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Sin is an act or state of disobedience towards God.

Sin is any thought, act or state of being which is contrary to God's will. It can be defined as disobedience to his laws or as disbelief.

Use this tag for questions about the nature of sin, or Christian attitudes towards it.

The Westminster Shorter Catechism defines sin thusly:

Sin is any want of conformity unto, or transgression of, the law of God

See also:

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Under what conditions can a "good" or "charitable" act actually be sin?

In spite of a prevalent cultural attitude towards sin that excuses misbehavior if a person had "good intentions", most Christian traditions do not seem to include the persons feelings in the matter when defining an action as sin or not. However the…
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Are intentional sins somehow "worse?"

There seems to be a sense among many Christians that sins are somehow "less bad" if they were accidental. Leaving aside two salient points, namely: The entire point of grace is that sins are forgiven. That all sins are equal in the sight of a…
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Does playing Video games affect our relationship to God?

I am asking this question because the question about video games being sin was placed on hold, but I feel so compelled to answer it that I have decided to ask and answer my own question.
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Why is smoking a sin?

Many Christians are saying that smoking is sin. However, there are no cigarettes in the Bible. Personally, I don't smoke because the cigarette cover says "Smoking is injurious to health". Hence, I consider it foolishness to harm yourself. Moreover,…
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Are sins discrete events only, or can they also be of a continuous, on-going nature?

This has implications for how we have to repent of sin, and may have more serious repercussions that I haven't thought of. Discrete cases of sin seem obvious, as when we break a clear command with a single act or decision. But can we also sin in an…
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Cain vs Adam / Eve

Background Traditionally, in Sunday school one gets taught things like: Cain = evil. Cain murdered Abel his brother. Typically, in such environments, one also stresses the importance of obeying to one's parents and "being a good…
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Is every sinful behavior a sin?

In particular, is it sin when someone: does something sinful, but he is not aware of the sinfulness does something sinful, someone told him it is sinful, but he still doesn't feel it as sin does something not sinful, but he feels it as sin ? What…
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Do Christians believe that more sinful people suffer more on Earth?

I wonder what Christian groups believe that more sinful people suffer more on Earth due to God's punishment?
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If there is No sin in heaven and God is all love then how could the devil ever have sinned

Again, it is said that there is no sin in heaven. Jesus also told Mary to not touch him because he had not yet ascended to heaven. But how could the devil had sinned if he only knew God. It would have only been exposure to Love and perfection. It…
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Is having a collection greed?

Is it greedy to have a collection of material possessions (e.g. comics, stamps, etc.) that are not needed?
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What is the difference between sinning due to rebellion vs. sinning due to weakness?

I'm reading my NIV study bible in the book of Leviticus; Lev 4:3 to be exact. Anyway, the notes at the bottom was explaining a sin offering is for someone who committed a sin without realizing it or committed out of weakness rather than…
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How is sin transfered from one to another?

Question : How is sin transferred from person to another person? Not through birth? We can not accuse Adam when we see him that he caused all humanities sin. Why because the word says "we all have sinned and have gone astray". We all sin sometime…
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Is there a prescribed posture for prayer?

I want to know if it is wrong to lie in bed and pray. I know we should kneel and pray but when I do that I lose focus and is not as meaningful as when I am in bed so is it okay to lie in bed and give a meaningful prayer or should I just focus more…
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Is smoking sinful?

I know among some Christian groups (e.g. Laestadians) almost everyone smokes, while some other groups are very strict about it. However, the Bible doesn't have cigarettes. Is smoking sinful?
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Are all sins cursed by their own nature?

By cursed, I mean every sin leads the sinner to unhappiness or causes some social issue. I think the Holy Ghost is telling me all sin is cursed (even before the afterlife) even though the lowliest sins. I think even a white lie can be cursed because…
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