Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
pecando por defeito/procura pecar por excesso
English translation:
doing wrong through omission / is attempting to do wrong through exageration
Portuguese term
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pecando por defeito/procura pecar por excesso
| 4 +1 | doing wrong through omission / is attempting to do wrong through exageration |
Michael Powers (PhD)
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| 4 +1 | sinning by omission/ ...sin by commission |
John Kingsmore
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Feb 7, 2008 22:11: Michael Powers (PhD) Created KOG entry
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doing wrong through omission / is attempting to do wrong through exageration
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sinning by omission/ ...sin by commission
"So whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin."
James 4:17
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Carla Selyer
: I agree. Sins of commission are indeed committed deliberately, as opposed to sins of omission.
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