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title: "Question 24: What is sin? | Westminster Larger Catechism"
description: "Westminster Larger Catechism, question 24: What is sin? Sin is any want of conformity unto, or transgression of, any law of God, given as a rule to the reasonable creature.Scripture"
canonical: "https://ctkrp.org/larger-catechism/question-24-what-is-sin/"
source: "https://ctkrp.org/assets/rpcna-constitution-2026.pdf#page=118"
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# Question 24: What is sin? | Westminster Larger Catechism

Sin is any want of conformity unto, or transgression of, any law of God, given as a rule to the reasonable creature.

Scripture proofs: 1 John 3:4; Gal. 3:10, 12.

Original source: [2026 RPCNA Constitution](https://ctkrp.org/assets/rpcna-constitution-2026.pdf#page=118)

## Related reading

- [Question 23](https://ctkrp.org/larger-catechism/question-23-into-what-estate-did-the-fall-bring-mankind/)
- [Question 25](https://ctkrp.org/larger-catechism/question-25-wherein-consisteth-the-sinfulness-of-that-estate-whereinto-man/)

Canonical page: https://ctkrp.org/larger-catechism/question-24-what-is-sin/