We have taken full advantage of the freedom God has given us - we have used it to turn our backs on God and go our own way. In turning away from God, our lives have become impoverished - they fall well short of their full potential. Another word for this is Sin...

"All have sinned and fallen short of the Glory of God." (Roman 3:23)

The word "sin" was often used for an arrow falling short of the mark...

Sin isn't primarily an action or a dirty-deed to be listed alongside many others for which forgiveness has to be begged. Sin is a condition - the condition of separation from God, the condition of accepting something less for our lives than God intends..

...fallen short of the glory of God

Our thoughts, words and actions, the things we fail to do - are merely symptoms of this condition of separation. We need to tackle the root cause of the problem...

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