- For a general discussion of the concept of sin and the view of
it by other traditions, see Sin. Sin, according to the teachings
of most Fundamentalists, is at the root of the tendency to set
one's own will in opposition to that of God and the general
deficiency of our own moral character compared to that of God.
God is Perfect and Holy, and thus cannot tolerate any kind of
blemish in His Presence. Sin refers both to action (or inaction)
and state of being. A particular sin is an action or inaction
that does not conform to God's character, and especially any
action that is committed with the foreknowledge that it is
contrary to conscience or morality or divine law. Humans have
inherent knowledge of right and wrong that was obtained at the
time Adam and Eve ate of the fruit of Tree of Knowledge of Good
and Evil. We commit "sin" when our actions violate these
instincts. It is through sinful acts that we fall short of God's
intended design and will. Such behavior displeases God and
causes us to be separated fro