what is sin?

Answer 1

Missing the mark, not perfect,disobedience to any command God gives.

Answer 2

Every human is born with a sinful nature. That is the natural ability to have wrong thoughts and actions.

When Adam and Eve were first placed in the Garden of Eden, they had no sin and they were in complete fellowship with God. When they disobeyed God by partaking of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, they became sinful because they then could sin. We also have this nature.

God sent His only begotten Son, Jesus, to the earth to live, die, and be resurrected. Jesus was with out sin. He was the only sacrifice that could bring us back to God and fellowship with Him.

Belief that Jesus Christ is God's Son, Accepting Him as our Lord and Savior and repentance of our sins (turning away from), is what brings us back to God and assures us of eternal life with Him.

So, sin is everything that we do and that we are without Jesus.

Answer 3

The Bible's definition of sin is "fallen short of the glory of God"
So pretty much, disobedience against God.
We were created by him, and for His glory, but we have rebelled, that is sin.
Think of it this way, you shoot an arrow, with all your strength at a target. You are told that you missed, when you ask how, you are told then you have fallen short, you haven't even reached the target, so there's nothing you can do.
The Bible teaches us that we have fallen short, therefore there is nothing we can do. We have tried with all our strength, and still fell short. We cannot attain heaven on our own good works, because the Bible tells is that all our righteousness is as filthy rags. Every one of us is on our way to hell.

But God has given us a gift ("The wages if sin is death but the gift of God is eternal life") Through His Son Jesus Christ. Jesus came to earth as a God-man, and died on the cross for our sins. His blood has paid our penalty, then he rose again, conquering sin and death.

Here's an illustration:
You have committed a crime, and the Judge sentences you to pay a fine, if you cannot pay this fine, you must spend a life sentence in jail. You cannot pay the fine, and you are condemned to jail. But then, someone that you do not even know steps out and pays your fine for you, and all you have to do is accept His gift.

That is what Christ did for you. When there was no hope, He stepped down and paid your fine. ("God commendeth His love towards us in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us") All you have to do is accept His gift, and believe on Jesus Christ as you personal saviour. ("But if thou shalt confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and believe in your heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness, adn with the mouth confession is made unto salvation")

Accept Him today, IT IS FREE

"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believeth in him, should not perish, but have everlasting life."

Answer 4

Sin is a deliberate thought, word, deed, or omission contrary to the eternal law of God.

In other words, sin is anything that hurts your relationship with God.

With love in Christ.

Answer 5

Sin is a willful transgression against a known law of God. Mistakes are not sin.

Answer 6

Sin is something that we as humans commit after God put it in the Bible and told us not to do it. Sin is anything wrong that we do that we know that God told us not to.

Answer 7

In a nutshell, Sin is Lawlessness

Answer 8

By the Christian definition, it seems to be anything that separates you from God.

Hmm, now that I've written that down, I must think on it a bit. I have no idea where that one came from.

Answer 9

See my answer to your later question.