Sin In Its Essence
“For this reason sin in its essence is rebellion against God, refusal to be subject to him (Rom 8:7), enmity against God (Rom 5:10, 8:7; Col 1:21), disobedience (Rom 11:32; cf Gal 3:22; Eph 2:2, 5:6; et al.). One can define it as man’s willing-to-have-command-of-himself, wanting-to-be-as-God.” – Herman Ridderbos, Paul: an outline of his Theology, 106.
