Excusing Sin

To Excuse Sin is to Embrace Death. Excusing Sin Invites the Decay and Destruction of Our Very Lives.

The Scripture teaches us that we are born into sin. This is easy to see because we all do things that are wrong and the sins of others is easy to point out. We all hate it when someone lies to us or talks about us behind our back; we know that’s wrong. We get angry and deeply hurt if someone we love cheats on us; we know that’s wrong too. We know it is wrong to steal, to break in line at the store, and we can’t stand people who are arrogant and who think they are better than us.

Yet, we all do the same things. We all lie and talk bad about other people. We all steal time from our boss by being lazy and taking things from the office that we shouldn’t. We all look down on somebody as though we are better than they are. The point is that we are all hypocrites.

We are sinful people who do or best to pretend that we are not as bad as the other people who do the same things we do.

Why do we do this and how does this happen? We do this because of our own personal sinful lives. We do what we want and then we justify it so we won’t feel bad. The way this happens is that our sinful thoughts get together with our emotions.

When our sinful mind joins forces with our unreliable emotions, the seed of death springs to life and our lives and relationships experience decay.

Proverbs 14:12 says it this way: There is a way that seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death. In other words, our sinful mind agrees with our sinful desires and emotions and we freely give in to our sin instead of saying no. The problem is we want to feel good right now and we are willing to sacrifice almost anything that stands in our way to experience feeling good.

When we allow our emotions to override what we know is right we plant seeds of sin.

The sad truth is that we are calling an emotion good when it is actually bad, evil and destructive. It is never good to lie, cheat, gossip, lust, steal or to do anything else that is bad. It is never right to justify our evil because in doing so we deceive our self and distort reality. By justifying our sin we become arrogant. Justifying our own sin while condemning others is saying, “I am better than you.”

Yet the Scripture reminds us that we have all sinned and fallen short of God’s glory and His image in which we are made (Romans 3:23). So, what are we to do? As always, the answer to any moral or spiritual question can be found in God’s Word.

Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; ⁶ in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.

Again, let’s remember to keep it simple. If we have sinned, then we must ask for God’s forgiveness. If we have wronged someone, we must make things right. We must walk with Christ daily, spend time in prayer, read the Scripture, and follow the leading of the Holy Spirit. Remember, God is always for you, He is never out to get you. God loves you and will gladly help you if you will simply ask and submit to His ways.

To Accept Christ and His Will is to Embrace Everything that is Good and Best and Right.