The word ‘sin’ in Greek is ‘hamartia’, which means ‘missing the mark’. This sounds kind of like a mistake. However, when we look at the use of the word throughout the Gospels, it reveals that it is about missing the mark in a particular way. Sin is when we turn from God, often turning in on ourselves. Therefore it isn’t a list of ‘bad’ things, but a condition of being separated from God. Repentance literally means to turn around, as in, face the other direction or in this case, turn toward Jesus and follow wherever He leads. – Pastor Trudy Stoffel
