Two Types of Sin
“If anyone, then, knows the good they ought to do and doesn’t do it, it is sin for them.” – James 4:17 In order to define what it means to have an awesome life, we need to talk about sin, which is what destroys eternal life within us. When we talk about sin, many of us become a little turned off. There are many of us Christians who grew up in households that practiced legalistic principles, and I think that’s why. In order to understand sin, we must realize that there are two types. According to theology, the first type of sin is referred to as a sin of commission. This is often something we say or do that hurts someone, and it is often obvious. Perhaps when you were growing up in church you were taught: Don’t drink, don’t smoke, don’t chew, don’t steal, don’t harm anyone, don’t commit