The Bullet of Reckoning: Am I Soft on Sin
Through the years I’ve taken a lot of hits from people because, they said, I was too positive. Comments would run like this, “You talk great about love, but you need to say more about sin.” Or again, “You’re soft on sin!”
Just for the record I hate sin, both for what it does to people and what it’s done to me. Every bit of hurt, agony, loss, suffering and despair any of us experience comes from sin. My failures, depressions and regrets all trace back to that little word that is the source of so much havoc!
My bottom line definition of sin, if you will excuse the expression, is telling God, “He can go to hell, because you are quite capable of living in His universe without bothering with Him or His desires.” People do this either passively or aggressively. In either case, the Bible calls them fools.
American Christians desperately need a greater conviction about the horror and tragedy of sin. My heart breaks at the hundreds of folks I know where sin is wrecking the lives of wonderful people with so much potential.
The fool says in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt, their deeds are vile; there is no one who does good.” (Psalm 14:1)
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