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Definition of Sin

The Definition of Sin Revealed

The definition of sin has become so elusive today that there are so-called “sins” in many churches that cannot be found in Scripture. How do you know what a sin is? True, we see very well-defined sins in Scripture, such as adultery, fornication, stealing, lying, murder, etc., but what about the things that are not revealed in Scripture? Is it a sin not to give ten percent of your wages to the Church? Is it a sin for a husband to ignore his wife? What about which movies you watch, what you wear, what friends you hang out with, going to a party…, how do we know if they are sins.

“Missing the mark” as a definition of sin is very prevalent in today’s teachings. However, there is a problem with this definition. First of all, what mark are we missing? When we start asking this question, we will find that the answer is a moving target. Secondly, this definition is so generic that it allows for really anything to be put in as the mark missed. The mark could be not living up to God’s glory; having a ruined character; not abiding by God’s law; and they go on and on. Lastly, the source of this definition is an issue. In the book of Judges, the word normally translated as “sin” from the Hebrew is used to describe men who are so good with a sling that they do not miss their targets. The meaning “missing the mark” comes from a misunderstanding of how this word is used in this passage and also requires ignoring other passages of Scripture that specifically define sin. These men are […]

Definition of Sin2025-12-21T19:59:36-08:00

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Word of Grace Studies Church in Monroe, WA

Join us at Word of Grace Studies Church in Monroe, WA, for family-friendly Sunday services, weekday Bible studies, and live-streamed teaching sessions. Discover our service schedule, location information, and how gathering with fellow believers strengthens your Christian walk.

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Top-rated Bible Teaching Church in Monroe, WA.

Doctrinal Statement

Join us in person at 811 W. Main Street in Monroe, WA 98272.
If you are unable to join in person:
We will have a live broadcast of our main service at 11:00 AM.
We will have a live broadcast of Evening School of the Bible at 6:00 PM.
You’re always welcome to join us and experience the encouragement and connection that come from gathering together.

Meeting with the Saints on a regular basis is very vital to our Christian life.

And let us observe closely to stimulate one another concerning love and good works, not forsaking our gathering together, just as is a custom for some, but encouraging one another and much more as you all see the day drawing near – Hebrews 10:24, 25

In a world that often pulls us toward isolation, coming together face-to-face provides encouragement, clarity, and spiritual strength. At Word of Grace Studies, we gather because we value the opportunity to build up one another in truth, to stir up love and proper works, and to grow together in the faith. Whether you can come and […]

Visit Us2026-02-10T07:02:06-08:00

Word of Grace Studies

WORD OF GRACE STUDIES

At Word of Grace Studies Church in Monroe, WA, we offer solid Bible-based teaching grounded in accurate Scripture, emphasizing salvation by grace through faith, spiritual growth, and strong Christian unity through sound doctrine. Join us for Biblical teaching that brings believers into the oneness of faith.

SUNDAY SERVICE TIMES

9:45 AM Early Morning Service

11:00 AM Sunday Main Service

 

WEEKDAY CLASSES

Thursday 6:00-8:00 PM  Evening School of the Bible

Saturday

9:00 AM  Bible Study

10:10 AM  Biblical Greek

10:50 AM  Biblical Hebrew

SALVATION BY GRACE THROUGH FAITH

Salvation is by grace (God’s attitude whereby He gives a benefit without consideration of merit) through faith (taking God at His Word) by believing that Christ died on behalf of our sins according to the Scriptures, was buried, and rose again on the third day according to the Scriptures.(1 Corinthians 15:3,4).

LIVING OUT FROM FAITH

Growing Together in Grace: Bible-based Teaching for Spiritual Oneness.
Our mission is to build Christian unity through deep knowledge of Jesus Christ, […]
Word of Grace Studies2026-07-11T14:09:25-07:00

Defense Against Satan: The Armor from God

The Armor from God: Defense Against Satan

The remaining, my brethren, be caused to be empowered in Christ and in the might of His strength. Clothe yourself with the full armor from God facing your ability to stand facing the methodologies of the slanderer. For our wrestling is not facing blood and flesh, but facing rulers, facing authorities, facing world powers of darkness of this age, facing the spiritually malignant evil in the heavens. Because of this, all of you take up the whole armor from God, in order that all of you should be enabled to stand in the malignantly evil day and having for yourself worked out all to stand. Therefore, all of you stand having girded your loins in truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and having bound up the feet with the preparation of the Gospel of peace. Over all taking up the shield of the faith, by which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the malignantly evil one. And to receive the helmet of salvation, and the sword belonging to the Spirit, which is the individual utterances from God, through all communication of worship and supplication, communicating by worship at all times in the spirit and into this same watching with all persistence and supplication concerning all the saints… Ephesians 6:10-18.

Defense Against SatanThe armor from God, our defense against Satan, is a mental process that we go through when under attack from Satan to protect our minds from his methods, by which he seeks to keep our minds from thinking on the things above and influence our actions. Independence from God, […]

Defense Against Satan: The Armor from God2025-12-21T06:46:12-08:00

Stewardship and Dispensations: The Significance of Οικονομός and Οικονομία

Stewardship and Dispensations:

The Significance of Οικονομός and Οικονομία

The sixty-six books of the Bible span thousands of years of human history and beyond. They begin before God created man and end with the creation of new heavens and a new earth where righteousness settles down and feels at ease[1]. Within the pages of the Bible, we see changes in God’s relationship and standard for mankind and the failure of mankind to live up to God’s expectation, which ultimately brings judgment. In the Garden of Eden, Adam was not allowed to eat from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil[2]. Upon eating the fruit from this tree, his spirit was separated from God[3], he became subject to physical death, and he was expelled from the garden[4]. Having been expelled from the garden, God’s expectation for humans was for them to properly govern the manner of their lives by the knowledge of good and evil, now that they possessed it. However, again, men failed, and God judged the earth by bringing a flood[5]. After the flood, God instructed Noah that men are to govern themselves and that capital punishment is to be implemented[6]. Again, men fail to follow God’s instruction, reject God, and seek their own way. Therefore, God brought judgment and forced man to separate and spread across the earth[7]. This judgment brought about multiple languages and the division of the continents, which caused man to spread out across the earth[8].  Having scattered man across the face of the earth, God then approaches Abram and ultimately offers him four covenants[9]. These covenants included a promise of land that Abraham and his descendants […]

Stewardship and Dispensations: The Significance of Οικονομός and Οικονομία2025-12-20T20:17:00-08:00
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