Summary:
At its root, sin is rejecting that God is smarter/wiser than you and loves you more than you understand. Sin is doing something different than what God says is good for you.  It is rejecting (not believing in) God’s love and wisdom.  It is rejecting God and saying that we really are God because we know better than Him.  It is like the 6-year-old telling their parent that they really don’t know what is right or don’t want the best for them.

A little more:
We look at the stuff we do wrong and try to put it in perspective of our overall self-evaluation that we are basically a good person.  We look at our own value system and think we’re doing pretty good by our self-measurement.  But if we look at the whole world, we realize everyone is doing that and it leads to a big mess.   God is our designer and knows what is best for us just like a wise and loving parent knows what is better for the 6-year-old than the child does.  The parent gives counsel, but allows the child to continue in their lifestyle.  The wise and loving parent never tells the child experiencing the life lesson that what they are doing is OK in order to make them “feel good”, but does affirm their love for the child while being consistent in their counsel.

Put simply, sin is rejecting that God is wiser than you and choosing your ways over God’s ways — just as the 6-year-old does.

Read FAQ “Can I know that I am going to Heaven?”
Read FAQ “Why Glorify God”
Read FAQ  “6-year-old picture story”
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