"I do not know why sin is such a bad word. Obviously we are all sinners, the more so the more we try to deny it. But that is not the issue.

At issue is whether there is more mercy in God than sin in us. And according to [apostle] Paul, just as love is stronger than death, so forgiveness is stronger than sin.

That may be the hardest thing to believe, for guilt is the last stronghold of pride."

~ William Sloane Coffin, "Credo"

"If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves ... If we confess our sins, [Jesus] is faithful and just to forgive us our sins ..." 1 John 1:8-9