because a mortal sin is the gravest of violations against God and his laws found in the Decalogue, or Ten Commandments. “The Decalogue is divided into two categories: sins that affront God and sins ...

This is similar to the story of Jonah. Merchants suffered great loss because he was going against God’s will for his life. A single man’s sin can bring misfortune to those around him.

It runs something like this: in the beginning, God created the earth, and it was good—but then we messed it all up. We fell, because of our choices, into sin—a great sin against God’s infinite mercy ...

who went against God's wishes by eating the fruit from the tree in the Garden of Eden. Many Christians believe that Jesus’s death on the cross was an atonement for the sins caused by humans.