For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft,
And stubbornness is as idolatry and teraphim.”[748]
As soon as we realize that obedience to God's will means right conduct and purity of soul, we see in sin the desecration of the divine image in man, the violation of his heavenly patent of nobility.
6. Sin, then, is in its essence unfaithfulness to God and to our own god-like nature. We see this thought expressed in Job:[749]
“If thou hast sinned, what doest thou against Him?
And if thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto Him?
If thou be righteous, what givest thou unto Him?
Or what receiveth He of thy hand?
Thy wickedness concerneth a man as thou art;
And thy righteousness a son of man.”