... . He tried to appropriate the power of the state itself, so to speak. He did not merely break a law. He tried to destroy the source and foundation of all law. He compromised the basis of moral order." (D. R. Davies, Down Peacock's Feathers, p. 49, New York: The McMillan Company, 1944; quoted by Logan, page 40). So sin, at its root, is treason, not crime. The New Testament talks about sin in terms of "missing the mark". That's a correct translation of the Greek word used for sin in the New Testament. And ...
