Sin is anything that separates us from God. Some people believe that we are born sinful, what we call “original sin.” In recent years, some progressive Presbyterians have come to believe that we are not born sinful…that sin is not our original condition. Instead, sin comes from human selfishness and a desire to focus only on ourselves. We are born beautiful with the spark of God’s divine love inside us and the potential to become people who honor God and live in love.
Sin can also mean actions like lying, cheating, stealing, committing murder…things we do that alienate us from God. Sin is missing the mark God.  We fail to be who God wants us to be and who we know we should be.