The explaination by Tony Warren states that the Hebrew and Greek translation of the word "sin" means to "miss the mark".
From "Let us Reason Ministries";
"The law has a relationship to sin, it gives the standard to show what sin is. Rom.4:15: “because the law brings about wrath; for where there is no law there is no transgression.†However this word “law†does not always refer only to the 10 commandments. Sin is called transgression of the law, but not all sin is transgression of the 10. The law keeps one in check, it is a boundary line. Rom.5:13 “For until the law sin was in the world, but sin is not imputed when there is no law.†This shows there was sin previously without the 10 Commandments which means that God gave numerous commands before, these are spoken laws to those he instructed. History shows this to be true, for example the angels sinned, 2 Pet. 2:4 which means as it states they left their assigned place that God gave; Adam sinned not by breaking the 10 (Rom.5:12). The only commandments God gave Adam were to keep the garden, be fruitful and not eat from the tree of knowledge of good and evil. These texts have no reference to the 10 commandments. The Sodomites sinned, Gen.13:13 “the Gentiles which have not the law†sinned, Rom.2:12-14. We can see that sin is something more than a violation of the Decalogue. In the New Testament John says, “All unrighteousness is sin†1 John 5:17. A neglect to do good is sin James 4:17, Unbelief is sin Rom.14:23, but none of these are a transgression of the Decalogue. There are numerous wrongs that the Decalogue does not address. God writes to us that the law came so we may know how to measure sin specifically. Through time God continued to give commands, Rom.5:20 “Moreover the law entered that the offense might abound. But where sin abounded, grace abounded much more.†The laws intent was to increase ones ability to sin, to exaggerate its practice so it would be evident. Rom.3:20 “for through the Law {comes} the knowledge of sinâ€. This is the same law Paul speaks about that condemns and makes one guilty it includes the 10 commandments and anything else contrary to God. The law was given to show man could not meet the requirements of God. If you put yourself under the law you will sin, it has no power, its for those who operate in the flesh to know they fall short of his standard."
From "Let us Reason Ministries";
"The law has a relationship to sin, it gives the standard to show what sin is. Rom.4:15: “because the law brings about wrath; for where there is no law there is no transgression.†However this word “law†does not always refer only to the 10 commandments. Sin is called transgression of the law, but not all sin is transgression of the 10. The law keeps one in check, it is a boundary line. Rom.5:13 “For until the law sin was in the world, but sin is not imputed when there is no law.†This shows there was sin previously without the 10 Commandments which means that God gave numerous commands before, these are spoken laws to those he instructed. History shows this to be true, for example the angels sinned, 2 Pet. 2:4 which means as it states they left their assigned place that God gave; Adam sinned not by breaking the 10 (Rom.5:12). The only commandments God gave Adam were to keep the garden, be fruitful and not eat from the tree of knowledge of good and evil. These texts have no reference to the 10 commandments. The Sodomites sinned, Gen.13:13 “the Gentiles which have not the law†sinned, Rom.2:12-14. We can see that sin is something more than a violation of the Decalogue. In the New Testament John says, “All unrighteousness is sin†1 John 5:17. A neglect to do good is sin James 4:17, Unbelief is sin Rom.14:23, but none of these are a transgression of the Decalogue. There are numerous wrongs that the Decalogue does not address. God writes to us that the law came so we may know how to measure sin specifically. Through time God continued to give commands, Rom.5:20 “Moreover the law entered that the offense might abound. But where sin abounded, grace abounded much more.†The laws intent was to increase ones ability to sin, to exaggerate its practice so it would be evident. Rom.3:20 “for through the Law {comes} the knowledge of sinâ€. This is the same law Paul speaks about that condemns and makes one guilty it includes the 10 commandments and anything else contrary to God. The law was given to show man could not meet the requirements of God. If you put yourself under the law you will sin, it has no power, its for those who operate in the flesh to know they fall short of his standard."
