What is sin?

■ noun1 an immoral act considered to be a transgression against divine law.2 an act regarded as a serious offence.■ verb (sins, sinning, sinned) commit a sin.

▶ (sin against) cause offence or harm to.– phrases

• for one’s sins humorous, chiefly Brit. as a punishment.• live in sin informal, dated (of an unmarried couple) live together.- derivatives sinful adjective sinfully adverb sinfulness noun sinless • adjective sinlessly adverb sinlessness noun- origin Old English synn (noun), syngian (verb); probably related to Latin

sons, sont- ‘guilty’.

Soanes, C., & Stevenson, A. (2004). Concise Oxford English dictionary (11th ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press.

There is no difference. For all have sinned and fall short of the

glory of God,and are justified freely by His grace through the redemption

that is in Christ Jesus.

Romans 3:23-24