Why Sin?

Updated: May 20, 2026

Sin is simply breaking the law. This can happen whether one is conscious of the law or not. Also sin’s consequences still happen whether one is conscious of them or not. Do the consequences of sin recognize age, status, or lineage? No, any more than gravity or the laws of physics bend for those factors. Sin is a cause with a negative effect. If this weren’t true, it would not be sin. It is important that we take to heart this simple fact.

The Bible book of Romans is a long explanation of both sin and righteousness, and a successful Christian life requires that you understand and believe its message. To summarize: Jesus’ once-and-for-all sacrifice made us righteous. By faith, we accept this and are justified, taking ourselves out of the Kingdom of Darkness and becoming born anew into the Kingdom of God. Then all the promises of God apply to us!

We should no longer live as slaves to sin (we still have a choice whether or not to do so), and so we should not be comfortable with identifying ourselves as a “sinner”. A sinner is one who is known to sin and has a habit of sinning. Their lifestyle is one of ever ignoring and then trying to escape the laws of nature, like someone swimming in a shark tank. Deadly results are inevitable.

As we walk with the Lord and get to know His voice, we find that He steers us away from the pitfalls of sin. It doesn’t mean that we never sin, it just means that sin and a sin consciousness vanish. We become effectively dead to sin. We don’t fear sinning. If we blow it, we know that we can immediately confess it, forsake it, be forgiven by God, and move on. No special feeling or penance is necessary because we know that Jesus already paid the price for it. We have God’s own Word on that — the verdict of the highest court there is!
(1 John 3:4, John 19:11, Romans 5:12-14, Romans 5:18-19, Romans 6:11-15, 2 Corinthians 1:19-20, Romans 6:23, Acts 10:15)