We're All Sinners!
You want to know why the world is in the mess it is in? Because of the above truth. It is in our fallen nature to sin. Guess what? We are ALL STARS – WORLD CHAMPIONS when it comes to sin. We would all need our own galaxy just to store all of our sinful rewards and trophies. That still would not be enough room. I realize I am writing in what some of you may regard as exaggerated language, but I think it is important we discuss this matter for a minute.
We sin so often that we have become desensitized to it. We
laugh at it. We enjoy it (John 3:19). We’re no longer grieved by our evil. “After
all, I’m just being me right? God knows my heart so stop trippin and don’t
judge me!”
The prophet Isaiah said this in chapter five of his book,
“Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; Who substitute darkness for
light and light for darkness; Who substitute bitter for sweet and sweet for
bitter. Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and clever and shrewd in
their own sight” (Isaiah 5:20-21).
When the world is celebrating Homosexuality, Lesbianism,
Transgenderism, Gender Identity, Bi-Sexuality, Critical Race Theory/Neo-Marxism
as virtues, this makes the current pandemic seem like the sniffles.
Do we have a vaccine for mankind’s sins? If there is one
who’s going to take it to receive healing? More on that later in the article.
I understand why God destroyed the earth with a flood during
the time of Noah. This is what it says in Genesis 6:5, “And God saw that the
wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the
thought of his heart were only evil continually. And it repented the Lord that
He had made man on the earth, and it grieved Him at His heart. And the Lord
said, ‘I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both
man and beast, and the creeping things, and the fowls of the air; for it
repented Me that I have made them.”’
Why would God create
mankind knowing they would rebel? Some think that God is capricious; meaning
God created man just to will his misery. Creating man was very good God said
(Genesis 1:26). What grieves God is the wickedness of man.
One of the reasons I believe God permitted man to
rebel was so that He could display His sorrow over mankind’s wickedness. I
believe it was essential for man to see (or in our case read about) how much
God is grieved and angered by our sins. God wants us to feel the same way He
feels toward sin. It grieved Him so much that He destroyed the antediluvian
world and saved only eight souls and animals in the ark.
[1]Another reason God allowed the
rebellion of man is so that He could display the wonders of His grace toward
him. There is no way we could understand or appreciate the grace of God without
contrasting that against the backdrop God’s justice and wrath toward our sins
and the forgiveness of our sins in Christ. [2]Understand
that just because God allows sin does not mean He approves it. God permits sin for
now, because it (sin) has to run its course. God allowing man to rebel is
an ongoing act of mercy although God hates it. God allows sinners to live longer
than they deserve because He desires that all repent (2 Peter 3:9). Those who
continue to frustrate the patience of God are storing wrath against themselves for
the day of wrath (Rom 2:5). God is loving in that He tells us in His Word why
He hates our sins and why He must punish us for them. No false worldly ideology
can ever explain that to us.
[3]At the end of the day, no one can say
to God, “I don’t know why you punished me!” God’s Word clearly reveals to us
the consequences of our sin, “For the wages of sin is death, but eternal life is
in Jesus Christ our Lord” (Rom 6:23).
As my wife would say, “This is a teachable moment.” What is?
The reaction we should have toward sin. Just like God we should be grieved and
angered by our sins and that of others. What should be the next step? We need
go to God and confess our sins to be cleansed of our unrighteousness (1 John
1:9).
God has commanded us to be a holy people (Leviticus 11:45; 1
Peter 1:16).
What does that mean? We must live right in a world that is
wrong – wrong and as wicked as it can be.
In this postmodern and godless society, this is neither easy
nor popular.
My purpose in this article is for us to re-focus on what we
need to do as children of God. We have the only solution to all the
world’s problems – The Lord Jesus Christ. The government can never create
enough legislation to solve our problems. Nor can they create enough vaccines
to get rid of SARS-COV-2.
Sin is an internal spiritual dis-ease. It is residential
wickedness living on the inside of us. The only vaccine available is the blood
of Christ which removes our sins from us forever (Hebrews 9:22).
How do you want your life to end? Once again, we are all
sinners because we are infected with sin inwardly. Trusting in the completed
work of Christ cures us from sin which is death eternal. Thank God He saw fit
to cure me, so I do not have to suffer His just wrath.
So, one may be vaccinated against COVID-19, but there is a
far worse disease all people suffer from – SIN! The disease of the soul. Have
you been inoculated yet? If not, what are you waiting for? It amazes me how
we’ll take man’s word over God’s! Doctors, celebrities, and government tell us,
“Take the vaccine” and we do it – no questions asked. God commands everyone to
repent for the forgiveness of sins; most refuse. Why? Because most of the
deceived world loves their sin disease.
This is not a popular subject. I realize that. As a matter of
fact, it is the least popular of all subjects. After all, who wants to hear
about their sin? We’re tired of fire and brimstone messages. We would rather
hear a message that makes us feel good. Sorry, I am not a Televangelist. As a
servant of the Lord, I must give a clarion call to those who are lost, and/or
those who have lost their way. It is hard matter to discuss, but love must tell
the truth – especially God’s love which is able to save the soul.
Originally written August 4, 2021
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