A Multipurpose Word for All Kinds of Evil

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Sin is a strange word to use in western culture, largely because we don’t really know what it means. It is not going against the grain of cultural standards (an act of cultural heresy, which we’ll get to later), nor is it making a poor decision. Nor is it even the temptation to defy God and His commands (Matt. 4). It is a deliberate, and multifaceted act:

Missing the mark. Sin is falling short of God’s glory and His standards for humanity by our conscious choice to defy Him. Transgression....