A little sin makes a person human. At least that is what some people believe. Even some preachers say that a little sin is necessary to keep you humble. Sin has become an out-dated thing to be pitched from modern society like blue-laws. Mis-deeds, mistakes are better words than sin. Even the old standby of “everybody” does is are preferable to labeling moral failure sin. So, just how bad is sin? 1 Pet 2:24 (ESV) "He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness." If sin is NOT so bad, then why the severe punishment of Adam and Eve? Banishment and the SIN nature past to posterity…for disobeying one rule? If sin is NOT so bad then why the concern about Cain’s murder of Abel? …he was just “acting out” in response to God’s dissatisfaction with his sacrifice? If sin is not so bad, why did God give Israel the Law? Why did Israel wander for 40 years in the wilderness? …perhaps the 10 spies had a low self esteem...hence their fear of the Canaanite enemy? If sin is not so bad, then why did Achan’s whole family perish with him? Why did God take the kingdom away from Saul? …it was just some extra sheep they took for sacrifices… If sin is not so bad, then why the DEATH of Ananias and Saphira for misspeaking? Why the countless animal sacrifices in the OT? Sin is so bad that an innocent man died on a tree to remove it from your life!