Sinlessness vs Blamelessness

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Sinlessness is without sin in thoughts, desires, words, and deeds.
Only God Himself.
  • Hebrew: (H369) אַיִן ’ayin meaning (Word Study Dictionary): A particle or semiverb of negation or nonexistence meaning no, none, nothing and (H5766) עָוֶל ‛āwel meaning (Word Study Dictionary): A masculine singular noun meaning injustice, unrighteousness. Thus, without sin.
  • Greek: (G5565) χωρίς chōrís meaning separate from and (G266) ἁμαρτία hamartía meaning sin. Thus, without sin.
  • Cannot sin
    • Old Testament: Isaiah 53:9, Deuteronomy 32:4, Psalm 92:15, and Joshua 24:19.
    • New Testament: Hebrews 4:15, Hebrews 7:26, James 1:13, 2 Corinthians 5:21, and 1 John 3:5.
Only the Lord Jesus is sinless. He is incapable of sin. Compare Titus 1:2 and Hebrews 6:18.
Blameless is being right with God without any complaint from God, the Judge.
Old Testament references:
  • Satan as Lucifer before his fall into sin was blameless, not sinless.
  • Blameless (H8549) תָּמִים ṯâmîym means undefiled, blameless, and innocent. It does not mean sinless.
  • Ezekiel 28:15 (MSB) From the day you were created you were blameless in your ways — until wickedness was found in you.
  • The same is said of Noah (Genesis 6:9), Job (Job 1:1), and sacrificial animals (Numbers 6:14).
  • Even though satan had not sinned, he was capable of sin, which he did sometime after his creation.
New Testament references:
  • Zechariah & his wife Elizabeth (Luke 1:6)
  • Sinlessness (G273) ἄμεμπτος ámemptos, which means without fault, blameless, (Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament Based on Semantic Domains (Louw & Nida)) pertaining to being without fault or blame – blameless, without blame, innocent, guiltless.
  • The same is said of Christians (Philippians 2:15 and 1 Thessalonians 3:13), Paul (before conversion in Philippians 3:6).
  • Christians can still sin. To stay blameless, we need to daily ask God for forgiveness of our sins (Psalm 32:5 and 1 John 1:9). No one knows all the sins we commit, so it would be impossible to name them all. If a sin is known, then ask for forgiveness. If it is only known to you and God, all is well. If it is known by you, God, and one person, go to the person and ask forgiveness, just as you asked for forgiveness. If it is public, then ask God for forgiveness, confess the sin and public and ask for forgiveness. If restitution or restoration is necessary, then return what was stolen or pay damages or  a new one.
  • 2 Peter 3:14 (Lighthouse) Therefore, beloved, seeing that you look for such things, be diligent that you may be found by him in peace, without spot, and blameless.
  • 1 Timothy 5:7 (Lighthouse) 7 And these things give in instruction, that they may be blameless.
Sinlessness vs Blamelessness
Sinlessness is without sin in thoughts, desires, words, and deeds.
Only God Himself.
Hebrew: (H369) אַיִן ’ayin meaning (Word Study Dictionary): A particle or semiverb of negation or nonexistence meaning no, none, nothing and (H5766) עָוֶל ‛āwel meaning (Word Study Dictionary): A masculine singular noun meaning injustice, unrighteousness. Thus, without sin.
Greek: (G5565) χωρίς chōrís meaning separate from and (G266) ἁμαρτία hamartía meaning sin. Thus, without sin.
Cannot sin
Old Testament: Isaiah 53:9, Deuteronomy 32:4, Psalm 92:15, and Joshua 24:19.
New Testament: Hebrews 4:15, Hebrews 7:26, James 1:13, 2 Corinthians 5:21, and 1 John 3:5.
Only the Lord Jesus is sinless. He is incapable of sin. Compare Titus 1:2 and Hebrews 6:18.
Blameless is being right with God without any complaint from God, the Judge.
Old Testament references:
  • Satan as Lucifer before his fall into sin was blameless, not sinless.
  • Blameless (H8549) תָּמִים ṯâmîym means undefiled, blameless, and innocent. It does not mean sinless.
  • Ezekiel 28:15 (MSB) From the day you were created you were blameless in your ways — until wickedness was found in you.
  • The same is said of Noah (Genesis 6:9), Job (Job 1:1), and sacrificial animals (Numbers 6:14).
  • Even though satan had not sinned, he was capable of sin, which he did sometime after his creation.
New Testament references:
  • Zechariah & his wife Elizabeth (Luke 1:6)
  • Sinlessness (G273) ἄμεμπτος ámemptos, which means without fault, blameless, (Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament Based on Semantic Domains (Louw & Nida)) pertaining to being without fault or blame – blameless, without blame, innocent, guiltless.
  • The same is said of Christians (Philippians 2:15 and 1 Thessalonians 3:13), Paul (before conversion in Philippians 3:6).
  • Christians can still sin. To stay blameless (), we need to daily ask God for forgiveness of our sins. No one knows all the sins we commit, so it would be impossible to name them all. If a sin is known, then ask for forgiveness. If it is only known to you and God, all is well. If it is known by you, God, and one person, go to the person and ask forgiveness, just as you asked for forgiveness. If it is public, then ask God for forgiveness, confess the sin publicly, and ask for forgiveness. If restitution or restoration is necessary, then return what was stolen or pay damages or  a new one.
  • 2 Peter 3:14 (Lighthouse) Therefore, beloved, seeing that you look for such things, be diligent that you may be found by him in peace, without spot, and blameless.
  • 1 Timothy 5:7 (Lighthouse) 7 And these things give instruction, that they may be blameless.