It is one's claim to one's right to oneself that Oswald Chambers defined as
the essence of sin.
This rebellious and disobedient self - exaltation is
the essence of sin.
Reacting against the doctrine that pride is always
the essence of sin, and influenced by the findings of psychiatry concerning the opposite danger of excessive self - depreciation, a number of contemporary theologians have pointed to the need for self - respect.
To call good what is evil and choose it is
the essence of sin: that is the nature of it.
It was never meant to be a symbol of «pride» which ironically
the essence of sin — pride in one self, pride in doing whatever we want.
That sin of theirs is
the essence of all sin: in disobedience and pride, we prefer ourselves to God.
Acquiescence in the status quo is almost always
the essence of sin.