Whatever happened to sin? We rarely preach about sin these days. For many, it is an archaic concept. In that sense, sin becomes merely an easily forgotten vestige of an earlier time. It was the grand moral censure that colored human life, and called people to ethical purity. Sin was, in the eyes and attitudes of many, an individual deviation from the right path. Bad habits and questionable conduct that pave the way to eternal damnation. Perhaps, we have so domesticated sin as to make the concept little more than a platitude. This Lent, it is time to revisit sin. Sin is simply and undeniably turning from God. And, it is communal not simply individual missteps along the human journey. I prefer to understand sin as not seeing the world through God’s eyes. Of course, that will be reflected in individual behavior. But, it will also be reflected in the actions of the Body of Christ in the world. After all, are we not to be conformed to the image of Christ? That is only possible through God’s grace. This week pray to see the world through God’s eyes. That is why having a relationship with Jesus Christ through faith by God’s grace is genuinely Good News. Blessings, Pastor Tom Luke 15:1-7 Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming near to listen to him. 2 And the Pharisees and the scribes were grumbling and saying, “This fellow welcomes sinners and eats with them.” 3 So he told them this parable: 4 “Which one of you, having a hundred sheep and losing one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness and go after the one that is lost until he finds it? 5 When he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders and rejoices. 6 And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and neighbors, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep that was lost.’ 7 Just so, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance. Comments are closed.
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