actual sin
Deliberate moral failure
In Christian theology, actual sin refers to sins committed by a person through their own will and action, as opposed to original sin inherited from Adam.
These are the specific transgressions—thoughts, words, or deeds—that a person freely chooses: Confession addresses actual sins committed since baptism.
The distinction matters in doctrines about guilt, responsibility, and salvation.
Unethical or illegal action
- viceBad habit or deputy
- wickednessMoral corruption or evil
- evilProfound moral wickedness
- iniquityMoral wrongdoing, grave injustice
misdeed · immorality · unrighteousness · offense · trespass · violation · impurity · defilement
Intense carnal appetite
- fallDescend under gravity
- transgressionViolation of law or code
- disobedienceRefusal to follow orders
- imputationAscribing fault to another
guilt · culpability · depravity · corruption · commission · omission · temptation · grace
Remorseful rejection of past wrongs
- contritionRemorseful state over misdeeds
- remorseGuilt for wrongdoing
- penanceSelf-mortification for wrongdoing
- confessionAdmission of wrongdoing
absolution · atonement · forgiveness · reconciliation · sorrow · regret · compunction · penitence
wrongdoing
Unethical or illegal action
- viceBad habit or deputy
- wickednessMoral corruption or evil
- evilProfound moral wickedness
iniquity · misdeed · immorality · unrighteousness · offense · trespass · violation · impurity · defilement · corruption
concupiscence
Intense carnal appetite
- fallDescend under gravity
- transgressionViolation of law or code
- disobedienceRefusal to follow orders
imputation · guilt · culpability · depravity · corruption · commission · omission · temptation · grace · redemption
repentance
Remorseful rejection of past wrongs
- contritionRemorseful state over misdeeds
- remorseGuilt for wrongdoing
- penanceSelf-mortification for wrongdoing
confession · absolution · atonement · forgiveness · reconciliation · sorrow · regret · compunction · penitence · amendment
actual sinrighteousness
Moral correctness or virtue
virtue · good works · moral rectitude · holiness · holy living
actual, actually, actuality, actualize, actualization, act, action, acting, active