17
até que lhes falte o pão e a água, e se espantem uns com os outros, e se definhem na sua iniqüidade.
Ezequiel 4:17
Arcanos Celestes #9323
Passages 1-1272 of the Nobre translation of the work, Arcanos Celestes, have been imported into the New Christian Bible Study so far. There are 10837 passages in the original Latin. More translated passages will be coming soon!
Até agora foram importadas no New christian Bible Study as passagens 1 a 1272 da tradução de Nobre, dos Arcanos Celestes. Há 10837 passagens no original latino. Outras passagens serão traduzidas e importadas oportunamente.
Iniquity, transgression and sin
In the Word three terms are used to refer to bad actions: transgression, iniquity, and sin. Transgression is the least bad. It means a violation of what is true in an external context, a violation of what is right and orderly. Iniquity is next and denotes acts that violate more interior truths. Sin is the worst. It is a violation of what is holy and righteous, a violation against the Lord. Sin is the deepest kind of evil. Regarding iniquity -- to be in charity, or live a life of charity is to live a life where the acts and thoughts that have top priority are those that have within them a love for the neighbor. Sometimes our love of self, our inborn desire to put ourselves first, is stronger than our charity and we do something for ourselves at the expense of our neighbor, or even do harm to our neighbor. Such an act, if our motive is selfish, is an iniquity.
(References: Arcana Coelestia 9156, 9965 [2-3])
