As Marinelli describes, sin has a fundamental root and different components that can have an effect on the human’s relationship with God. “Sin is often described as a failure to love, or a failure to choose what one knows to be the best course of action” (Marinelli 39). The Christian perspective of sin is reflected through the Hebrew Scriptures as failure to place God above everything else. An example of sin through the Hebrew Scriptures comes from the story of Adam and Eve in the book of Genesis. Sin is the act of turning away from God and turning towards yourself. According to the Christian perspective, there are two distinctive types or components of sin that include mortal and venial sins. Mortal sin is to reject the decision to be a person
