People usually think of things like stealing, lying and killing as sin but these things are evidences of sin.
Sin is missing the mark (the mark is God) sin is being unlike God.
The effects of sin are seen as immoral, filthy, and indecent actions, worship of idols and witchcraft. People become enemies and they fight; they become jealous, angry, and ambitious. etc etc.
In purgatory we are purified from sin's effects.
isolation
The study of sin is called hamartiology. It is a branch of theology that explores the nature of sin, its origin, effects, and ways to overcome it.
No, He didn't. He expiated ALL the sin of Mankind - ever. Did he deliver Mankind from its susceptibility to being enticed to sin? No. Did he remove the effects of the sin in the world up to that time? No. Did he remove the effects of the sin in the world after His time? No. But He promised that there will come a time when those issues will be dispatched, and sin and its effect - death - will be no more. Just give Him time.
Sin entered the world.
I am unclear as to what the "reality of sin" is. Sin itself is a very real thing in almost every religion. The real questions what are: what forms does the sin take, what categories of sins are there, how do you commit sin, how do you repent from sin, what are the physical/social/psychological effects of sinning, etc.
Pain to other people, ourselves, and God. Also separation from God.
The Minister's Black Veil
Roman Catholic AnswerNot "issues", just one, sin. Sin, and its effects are the root cause of discontent with Our Blessed Lord and His Church.
'Sin' means 'ignorance'. As we do acts then that would have its own effect. This is what we call as "Cause and Effect" As we insert hand into fire hand gets burnt. This is quite natural. Same way we human do so many things without knowing its apt effects. Any how effects are there and we experience it. But any away in the holy Bible sin is said to be "an act against God's will".
These are the effects. It: * Forgives sin. * Reconciles one with God and the community. * Increases grace and the virtue of charity. * Increases self knowledge and strengthens the will. (From the Grade 7 Christ Our Life Book)
These are the effects. It: * Forgives sin. * Reconciles one with God and the community. * Increases grace and the virtue of charity. * Increases self knowledge and strengthens the will. (From the Grade 7 Christ Our Life Book)