The nature versus nurture debate in psychology concerns the relative importance of an individual's innate qualities, nature versus personal experiences, nurture, in determining or causing the individual. The purpose of this article is to explore the influence of religion on the way of life in Christianity among Christians. students. The reviewed literature and the conclusions of the results will contribute to this. Corresponding author. Paul Harland. Department of Social and Organizational Psychology Leiden University Leiden, Netherlands. Correspondence regarding this article should be addressed to Paul Harland, Center for Energy and Environmental Research, Department of Social and Organizational Psychology, Leiden. The review begins with a careful examination of the definition of crime, the concept of guilt and deviation. Following this, the discussion explores a range of societal, individual, and psychological factors.