“Everybody sins.”
“We are just saints who sin.”
Friends...we have normalized this conduct and behavior amongst ourselves (in the ‘church’) for so long now...why would we expect anything different? In fact, we’ve become so adapted to this mindset...that to suggest otherwise will quickly earn you the label of ‘heretic’.
Tell you what...while you look up the verses in your Bible for those three statements above, let me offer you these verses real quick –
‘Whoever abides in Him (Jesus) does not sin. Whoever sins has neither seen Him nor known Him...He who sins is of the devil.” (1 John 3:6-8)
“We know that whoever is born of God does not sin...” (1 John 5:18)
“He who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin so that he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh for the lusts of men, but for the will of God.” (1 Pet. 4:1-2)
“Most assuredly, I say to you...whoever commits sin is a slave of sin, and a slave does not abide in the house forever, but a son abides forever.” – Jesus (John 8:34-35)
This might be a good time to point out the nearly same identical responses that both Mary and Nicodemus offered up when they heard the ‘word of the Lord’ – “How can these things be?” (Luke 1:34; John 3:9)
So...what are we to do with that? We can do as we normally do and ‘just add water’ (dilute), meaning let’s pull out a bunch of dusty commentaries that will explain away what God has to say. By the way...a serpent did that back in the garden a long time ago (Gen. 2:17; 3:1-5).
Or better yet...if you have any leaning towards believing what the Bible says...maybe we can lay aside the teachings and ‘traditions of men’...and just go back and take another look at God’s word...maybe even for the first time. I know what a profound effect doing this had on me...and I bet it could do the same for you as well. God is no respecter of persons; He’s just looking for anyone who has a heart to know the truth...so they too ...can be set free.
Join me tomorrow?
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