But no such destiny could be envisioned or achieved without salvation from sin in all its ramifications and liabilities. In order to be salvation to it must first of all be salvation from . We cannot assess the gravity of sin unless we probe to that which is central in its definition. The iniquity of sin is thereby disclosed. Again, if we say that sin is the assertion of human autonomy versus the sovereignty of God we are saying something relevant.
Sin is precisely that, and it became apparent in Eden when the sin of our race began.
Sin is the contradiction of God, contradiction all along the line of God s unique and essential glory. This was blatant contradiction of God s veracity. Our Lord s indictment of the tempter is to the effect that his own fall from integrity was of the same character as that by which he seduced Eve. He was a murderer from the beginning and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. It is significant that the law of God should be specified in this connection.