Doing that which is wrong can stem from...
Misinformation,
Accident,
Willful Decision.
When we get the right information and when we have been made aware of the circumstances and choices, then doing that which is wrong is a willful decision.
The Holy Spirit shows us what is sin.
The Holy Spirit warns us not to sin.
The Holy Spirit convicts us of sins we have committed.
Sin is willful disobedience to the known law of God.
To the one who knows to do good (the morally right thing to do) but does not do that which is good (the morally right thing to do), it is sin.
This relates to the old saying,
"Fool me once, shame on you,
Fool me twice, shame on me."
Making the same "mistake over and over, after learning what we have erred, is likely the choice not to make the right choice."
The God of the Bible loves the sinner, before he is converted.
The God of the Bible loves the believer, even if he sins after conversion.
The God of the Bible is not desiring for the opportunity to hurt or punish the sinful person.
The God of the Bible gave His only begotten Son and sent His Holy Spirit to save the lost; to restore the fallen, to renew the repentant, to reconcile the rebellious.
But there comes a time when God's Spirit will not strive with man. This was true for the entire human race in the days of Noah, and it is true for the individual who hardens his heart against the call of God. The person who hardens his heart (repeatedly chooses to disobey God and refuses to turn from his sins), will be destroyed (cut off from God), and that without remedy.
God is unquestionably loving, merciful, kind, gracious and longsuffering, but He is also true to His word.
The soul that sins shall die (be separated from Him forever and be punished for his sins).
God is jealous (expecting love and submission from His people, His creation).
God says that vengeance belongs to Him.
It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.
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