Sin and good people

Romans 3:23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; [kjv]

παντες γαρ ημαρτον και υστερουνται της δοξης του θεου [gnt]

If sinners were not allowed in church, there would be no one allowed in church.

The Greek here for "all" is plural which means there may be exceptions. Who might be an exception?
The ancient Greek word "ἁμαρτία" ≈ "error, mistake, fault, sin" as in, literally, "not a witness". The Greek for "glory" is that of "opinion". Anything that is "not a witness" for God "falls short" or "lags behind" of God's "opinion" or "expectation".

In logical reasoning, one should not universally quantify something without specifying the domain to which it applies and how it applies. The "for all" would appear to refer to "men" who are not "God" (as in "Jesus").

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Paraphrase: For all have not been a (good) witness (of God) and not approached the opinion of God

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Romans 3:23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; [kjv]

παντες γαρ ημαρτον και υστερουνται της δοξης του θεου [gnt]

Do we need to come up to the "glory" of God? Perhaps a pastor could help us with that seemingly unattainable quest.

"υστερούντα" ≈ "lag behind, be late".
"δόξα" ≈ "opinion, expectation".

Paraphrase: All (with possible exceptions) have not been a (good) witness (for God) and have lagged behind the opinion/expectation of God.

It appears we do not have to reach the level of God. God has an expectation/opinion of where we should be and we are lagging behind that expectation/opinion. This appears to be in line with Eastern Orthodox thought.

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Romans 3:23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; [kjv]

παντες γαρ ημαρτον και υστερουνται της δοξης του θεου [gnt]

omnes enim peccaverunt … egent gloriam … [v]

Is everyone a sinner? Are people basically good?

The ancient Greek word "ἁμαρτία" ≈ "error, mistake, fault, sin" as in, literally, "not a witness".

Can we make a complete list of all sins?

Does "all" mean "all"? Or does it depend on what the meaning of "is" is?

What does "short of the glory" mean?

Jeremiah 17:9 The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it? [kjv]

βαθεια η καρδια παρα παντα και ανθρωπος εστιν και τις γνωσεται αυτον [lxx]

… cor … [v]

… herte … [wy]

… Herz … [lu]

… сердце … [rus]

Jeremiah 17:9

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KJV: The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?

Hebrew: עקב הלב מכל ואנש הוא מי ידענו׃

Greek: βαθεια η καρδια παρα παντα και ανθρωπος εστιν και τις γνωσεται αυτον

Latin: pravum est cor omnium et inscrutabile quis cognoscet illud

Wycliffe: The herte of man is schrewid, and`may not be souyt; who schal knowe it?

Luther: Es ist das Herz ein trotzig und verzagt Ding; wer kann es ergründen?

Slavonic: Глубоко сердце (человеку) паче всех, и человек есть, и кто познает его?

Russian: Лукаво сердце человеческое более всего и крайне испорчено; кто узнает его?

Romans 3:23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; [kjv]

παντες γαρ ημαρτον και υστερουνται της δοξης του θεου [gnt]

omnes enim peccaverunt … egent gloriam … [v]

Everyone is a sinner.

If sinners were not allowed into church, then there would be no one in church. Is this correct reasoning?
Are obvious public examples of sin to be tolerated? Tolerated as in ignored, condemned, promoted, participated in, etc.

What exactly is sin? Can a working/operational definition be provided?

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The Greek word for sin is «αμαρτία»,

The prefix «α» negates the root of the word, as in an "atheist" being one who does not believe in God, or an "agnostic" being one who claims not to have enough information to make a decision about God.
The Greek word «μάρτυρας» means a "witness".

One can make the case that a "sin" is anything that is not a "witness" for God.

In logical reasoning terms, this uses a "negation by failure" reasoning, common in logical programming and in human logic.

Negation by failure goes as follows: If one cannot prove something true it is assumed to be false.

If something cannot be shown to be a witness for God, then it is, by negation by failure reasoning, a sin.

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