What the Bible says about Falling Short of the Glory of God
(From Forerunner Commentary)

Romans 3:23 "The glory of God" in this context is the way He lives. Hamartia, sin, is to fall short of the ideal, to miss the mark in the way we live. Combined with sin's definition in I John 3:4, hamartia ties what we might think of as rather minor, unimportant, and secondary issues directly to the law of God. John W. Ritenbaugh What Sin Is Related Topics: Falling Short | Falling Short of the Glory of God | Falling Short of the Ideal | Glory of God | God's Law | Hamartia | Law of God | Missing the Mark | Sin | Sin, Definition of

Ephesians 4:11-15 Jesus Christ is the standard and example, the pinnacle of all things a human should be. Not only was He legally sinless, He was also humble, meek, merciful, sacrificial, kind, encouraging, positive, and patient. When considering what He was in His total personality for the purpose of comparing ourselves to Him, we need to recall Romans 3:23: "All . . . fall short of the glory of God." None of us measure up to His standard in any area of personality, and this is what hamartia ("sins") and paraptoma ("trespasses") describe: falling short of the ideal. Together, hamartia and paraptoma directly tie what we might think of as minor, unimportant, and secondary issues of conduct and attitude into the Ten Commandments. John W. Ritenbaugh The Elements of Motivation (Part Seven): Fear of Judgment Related Topics: Falling Short | Falling Short of the Glory of God | Falling Short of the Ideal | Hamartia | Jesus Christ as the Standard | Paraptoma | Sin | Trespasses

 

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