Minister’s Corner: Calling sin what it is

Why are we only willing to call sin, sin if we are talking about someone else’s life? If our desire is for the truth to be in us, we need to examine ourselves and admit the sin in our lives. The 64th chapter of Isaiah says that we are unclean, and even with all the righteousness in our lives, on our best day we are still as filthy rags to God. The only chance you and I have to remove the filth in the sight of the Lord is through Jesus Christ. Romans 3:23 says, “For all lave sinned, and come short of the glory of God.” And, Romans 3:10 says, “As it is written, there is none righteous, no, not one.”
To not call sin, sin is to put the blame on God. It is to say, “It’s your fault, God. The circumstances you have allowed in my life have made it impossible for me to be obedient.” Do you know that blaming someone els for your sin is the oldest excuse in the book, literally? Think back to the Garden of Eden when Adam blamed God for the woman that He gave to him, and Eve blamed the serpent. We need to start accepting responsibility for our own actions. 1 John 1;9 says, “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” He will forgive us if we stop trying to justify our sin and call sin what it is.