Years ago, I was told that sin is "an offense against God". That seemed pretty simple and straight forward to me, but now and then I have heard people speak of sin as an offense against other people. So I'm wondering if they are mistaken about the nature of sin, or if sin is both an offense against God and other people, or what? That is, is sin an offense against someone, and if so, who? And more broadly, what is sin?
This question is mainly for Abrahamics, of course, but anyone can offer their views.
Sin is a complicated subject indeed.
In order to be fair it seems that it would be based on motive and therefore different for everyone.
What is done in ignorance by some, is sin for others.
In other words, more knowledge of self brings greater responsibility for others.