How do we commit sin?

Common parlance agrees that committing a sin is not advisable. Is sin an unpredictable process? Or what is a sin?  Dictionary defines it as an act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God's will. Let’s have a look at a few aspects of sin. I would like to take a quick tour on the lives of a few great men to analyze those various aspects.

All of us believe in rules and regulations of social culture and we anticipate that the past tradition followed these cultural rules better than us. For example, harassing a woman is not accepted in the current world and we can’t even think of recognizing the act of stealing the apparels of women from their bathing place. In my opinion, we need to reduce the punishment for such deeds as we have a tradition of acclaiming a person who has done this as God….We really do hate people who chases women, but we have no right to do it as we are adoring a man who had cut the nose and ears. He did not even spare her breasts…so sad, right?

Why are we making fuss on increased rate of divorces…Why do we say that it is because we do follow western culture…No, it is from our own culture…Look at Rama and Sita. Rama could not even keep her as an ordinary subject of his kingdom…His revenge let pregnant Sita to have a worst life at forest, even though she had proved her chastity with fire test. From this incident, we have made up our mind for one thing that we will never consider a person whose bloodline is from outside to become the heir for family fortune. I think we must change that because we have a tradition of doing it. Even gods where supporting such people as we could see in the case of pandavas.  So strange, right?

We don’t need to worry only about our tradition. Formation of Anglican church is an example. When pope annulled one of the marriages of King Henry viii sowed seeds for it. From these incidents, we can conclude that there is not a proper definition for the term sin. If we would list such things, a number of similar incidents can be presented from across the world. All because of the lack of a clear definition of the term, sin. Of course Jews do have a list of Ten Commandments along with a number of definitions. The Old Testament says that if someone hurt you, hurt him instead, but Christ demands more. He wants a person to show his left cheek if someone slaps on his right cheek. Here we can see a clear cut difference in the definition of the term sin.

Human beings are subject to commit sins. No religious persona had explained the term sin, but Jesus urges his disciples to pray not to bring them to the temptation. So we can generalize that temptation is the gate of sin. How can we analyze it. Let’s take the case of Peter, the most trusted disciple of Jesus.  Peter did not agree with Jesus when he told that Peter will contrast Jesus 3 times.  John accompanied Jesus when he was being taken for prosecution, but Peter preferred to stay back. He was in company of some servants outside the place of prosecution. In that company, a situation aroused in which Peter had to contrast with Jesus. Thus temptation and further sin is not inevitable. We can avoid them if we can be in company of God. The story of Adam and Eve outlines this conclusion in a better way.