Make every thought captive to the Word of God. Question 14 - Westminster Shorter Catechism Sin is any want of conformity unto, or transgression of, the law of God.
Some people suppose that salvation is a lot like winning such an unexpected prize.
Suppose however that you won a debt of a hundred million dollars and had to spend the rest of this life and the next paying off that incredible debt. In that light do reconsider the debt of sin. But its end is the way of death. The temptation of works righteousness is strong indeed. This has been a constant blight upon Christ's Church from the very beginning.