According to the Bible, according to this passage, the essence of sin is thinking, you can live without God. The essence of sin is, a human being who is made by God, who is made for God, who was made to know and love and serve God, thinking, well, I, maybe every so often, I might need God for a boost or something, but I don’t need to rely on him every, you know, moment by moment. “The hardest sin is saying, “I can live my life on my own, I don’t need God.” And, at the top level of our heart, in a