What is sin? Are all people sinners?

Answer 1

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.

As a result of Original Sin, all people have the inclination to sin.

With love in Christ.

Answer 2

Re: are all people sinners:

What sin has a newborn baby committed?

Or, for the pro-lifers who believe that a fertilized egg is a person, what sin has an aborted or miscarried fertilized egg committed?

What about one who's profoundly mentally retarded?

How can anyone rationally call these sinners?

Answer 3

Sin is violation of God's Word. All have sinned and fall short of the Glory of God.

Redemption is through repentance, baptism in Jesus Name, and the infilling of the Holy Ghost

See Acts 2:38

Answer 4

It's a made up concept that takes immorality and bad ethics to the extreme - a whole new level where even if you trip and curse you're automatically sinning. Sinning is when you do ANY negative thing even IF it doesn't hurt anyone else. It's ridiculous.

Answer 5

sin is an act of disobeying God.

the fact that we are born sinners results in the fact that we all sin. notice the progression in romans 5:12: sin entered the world through adam, death follows sin, death comes to all people, all people sin because they inherit sin from adam. thankfully, Jesus Christ is the savior from sin

Answer 6

sin opposes the law of God (1 John 3:4). all have sinned (Romans 3:23).

Answer 7

For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

The bible says everyone has. But there is good news!
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Answer 8

"Sin" is disobedience of God; another definition is rebellion against His rule as King, sovereign, and Creator. Thus, yes, all humans sin. Every human begins by disobeying. You might have noticed how one never needs to teach a toddler how to say "No." They seem to learn that one very easily. The next 18 years are spent teaching the kid how to say "Yes."

Answer 9

I would say sin is anything violating the 10 comandments.

Answer 10

1. transgression of divine law: the sin of Adam.
2. any act regarded as such a transgression, esp. a willful or deliberate violation of some religious or moral principle.
3. any reprehensible or regrettable action, behavior, lapse, etc.; great fault or offense: It's a sin to waste time.
–verb (used without object) 4. to commit a sinful act.
5. to offend against a principle, standard, etc.
–verb (used with object) 6. to commit or perform sinfully: He sinned his crimes without compunction.
7. to bring, drive, etc., by sinning: He sinned his soul to perdition.

And yes, we all have the sin nature!