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When I learned the original meaning of the term "sin," my world view shifted. Suddenly I was no longer willing to take on the mantle of being bad or evil, simply because I hadn't been particularly adept at achieving my goals. All that had happened is I had "missed the mark." The word "sin," was an archery term, referring to one missing one's target. To sin simply means to miss the target. When an archer misses the target, I can't imagine that s/he would hang his head in shame, call him/herself a bad or evil person and give up archery. What I can imagine is that instead s/he would examine why she missed her target, re-aim, and try again. This is a good lesson to apply to our lives …