Sin
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+ | “No one is free from [[original sin|sin]] in your sight, not even an [[infant]] whose span of earthly life is but a single day.”--[[Confessions (Augustine)|''Confessions'']] (397-98 AD) by Augustine | ||
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+ | [[Image:Detail from Superbia, 1577, Bruegel.jpg |thumb|right|200px|Detail of ''[[Superbia]]'' ([[1577]]) by [[Pieter Bruegel the Elder]], science fiction [[avant-la-lettre]] (from the collection [[The Seven Deadly Sins or the Seven Vices (Pieter Bruegel the Elder)|''The Seven Deadly Sins or the Seven Vices'']])]] | ||
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'''Sin''' is a term used mainly in a [[religion|religious]] context to describe an act that violates a [[morality|moral]] [[rule]], or the state of having committed such a [[violation]]. Sin typically involves deliberately or purposefully [[harm]]ing some living organism (including human as well as other living animals or organisms) without a proper reason. | '''Sin''' is a term used mainly in a [[religion|religious]] context to describe an act that violates a [[morality|moral]] [[rule]], or the state of having committed such a [[violation]]. Sin typically involves deliberately or purposefully [[harm]]ing some living organism (including human as well as other living animals or organisms) without a proper reason. | ||
- | == See == | + | == Christian views of sin == |
- | *[[Original sin]] | + | :''[[Christian views of sin]] |
+ | In [[Western Christianity]], sin is viewed as a legal infraction or contract violation, and so salvation tends to be viewed in legal terms, similar to Jewish law. In [[Eastern Christianity]], sin is viewed in terms of its effects on relationships, both among people and between people and God. The Bible portrays sin as not following God's moral guidance, based on the account of [[Adam and Eve]] in the [[Book of Genesis]]. Sin is to know God's will, but willfully choose to ignore it. | ||
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+ | == See also == | ||
+ | * [[Actual sin]] | ||
+ | * [[Asceticism]] | ||
+ | * [[Catholic guilt]] | ||
+ | * [[Devil]] | ||
+ | * [[Fall of Man]] | ||
+ | * [[Hamartia]] | ||
+ | * [[Hedonism]] | ||
+ | * [[Internal sin]] | ||
+ | * [[Morality]] | ||
+ | * [[Mortal sin]] | ||
+ | * [[Original sin]] | ||
+ | * [[Religious law]] | ||
+ | * [[Seven deadly sins]] | ||
+ | * [[Sin-offering]] | ||
+ | * [[Taboo]] | ||
+ | * [[Total depravity]] | ||
+ | * [[Venial sin]] | ||
+ | * [[Vice]] | ||
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“No one is free from sin in your sight, not even an infant whose span of earthly life is but a single day.”--Confessions (397-98 AD) by Augustine |
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Sin is a term used mainly in a religious context to describe an act that violates a moral rule, or the state of having committed such a violation. Sin typically involves deliberately or purposefully harming some living organism (including human as well as other living animals or organisms) without a proper reason.
Christian views of sin
In Western Christianity, sin is viewed as a legal infraction or contract violation, and so salvation tends to be viewed in legal terms, similar to Jewish law. In Eastern Christianity, sin is viewed in terms of its effects on relationships, both among people and between people and God. The Bible portrays sin as not following God's moral guidance, based on the account of Adam and Eve in the Book of Genesis. Sin is to know God's will, but willfully choose to ignore it.
See also
- Actual sin
- Asceticism
- Catholic guilt
- Devil
- Fall of Man
- Hamartia
- Hedonism
- Internal sin
- Morality
- Mortal sin
- Original sin
- Religious law
- Seven deadly sins
- Sin-offering
- Taboo
- Total depravity
- Venial sin
- Vice