Editing Sin (section)

== Definition of sin ==
*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). </blockquote>

=== Sin is an offense against God ===

* from Catechism [https://www.usccb.org/sites/default/files/flipbooks/catechism/460/ CCC 1871]:

<blockquote>It is an offense against God. </blockquote>

=== Sin is disobedience to God ===
* from Catechism [https://www.usccb.org/sites/default/files/flipbooks/catechism/460/ CCC 1871]:<blockquote>It rises up against God in a disobedience contrary to the obedience of Christ.</blockquote>

=== Sin is separation from God ===

Jesus teaches ([https://bible.usccb.org/bible/matthew/12?30 Mt. 12:30]):<blockquote>Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters.</blockquote>
* "scatter" means separated from God
** the word "devil" comes from , which means "to cast away, scatter" (see [[Glossary of terms for catechism of the Catholic faith|Glossary]])
* therefore sin is separation from God
* and eternal separation from God is hell.

==== Scattering v. Gathering ====
Since the Fall of Man from Eden, across [[Salvation History]], man has committed sins against God, even in violation of the Covenants that God, from his love, granted him via Abraham, Moses, and David. We can look upon this history as one of overcoming our sinful nature, inherited from Adam and Even, which can only be accomplished by the unblemished lamb, the Son of Man, Jesus. 

See [[Salvation History]]

==== Opposite of separation: with God ====
The opposite of separation is togetherness, or "with God":
* when in [https://bible.usccb.org/bible/luke/1:28 Lk 1:28], the Archangel Gabriel spoke to Mary at the Annunciation, he told her,

<blockquote>And coming to her, he said, “Hail, favored one! The Lord is with you.”</blockquote>

* "The Lord is with you" means that Mary is not separated from God;
** thereby she has no sin.
* note that the Old Testament prophets use "God is with you" or "the Lord is with you" when announcing God's intentions for such figures as Abraham, Samuel, David and Gideon.<ref>See [https://www.biblegateway.com/quicksearch/?quicksearch=%22God+is+with+you%22&version=NABRE BibleGateway - Keyword Search: "God is with you"] and [https://www.biblegateway.com/quicksearch/?quicksearch=%22Lord+is+with+you%22&version=NABRE BibleGateway - Keyword Search: "Lord is with you"]</ref> 
** however, that indicates God's purpose and support for a mission but not a state of sinlessness, as it does for Mary, which is why the Archangel calls her "favored one", also indicating her state of Grace.

=== 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>

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