The answer
The meaning of sin is derived from wrong-doing, which is the misdeed of man by not turning to God as his aim and the source of his being and existence.
Holy Scripture defines sin as “transgression” (1 John 3:4), i.e. infringing on the holiness of God, and defying His law. This definition entails doubting and being suspicious of God, or having the desire to deceive and become unfaithful to Him, whether by word, thought, deed, or by all senses. The inevitable consequence then is distance, and separation, from God. This is why it is said that “the wages of sin is death,”22 which means that death is a natural offspring of sin, which is a separation from the Source of Life, and the Origin of man and his existence (Jas. 1:15).
His Holiness Pope Tawadros II
Notes
22 Translator’s note: Rom. 6:23.
Pope Tawadros II, My Faith: A Series of Dialogues on the Creed (Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate, 2014), 56–57.
The pages in the book (56–57)
