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== Definition of sin == | == Definition of sin == | ||
Catechism | |||
*'''sin is an offense against God''' | |||
* '''sin is disobedience to God''' | |||
** from Catechism [https://www.usccb.org/sites/default/files/flipbooks/catechism/460/ CCC 1871]: | |||
<blockquote>Sin is an utterance, a deed, or a desire contrary to the eternal law (St. Augustine, Faust 22: PL 42, 418). It is an offense against God. It rises up against God in a disobedience contrary to the obedience of Christ.</blockquote> | <blockquote>Sin is an utterance, a deed, or a desire contrary to the eternal law (St. Augustine, Faust 22: PL 42, 418). It is an offense against God. It rises up against God in a disobedience contrary to the obedience of Christ.</blockquote> | ||
* sin is | * '''sin is knowing it is wrong and doing it anyway''' | ||
** from [https://bible.usccb.org/bible/james/4?17 Jas 4:17] | |||
<blockquote>"So for one who knows the right thing to do and does not do it, it is a sin."</blockquote> | |||
=== Etymology === | === Etymology === | ||