Here's the bottom line I have discovered....if you do not fully believe in the constant of God, then sin or lack of sin should not matter to you. You may have a moral compass that has simply come from rules passed down from your family or government, but seriously, without the Truth of God, sin simply does not matter. But, on the other hand, if you do believe in an absolute God, sin is something you must keep a daily check on in your life.....God demands it.
Sin defined: transgression (violation) of divine law
Unfortunately, I am afraid many churches have made some sins to be worse than others. How many grossly overweight pastors have preached on the evils of drink? While overeating and gluttony are such an obvious sin in America??
But, even worse still, a generation is being bombarded with information and propaganda that there is NO absolute truth. The history of our country has been "greyed"; our constitution has been "greyed"; and now our Bible is being "greyed". Truth is what you make it, so if there is NO absolute truth, then the Bible can be translated as you see appropriate for your own needs! But, as evangelical Christ followers, we have to fight against such nonsense. There is absolute right and wrong in the Bible. And I'm afraid if we allow this "greying" to continue, many souls will be eternally lost.
Here is what I believe: I believe if you KNOW Jesus, if you've accepted the death, burial and resurrection, if you have confessed your sins to Him, BUT, you continue to hold on to and act upon a sin that the "world" may be telling you is OK, you WILL be miserable! You will NOT live a blessed life. You will struggle through life and ultimately, crazy enough, you really know WHY! Let me use myself as an example: I am an over-eater! I LOVE FOOD! All kinds of food. But, I know I sin with food. I have times where I get it under control, and you know what??? I feel great!! I physically feel better!! My clothes fit better, I have more energy..... I could go on and on. But when I choose to ignore the warnings..... I feel like crap! I'm tired, I'm achy, I hate my clothes.....
Now.....I'm not going to take this time to list out all the sins listed in the Bible! First of all, you wouldn't want to read my blog, and second, how many pages would it be??? But, here is the good news!!! God's Word addresses the FORGIVENESS of sins, many, many times over vs discussing actual sin!! It is why He sent His son! So that WE can be forgiven. It's the only path to Heaven. Imperfections are not allowed, and the ONLY way to be made perfect in His sight is through the belief in the death (the blood), the burial, and the resurrection of Jesus.
1 John:
8If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not inus. 9If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.10If we claim we have not sinned, we make him out to be a liar and his word is not in us.So today, before you start another week, ask God "What sin am I holding onto?" He will let you know. :) Then pray daily for His help and wisdom to help you resist that sin. Then find someone close to you that you can trust with the knowledge of that sin, because it's too hard to do alone! Invite them to pray with you and hold you accountable. And lastly, I like to encourage people to journal, because we tend to forget. Write down your struggle and date it. Then watch God begin to work and transform you!!
