The Dirtiest
Three Letter Word
What is the dirtiest three letter word
today?
I am certain you would not have said
it was this word: “SIN”
Don’t mention that word. It is the
word that is least mentioned in our vocabulary.
Did you ever see it on a school spelling test? Ever see it mentioned on
a prime time TV sitcom? In our world
today a person can do anything they want, go anywhere they want or act in any
manner that they want to. However, not
once will the word “sin” be uttered in reference to their actions. Ask the
person on the street to define the word sin.
Can they define it? Mankind has
determined that they cannot be held responsible for anything. Therefore, why worry about what sin is? Just
ask your lawyer. However, do not ask
God. If you do ask God, you may find
that what he says it is; will most likely contradict what you believe.
What is Sin?
A child might
tell you: “it is doing something you are not supposed to do”.
Could it
really be that simple?
We live in
a complex world today. We expect
everything to be complicated. There is
nothing complicated in understanding what sin is. Maybe the complication comes from
understanding what we are not “supposed to do”.
If there is a belief that nobody can tell us what to do, then how can we
be guilty of sin? Why can God tell us what to do, when as a society we do not
believe in God?
Oh, now we
are getting to the root problem. How can
we define sin, if we do not acknowledge that there is a God? Without an acknowledgement
of God; there is no reason to be concerned with sin in our lives. Understanding
and acknowledging the presence and influence of God in a man’s life is
paramount to knowing that sin is in existence.
Without a God there is no one to sin against. How can a child sin against a parent without
having a parent? How can an employee sin
against the employer without having an employer?
Without an
acknowledgement that God exists; and that he is the sole reason for each breath
man takes, there will continue to be a rise in the viciousness of sin in our
land. We must show the world that God
does exist and that the problems and issues of this world will only get worst
as we decide to move further and further away from his will. How can we show the world that there is a God
without first cleaning up the sin within our own lives?
- Acknowledge that there is a God.- Proverbs 3:6; Psalms 51:1-4; Isaiah 45:20-22
- There is Only one way:
- God’s - Isaiah 55:8
- Not man’s - Proverbs 14:12
- He took care of sin but all men will die and be held accountable – Hebrews 9:26-28; Romans 3:23; Romans 6:23
- How will this take place? Revelation 20:12-15
- How do we get listed in that book – John 3:3; John 3:6; John 3:16; Romans 5:8-9
- He is waiting to be received by asking – Acts 4:12; John 1:12; Revelation 3:20
- Call on him and confess – Acts 2:21; Romans 10:13; 1 John 1:9
- Sin is gone and no longer part of our life– Romans 10:9-10; 1 John 5:13; Ephesians 2:8-9
- Then What? Luke 12:8-9; Acts 1:8
Written March 2010
WDK
