Perspective on sin

"YHWH is the God of life, the source of life, according to Genesis. That is the reason that all the words for 'sin' in the Hebrew Bible also refer, in one way or another, to behaviour which destroys or diminishes life. As the redeemer (the go'el of Job 19.6) YHWH is the one who protects, defends and restores life."

-timothy goringe "Harvest" (reading i have for homework)