון), and p’sha (פשע).

Chatah – חטאתה

Chatah literally means ‘to miss the mark’ or goal.  Let’s say you just bought a shiny new pistol and want to become proficient at shooting it.  You’ve never handled one, it doesn’t feel right in your hand and it scares you a little.  If you want to change that, you need to go to the range and practice.  So you go to the range and set up your target 10 yards out.  Pistol in hand, you aim, squeeze the trigger and, to your disappointment, miss the bull’s-eye.  You’re new at this and it doesn’t bother you too bad.  The more you practice, the better you get.  The better you get, the more frustrated you will be when you miss.  Missing is not usually intentional.  You might chalk it up to not trying hard enough, or being out of practice, or your sites being off.

This is the concept of chatah sin.  New believers tend to miss the mark more than experienced believers.  Experience believers tend to be harder on themselves when they sin.  They tend to get frustrated and say things like, “If only I try harder”, “I haven’t been spending enough time in the Word lately”, and “I’ve lost my focus”.  It’s unreasonable to shoot yourselves in the foot every time you miss the bull’s-eye, it would make you lame.  In like manner we shouldn’t beat ourselves up when we accidently sin.  Repent and move on; keep practicing.

Who is the goal?

Rom 10:4
4 For Christ is the end (goal) of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.

And what is the Messiah?

John 1:14
14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.

The Messiah is the Word of God in the flesh.  We are to strive to be like Jesus who is without sin.  When we chatah sin, we are striving to be like the Messiah but have fallen short.  If we dwell on these sins, we are making them our focus.  When they become our focus, we are no longer focused on our Messiah, the goal.  When we are no longer focused on the Messiah, our sin has become a stumbling block and we are more likely to miss the mark next time or in other areas.

This type of sin is generally translated as ‘sin’ and is the most common form of sin in the Body of Messiah.

Avan – עון

No, we are no talking about the Avon Company although some may consider it sinful.  Literally it means ‘twisted’ or ‘crooked’.  This type of sin is done with prior knowledge or is what chatah sin becomes when it is made known and not followed by repentance (Lev 5:1).  Conceptually, it is justification of wrongdoing by twisting.  It is the opposite of righteousness which means to ‘walk a straight path’.  It’s like stealing from the rich to give to the poor.  It may be slander, but it’s not murder.  ‘I did not have sex with that women,’ according to ol’ Bill.  Typically this is done for conscious sake or for the public eye.

This type of sin is mostly translated as fault, iniquity, mischief, pervert and sin.

P’sha – פשע

This type of sin is rebellion against God or your neighbor.  Pictographically it means to ‘consume and destroy what is seen’.  As an expression, it would be to ‘break the yoke’ of rulership or authority.  Remember when Jesus said, ‘Take my yoke upon you and learn for me for I am gentle and humble in spirit and in my you will find rest for your soul.’  (Matt 11:29)?  This yoke is the teachings and doctrines of mankind or God.  Just as an ox can only wear one yoke, we can only embrace the instruction of God or the instruction of man (Matt 6:24).  Jesus is telling us to embrace his instruction, that it is the only place where rest for your soul can be found.  In other words, ‘the instruction of men will enslave you but my instruction will make you free because they are for your good’.

When p’sha sin is committed, it is rebellion against God.  “I don’t have to obey you God, I know better.”  It is the younger brother demanding his inheritance and going out into the world to do things his way in the story of the Prodigal Son.  It is the weightiest form of sin in that the offender wants people to see and know his offence.

Τhis type of sin is typically translated as rebellion, sin, transgress, trespass, offend, rebel and revolt.