Thursday 25 April 2013

Justifyng Sin

It is sad when we try to justify sin. There is always a reason behind the sins we commit but that doesn't make it justifiable.

The Bible clearly points some things out as sin, so I don't understand how someone can take something that is clearly a sin and try to justify it.

Even I do it, after telling a lie and I feel the Holy Spirit chastising me I justify it by telling myself it wasn't exactly a lie, I just embellished the truth. But in all honesty a lie is a lie, be it an exaggerated version of the truth, an omission or a flat out lie.

Why is it that as Christians instead of us to ask God for help we tell ourselves we are not sinning. Then when someone tries to point out our wrong we shut them down telling them not to judge us. But the bible tells us to be accountable to one another. We are all part of one body and as such we belong to each other.

I know there are some disputable matters like drinking alcohol, don't worry we would not go into the age old debate of whether the wine mentioned in the scriptures is alcoholic wine or grape juice, not today at least. In that case I ask the Holy Spirit for guidance because what may be sin for me may not be for you; but the Bible is clear on a lot of matters, so why are we trying to justify them. In all honesty we may fall into sin but our attitude should not be trying to dress it up to make it seem like our actions are right.

Just because you're passionate about sinning doesn't make it right.