Wayne Grudem on the Definition of Sin (
Systematic Theology, 492):
"Finally, we should note that this definition ["sin is lawlessness" 1 Jn 3:4] emphasizes the seriousness of sin. We realize from experience that sin is harmful to our lives, that it brings pain and destructive consequences to us and to others affected by it. But to define sin as failure to conform to the moral law of God, is to say that sin is more than simply painful and destructive--it is also wrong in the deepest sense of the word. In a universe created by God, sin ought not to be approved. Sin is directly opposite to all that is good in the character of God, and just as God necessarily and eternally delights in himself and in all that he is, so God necessarily and eternally hates sin. It is, in essence, the contradiction of the excellence of his moral character. It contradicts his holiness, and he must hate it."
Does that make you see your sin any clearer? Hate your sin any more? Know your God any better?
