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| Seriousness of Sin |
Luke 13:2-5 - (2) And Jesus answering said unto them, Suppose ye that these Galilaeans were
sinners above all the Galilaeans, because they suffered such things? (3) I tell
you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish. (4) Or those
eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and slew them, think ye that they
were sinners above all men that dwelt in Jerusalem? (5) I tell you, Nay: but,
except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.
Let's suppose that a man was forced to drink a cup of cyanide. Knowing his fate,
he thinks that he will fool his murderers by switching the cup with one filled
with water, but only containing one drop of cyanide so that when the men analyze
it, they will see that it does indeed contain the deadly poison. This man thinks
he's getting away with a life-saving scheme... and he will proceed to fake his
death after drinking this watered down poison. Will this man live? This man's
scheme was in vain. He is now dead. One drop of cyanide is just as deadly as one
cup full!
Sin is like this. Too many believers think that because they've grown up in the
church, and they've never done any drugs, they've never harmed anyone... "of
course I have sinned, but not as much as that guy over there, or all my other
friends." This is foolish! Don't you know that one sin is just as worthy of Hell
as one million sins?
For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is
guilty of all. (Jam 2:10)
Let's say a man kills his neighbors dog. Another kills his neighbor. The last
man assassinates the president of the country. Will the last man have the same
punishment as the first? They all committed murder. So what will happen? The
last man will have a much harsher punishment than the first. The seriousness of
a crime is measured by whom it is committed against. The smallest sin committed
against an infinite God is an infinite sin worthy of death. There's no room for
boasting or pride. Even the greatest Christian must see himself as the worst
sinner. Be done with that foolish pride, no matter how good you think you are,
or how few sins you think you have committed. Put on humility.
A newspaper editorial once asked. G.K. Chesterton "What's wrong with the world?"
He wrote in reply, "I am." |
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