Paul could have used hamartia because we know through most of the text he uses hamartia. But here he uses this, and there’s a specific reason. Now, let me go through this all at one time and make sure that we’re all on the same page, because this is one where I don’t want anybody to misunderstand what I’m saying, lest I be misinterpreted. “In whom we have,” which is a continuous action, “the redemption through,” or by, “his blood,” the blood of Him, the aphesin. And I’ll get back to this, “the forgiveness”; I put that in quotes “the forgiveness of the trespasses, according,” kata, “according to,” ploutos, “the riches,” from where we get plutocrat, “the riches,” ploutos tes charitos, “grace of him.” “According to the riches of the grace of Him.”
Now we can pick and pull this apart, but the one word I want to focus on is paraptomaton. Why paraptomaton, and not hamartia? I remember reading a book that had in the title Sin of Sins. Now, I bet you anybody who’s going to be channel surfing when I say that, they’re going to be riveted to hear what it is, or they’re going to change the channel. What is the sin in sins?