Ugh! No one wants to hear the word "sin," or think about it and certainly not talk about it. But really, what is sin? A list of don't in the Bible that is different depending on who's reading/interpreting them? Are the 10 commandments the definitive list or are there more? Are there things in life that we should or shouldn't be doing? Yes, but what makes something sin?
It really isn't that complicated. Sin is any thought, action, person, or situation that takes us farther from God - draws us away from Him. Well, that could be anything! Yes it can and that is the point. Sin isn't just one specific thing, it is anything or anybody that is pulling us away from our relationship with Christ.
Everything we do, every choice we make, will do one of two things:
1. Draw us closer to God
2. Pull us away from God
Anything that accomplishes #2 is sin. Really very simple. The hard part comes in acknowledging the sin and then turning from it back towards God. It is very hard to take a step back and acknowledge what is going on in our life sometimes. We want to just keep moving forward, like nothing is going on. But, if we want to keep walking towards Jesus, we must be willing to take time to evaluate each day if those things in our lives are drawing us closer to God or pulling us away.
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