In order to fully understand sin we need to know a few key points. Sin is a major part of being a Christian. No one is perfect like God and no one will never sin, it is just physically impossible. The first sin which occurred by Adam and Eve was when they disobeyed God’s orders and ate from the tree of Knowledge. We all have done things that we feel ashamed and unhappy about, we cannot rewind time and change history we need to take responsibility and repent our sins. Sins are all around us because every minute of every day someone is sinning. These are some things you could learn about sin.

    Missing the mark is very important key note that everyone needs to know about sinning. "The Hebrew word in the Old Testament most commonly translated as sin is Chata,a word that literally means "to miss" as in an archer missing this target. This concept points us to another key understanding of sin, that sin is missing the goal of living a life that is in harmony with God's Eternal Law". (Article 10 page 55) This quote tells us that when we sin we are not only breaking our relationship with God and going against God but also it causes us to take a detour on our path to our goal of our life. Missing the mark mostly occurred during salvation history. missing the mark sinning did not just occur to average people it happened to some of our heroes of the Old Testament, some examples are Samson, Samuel, Gideon, King David and King Solomon.  Sin can control us and take our over. In some occasion we may want to do the right thing but we end up doing the wrong thing because we are so used to that way of acting. We need to break away from that habit and create a new habit in which we do the right thing over the wrong thing. Sin is very powerful and very hard to control sometimes because we could become so used to doing it, which needs to change now.

    “For the wages of sin is death but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord”.(Article 11 page 62) Sin is a serious thing and should not be brushed off and be treated like it is not important. A little sin like lying could eventually turn into something huge where you completely break the relationship you have with God. The road you take when you sin is a dangerous path and you should evacuate as quick as you possible could. We are have sinned before in our life, this ok because God knows we are not perfect like he is. So when we sin we should as soon as possible or at least once a year repent our sins during the sacrament of reconciliation. It is very important to repent our sins because if our sins add up and add up over time and never are repented that could mean we won’t end up in Heaven with God in the eternal life, we would end up in Hell because of those unrepented sins. It is very important and necessary to repent our sins and then try our hardest to never commit those same exact sins. Reconciliation is key to feeling better and to healing the relationship in which sin damaged.

     “Three elements determine the morality of any human act: (1) the object, that is the specific thing the person is choosing to do, (2) the intention of the person doing the action and, (3) the circumstances surrounding the act.”(Article 12 page61) There are many objects to the criteria that make a sin a sin. These are a few of the criteria for a sin. The person has to know what they are doing or about to do is wrong. The person needs to understand they are going against God. The person needs to realize they are turning away from God. There are some cases where the act is always morally wrong and ALWAYS a sin, such as rape, adultery, murder and blasphemy. Sin should be taken very seriously because it is such a big deal.

     “{Sin is} an offense against God as well as a fault against reason, truth and right conscience. Sin is deliberate thought, word or deed or omission contrary to the Eternal Law of God. In judging the gravity of sin, it is customary to distinguish between mortal and venial sins”. (Article 13 page 66) There are a few different classes of sins. Sins of commission is the direct outcome of free will and having the ability of choosing our thoughts and word and deeds. Sins of omission are sins that are the outcome of a failure to do something that is required by God’s rules and laws to do. Mortal sin are actions that are so serious they completely break our relationship with God, the result from committing this sin God condemns you to eternal death. In order to be a mortal sin it has to do with something of a grave matter, the person has to fully know what they are about to do is something bad and evil and the last thing is the person must give their full consent while committing the act. Venial sin is a less serious sin than moral sin but this will slowly add up to the same damage that is created from the mortal sin. Capital sins are seven particular sin that lead to other sins; pride, covetousness (greed), envy, anger (wrath), gluttony, lust and sloth. There are many different categories of sin some are based off of how serious and some are based off of whether or not they are a sin or not. Some sins are over looked because people don’t think they are a sin, these are mostly sins of omission. A sin is a sin and in God eye it is very important and it should be in our eyes too, even if it is not a moral sin it still should matter in our eyes.

        “Some sins seem to infect societies, sins that become accepted as normal attitudes or action by a significant number of people in that society.” (Article 14 page 69)  There are some sins that are accepted by our society but not by our faith a prime example of this is Abortion. Abortion is becoming legal in many states and people think nothing of having an abortion. This is an act of killing a baby and should never be accepted anywhere.  Our society has decided to make this action ok even though it goes against many of our faith beliefs. Everyone is made in God’s image and is created for a purpose no one has the right to take the life away from someone. Social sins occur when an attitude of the society changes from being totally against something to accepting it and helping promote it. Social sin could eventually become part of a law. When society changes their attitude we need to stand up and change their attitude because obviously they have a wrong and bad attitude towards that subject and they need guidance in getting onto the right path. Help stop social sin.

          Sin is a very important topic and should not be taken lightly and should always be repented. Sins are something every person could learn more about and be educated more on because of how much sinning occurs in our world every minute.