This second part of five studies on the nature of sin has to do with how we perceive it. Since the very beginning in the Garden of Eden – man and his adversary the devil – have tried to cloud the issue – the existence of sin.

It is impossible to deny the existence of sin. Our entire world has been deep in a conflict between good and evil for thousands of years. If, as pop-culture and satanists maintain, sin is an “illness,” or mere “lifestyle” choice – then there would be no need for prisons, or even a judicial system!

Left to his own imaginations – mankind, under the influence of the evil one – relabels sin to make it more palatable. Adultery is changed into indiscretion. Gluttony, perversion and idleness become simple weaknesses of the flesh. To devout religionists – it is the absence of good – their own brand of good, to be precise. Academia defines sin as ignorance, and evolutionists lump it into the “nature of the beast,” hash. The most recent permutation in the “renaming the sin game” is identifying sin as a disease needing to be treated by science. The patient is not a sinner – the patient is sick!

SINCE MANKIND IS INCAPABLE OF DETERMINING THE TRUTH ABOUT SIN – IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT WE RELY ONLY ON GOD AND HIS WORD TO DEFINE SIN FOR US.

Sin is the transgression of the law. 1 John 3:4 – Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.

Sin is coming short of the glory of God. Rom. 3:23 – For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.

Sin is rebellion against God. Isa. 1:2 – Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth: for the Lord hath spoken, I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against Me.

Sin is unbelief, it makes God a liar. 1 John 5:10 – He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made Him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of His Son.

Sin is “doing it my way,” planning your life according to your own will, without seeking the will of God. Isa. 53:6 – All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on Him the iniquity of us all.

Sin is all unrighteousness. 1 John 5:17 – All unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin not unto death.

Sin is a folly to deceive you, a force to destroy you and a fact to condemn you. Sin is a volitional act of disobedience against the revealed will of God. [Author unknown]