On Twitter, Josh Waller said “In many churches Christians are more likely to be confronted for sinning according to cultural standards rather than biblical standards.” This is absolutely true in today’s modern evangelical churches. Likewise, many churches and its’ leaders endorse sin. It seems that in our day people don’t have a proper biblical view of sin.
There are some Christians that call evil good, openly declaring a sin as appropriate. They place desire of the heart (happiness, love, etc.) above all else and in doing so love evil more than righteousness. What they do not understand, to their detriment, is that by embracing sin they undo themselves. They think it strange that others oppose it and in turn will lash out, calling opposition to actual sin a sin. He who does not abide in Truth are like the Devil.
This plainly is the following of lust of the eye, lust of the flesh and pride of life. Living in such a way gathers no grapes from thorns. In doing so, they seek to live among the dead and may well find themselves in Hell. They encourage others to do likewise, preachers and ministers included. However sweet the stolen waters of sin may seem to the taste, it will be acid in the belly and bitterness in the end. They condemn themselves and those they condone.
One need not entirely grasp the holiness of God to understand the sinfulness of sin. Sin is a loathsome thing. This is clear when you consider that which sin resembles, connected to, or likened as the most offensive and most loathsome diseases: a canker or gangrene (2 Timothy 2:17). Sin is compared to the rot, to the filth and corruption of disease so foul that one wouldn’t dare touch one clearly afflicted. It is likened to mire and dung, excrement in sewers, and filth in which sows and swine wallow. It is compared to the vomit of dogs, the putrefaction of graves which stink beyond measure. Nothing but the blood of Jesus can cleanse such foulness of the heart.
What’s popular in our culture today is avoiding admonishment of sin out of worry of pushing people away from God. They claim that it is unloving to hold people accountable. They would rather “love” them all the way to Hell, rather than encourage them to mortify sin. What’s worse, there are church leaders who approve and encourage sin.
Search the Scriptures. Understand what is truly a sin, and turn away from it. If you have a persistent sin, a thorn in your side if you will, pray about it. Ask others to pray that God would take it away. It is better to attempt to mortify it, than allow it to fester. Do not give in to it! A moment of sinful bliss in this life is not worth the eternity of true suffering in the next. “Repent therefore, and turn back, that your sins may be blotted out” – Acts 3:19
Thoughts 