Does God Sin?

Most Christians would be horrified by the thought. Yet these same Christians unconsciously believe that He will, if He hasn't already.
Let me explain.

First, let's remember that to sin means to miss the mark, to not achieve the goal, or to miss the target being aimed at.
So anyone who misses their target has sinned.

Second, let's remember that God's target is to save the world.

God intends all human beings to be saved and to come to a full knowledge of truth.
[1 Timothy 2 : 4  DBH]

So if God doesn't hit His target, He will have sinned.

The Bible describes the progress God has made towards achieving His goal as a consequence of Jesus' first coming:

Jesus paid the death penalty for the sins of all people.

For there is one God and one mediator between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for all people.
[1 Timothy 2 : 5 - 6  NIV]

Consequently, God is no longer at odds with his creation.

God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting people's sins against them.
[2 Corinthians 5 : 19  NIV]
For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him (Jesus), and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross.
[Colossians 1 : 19 - 20  NIV]

The Bible also describes what has yet to be achieved for God to reach His goal (as a consequence of Jesus' second coming):

Jesus will "round us all up" eventually.

And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself.
[John 12 : 32  NIV]

Everyone destined to die in the natural realm will become alive in the spiritual realm.

For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive.
[1 Corinthians 15 : 22  NIV]
Just as one trespass resulted in condemnation for all people, so also one righteous act resulted in justification and life for all people.
[Romans 5 : 18  NIV]

Total peace and harmony will exist throughout the whole creation - it will be returned to its original perfect order.

He who was seated on the throne said, "I am making everything new!"
[Revelation 21 : 5  NIV]
With all wisdom and understanding, he made known to us the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ, to be put into effect when the times reach their fulfillment—to bring unity to all things in heaven and on earth under Christ.
[Ephesians 1 : 8 - 10  NIV]

To our natural minds, limited by our earthly experience, this looks a most unlikely outcome, doesn't it?
But Christians should not be so limited.
Indwelt by the Holy Spirit, and with God's written Word so readily available, we are equipped to know things beyond the natural.

Without this equipping, we would not believe other unlikely events such as the virgin birth of Jesus, his miracles and his resurrection.
Although most Christians do believe these, they don't believe God will hit His target of saving the world.

Most Christians seem to believe this result will not be achieved - God will miss His target - most of His creation will finish up estranged from Him, and eternally tormented to boot.

They don't realise that by believing that God will miss His target they are actually inferring that God will sin.

I'm not one of them.
God is not a sinner. Nor will He be.
He will achieve everything His Word says He will. Praise God!

Blessings, Barry