What is Sin?

Question

I'm not talking about a text book answer. I want to know what you think a sin is and where do you draw your lines?

Answer 1

I try to set a good goal: "Love God completely, love neighbor as Self, and love as Christ loves."

"Missing the mark of the high calling in Christ Jesus" is one way to draw the "sin" line.

However, there are more levels of erring than simply having good and high goals, and not always achieving them.

In other words, "sin" is a little word covering a wide variety of possible "missing the marks."

So, again, would note stealing, sexual pollution, lying, hating, fighting without a good reason or cause, being too overweight, etc., are all kinds of sin, some more harmful than others.

"What is the Good?" is at the base of my belief, and it is also clear that there are many different ways of understanding and recognizing Good. Some of the more common include: "it's all matter," "there's no God that I see," "it's all relative," etc.

Generally, people who have appreciated their inner child, the happier moments of joy and purity, relate more closely to their soul--which is the inner child and childlike nature of which Jesus spoke.

It is the better part of wisdom to, as an ad-ult, someone going toward the Ultimate or God, Good, to champion, defend, and promote one's inner child. Reading e.g. Saint John's Gospel would be a way to recognize that which is Good and childlike, rather than bad, evil, spoiled, childish, selfish.

When a person who is not gross, dead in sins, recognizes they are doing something childish, sinful, they stop, as that sowing harms, distorts, and covers over their inner child for that time. Those who have given themselves over to sin, denying their inner sense or innocence, laugh at any notion that sinning harms one's childlike qualities. Such people have a lot to learn about their true self, God, and Christ, Truth.

"Expecting Adam," Martha Beck, "The Path of Virtue," Jonathan Murro, "The Great Divorce," C. S. Lewis, "When Invisible Children Sing," Dr. Huang, "University of Destruction," David Wheaton, and "The Beautiful Story of a Master," Louise-Marie Frenette, are great examples of modern writers who champion their inner child, their inner sense, the Kingdom within.

cordially,

j.

Answer 2

I base it on what I would regret later. If it is something that I will be sorry for or regret later on... even though in the heat of the moment is seems like the most clear answer- that would be my sin. So, I would say murder is a sin- but I guess why did I do it? If someone kills my child- well I would try to murder them- and wouldn't feel bad about it afterwards, so to me it wouldn't be a sin. I suppose that is why there are laws- so that the really messed up people who can justify murder and things like that can't just do it! Anywhoo- that is just me.

Answer 3

Transgression of the law. Now that may seem like a textbook answer but it isn't. I'm a Christian and I have come to see the why, and how a sin is. We didn't know sin until we had knowledge and it was God who told us.....'here are the laws to break them is a sin and that will separate you from me'. Now of course I've paraphrased it but I hope you get the idea.
In order for you and I and all that we know and love to be with God we have to be sinless, you cannot have imperfections with perfection. So God designed a plan of Salvation and we decide to accept His plan or reject His plan. Jesus the Christ is pivotal in His plan for Salvation. Here the Christ pays for our sins and we are seen as perfect as Jesus was. Sinless, virginal, and whiter than the bright light of the sun.
Faith is what we have to have for that. Not blind faith, but faith in God and His plan for salvation. With faith we can be saved.
Sin is a transgression of the law.

Answer 4

Hello Gumby L,

What is a Sin? Well in the traditional religious culture, i would define a sin as an action that is 'inherently bad for its own sake'.
I do not believe in Sins. I do however believe that certain actions are generally to be avoided because they tend to have unwanted consequences.
For example, we can generally conclude that murder is bad, but why is it bad? In my opinion, because upon murdering someone, 1) you force your will upon them, 2) deny them their life, and 3) go against their wishes and best interest.

Answer 5

You can sin in many ways.... sin against your own body by over eating, drinking, etc. We all know right from wrong and when we do something wrong we are really sinning against ourself. And of course the ten commandments would be sinful to go against.

Answer 6

it depends upon what u think. if u had read bible or some other holy books, it have describe what are we suppose to do and not to do as said by GOD. BUT if u have not read anything than ur a lucky guy coz u are free to do whatever u want. sin is different in different religion.

Answer 7

Sin=
Silly
Ineffective
Nonsense

It is a Greek archery term meaning "missed the mark".
You know what actions bring you closer to or farther from "source". Those that take you farther from it make you miss the mark and thus are called "sins". You are not damned because of them, Your relationship to source is not as close when you choose to "miss the mark".

Answer 8

"Sin" the word is affiliated to the prohibited actions mentioned in the holy books. the word has a religious stain. but I think that it can involve any action that would make you feel guilty. and if we lost this feeling "guilty", so we do not need holy books any more, because it means we lost our human side

Answer 9

Sin is offending God,even venial sins.(my own answer)

Answer 10

a sin is an offense against god. Since god is imaginary, so is sin.