What is sin? This is a question that I have asked myself now and in the past. Not knowing much about this question, it is important to understand and have the knowledge of what sin is all about. According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, "Sin is an offense against reason, truth, and right conscience; it is failure in genuine love for God and neighbor caused by a perverse attachment to certain goods" (Catechism of the Catholic Church). They also state that "Sin is an offense to God: Sin sets itself against God's love for use and turns out hearts away from it" (Catechism of the Catholic Church). With this being said, as humans when we sin, we are committing an action that God does not like and it is something that is frowned upon. Although human beings sin continually because they are selfish and addicted, God continues to love them and forgive their sins. People are constantly sinning, even when they are not aware. Telling lies to others, and telling half-truths to someone is sinning. When a friend asks for your help and you make up a story about what you are doing because you do not have time to assist them, then once again you are sinning. Sinning comes in many shapes and forms. It is not necessarily something horrible, like murder. It can be as little as something that is said to a friend or relative that is not true. Sin has many forms and that is why it is important to confess your sins so that you can be forgiven by God.
We have the choice to make the decision to sin or not to sin. Yes, we do make mistakes as humans, and some of the mistakes that we make are actions that offend God. The choice we make to be pure and to have a faithful connection with God and not commit that offensive action before God is the personal decision we face almost everyday. According to Patrick McCormick: "Sin is better understood as the repudiation of the will of God by a human person" (pp.