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1 John 1:7 – Sin As A Concept
“Heathen authors say very little about sin, and classic paganism had little or no conception of sin in the Gospel sense. The nearest approach to it was by Plato, from whose works a tolerably complete doctrinal statement might be gathered of the origin, nature, and effects of sin. The fundamental idea of hamartia (sin) among the Greeks is physical; the missing of a mark (see on Matt.1:21; 6:14); from which it develops into a metaphysical meaning, to wonder in the understanding. This assumes knowledge as the basis of goodness; and sin, therefore, is, primarily, ignorance. In the Platonic conception of sin, intellectual error is the prominent element.” (Vincent Word Studies, v.2, p.318.)
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