Saturday, 12 July 2008

• Words of Yesterday and Sinning

  Psalm 25:8; Good and upright is the LORD: therefore will He teach sinners in the way.

  Psalm 34:8; O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in Him.

  Psalm 135:3; Praise the LORD; for the LORD is good: sing praises unto His name; for it is pleasant.

  (quoted from http://www.bible.com, KJV)

  "Good" doesn't seem to reach quite how much God is better than us.  Nowadays, "good" is simply satisfactory.  However, when the bible was first translated into English, "good" was something that almost none could achieve.  We still see evil as an extreme, but good can be the taste of a cookie, or getting a 70 on an exam.  Since when did "good" mean, "meh, it's passable?"

  "Sinning" is also a word that has had it's focus narrowed.  However, it's been narrowed to only the worst of our sins.  To LIE is a sin--we've forgotten that.  To look upon a woman/man in lust is a sin!

  "but I say unto you, that every one that looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart. And if thy right eye causeth thee to stumble, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not thy whole body be cast into hell." Matthew 5:28-29 (ASV)

  A single person now is not going to rip out their eye or tongue or rip off a hand if they think it will make them sin.  We all say "Jesus saves me."  HE was the one to say "if your right eye causes you to sin, pluck it out. Better to lose one eye than to go to hell."  We are still held to this.

  It is hard not to sin, but just because you can ask forgiveness doesn't mean you can sin without worry.  If you ask forgiveness for sinning, then do that sin again, are you really asking forgiveness?  To ask forgiveness you first have to regret and be set that you won't perform that sin again.  You may slip and commit the sin, even when truly asking forgiveness, but you must again ask forgiveness and try your hardest not to commit that sin!  You mustn't put yourself in a position to sin again, either.

  "Jehovah, I'm sorry I had sex with that woman, I was drunk," the first time might work.  But if you go to a wild party again, intending to get drunk, don't you put yourself in a position to sin?  I'm not saying that drinking is a sin.  Jesus drank.  Drinking to EXCESS can cause other sins.  Don't do something if you know it's going to cause you to sin.

  Don't sin and expect forgiveness.  If you do sin, ASK forgiveness.  Better to keep yourself away from a place where you know you're likely to commit a sin.

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