“For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Romans 6: 23). Sin is present throughout life, and in the movie “The Help” there are many examples of this. The five types of sin: commission, omission, mortal, venial, and social are all seen many times during this movie. Sins of commission are deliberate thoughts, actions, or words against God. When Hilly and her friends hide from Celia, they are committing a sin of commission. They do not let Celia into the house and exclude her from many parties because they believe she is “white trash”. Celia came with a pie and good intentions, but they were nothing but rude to her and ignored her. They deliberately shunned her. Sins of omission are a failure
