Terribly Distracted from the Goal
If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door. Its desire is contrary to you, but you must rule over it." (Gen. 4:7 ESV) Q. 14. What is sin? A. Sin is any want of conformity unto, or transgression of, the law of God. The first time sin is mentioned in the Bible is Genesis 4:7 where Cain is warned that temptation to sin is coming. If we look at this passage, does the definition from the Westminster Shorter Catechism (WSC) make sense? Can we replace the word sin with definition from the catechism? It then becomes thus: If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, a want of conformity unto, or transgression of, the law is crouching at the door. Its desire is contrary to you, but you must rule over it." (Gen. 4:7 Catechism Definition Substitution Version.) Does this make sense? Let us first examine if this makes sense from a cultural point of view. From a modern point of view, we don'