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Sin is an offence against God. Sin separates us from God and can only be healed through Christ, who in the perfect sacrifice died for our sins. | |||
== Etymology == | |||
from OE ''synn'' for "moral wrongdoing, injury, mischief, enmity, feud, guilt, crime, offense against God, misdeed" | |||
* from PIE '''*snt-ya-''', forming '''*es-ont-''' for "becoming" | |||
** in Germanic language groups, took on meaning of "it is true". as in "the sin is real" | |||
== Definition of sin == | == Definition of sin == | ||
*from Catechism [https://www.usccb.org/sites/default/files/flipbooks/catechism/460/ CCC 1871]: | *from Catechism [https://www.usccb.org/sites/default/files/flipbooks/catechism/460/ CCC 1871]: | ||
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* and eternal separation from God is hell. | * 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": | 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, | * 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, | ||
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* 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> | * 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. | ** 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 === | === Sin is knowing it is wrong and doing it anyway === | ||
* from [https://bible.usccb.org/bible/james/4?17 Jas 4:17] | * 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> | <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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== "The Morality of Human Acts" == | == "The Morality of Human Acts" == | ||