Westminster Shorter Catechism
Question 14
What is sin?
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Sin is any want of conformity unto, or transgression of, the law of God.1
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1 John 3:4. Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.
James 4:17. Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.
Romans 3:23. For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.
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Center for Reformed Theology and Apologetics Shorter Catechism - Visit the website
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The Presbyterian Standards - Table of Contents