{{Bible}}{{etymology|From [[Old English]] ''synn'', from either [[Old Norse]] ''synd'' or [[German language|German]] ''Sünde'', from ''sun(d)jo'' it is true, from [[Sanskrit]](?) ''es-'' it is.}}
{{Bible}}{{etymology|From [[Old English]] ''synn'', from either [[Old Norse]] ''synd'' or [[German language|German]] ''Sünde'', from ''sun(d)jo'' it is true, from [[Sanskrit]](?) ''es-'' it is.}}
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[[Sin]] is any failure to conform to the letter of a given code of [[morality]], or the state of being of one so failing to conform, or the state of the world that results from such failure.
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[[Sin]] is a failure to conform to a given code of [[morality]], or the state of being of one so failing to conform, or the state of the world that results from such failure.
Only by trusting in Jesus Christ as God's offer of forgiveness, can we be saved after sinning.
Only by trusting in Jesus Christ as God's offer of forgiveness, can we be saved after sinning.