Whoever shall keep the whole law, and yet stumble in one
point, he is guilty of all. —James 2:10
“The moral law does not consider our weaknesses as human
beings; in fact, it does not take into account our heredity or infirmities. It
simply demands that we be absolutely moral. The moral law never changes, either
for the highest of society or for the weakest in the world. It is enduring and
eternally the same. The moral law, ordained by God, does not make itself weak
to the weak by excusing our shortcomings. It remains absolute for all time and
eternity. If we are not aware of this, it is because we are less than alive.
Once we do realize it, our life immediately becomes a fatal tragedy. “I was
alive once without the law, but when the commandment came, sin revived and I
died” (Romans 7:9). The moment we realize this, the Spirit of God convicts us
of sin. […] Conviction of sin always brings a fearful, confining sense of the
law. It makes a person hopeless— “…sold under sin” (Romans 7:14). […] There is
only one way by which I can get right with God, and that is through the death
of Jesus Christ. I must get rid of the underlying idea that I can ever be right
with God because of my obedience. Who of us could ever obey God to absolute
perfection!” CHAMBERS
There is a sense that rises up in us that says “God does not
expect you to be perfect. There are some sins that are tolerable to God,
certainly not as bad as others. God understands and will not hold them against
you.” I mean really, running a red light
cannot be as grave as robbing a bank. We
rank order sins and then draw a line at some point thinking, everything above
the line is OK, but I must not do those things that are below the line. We miss the point of holiness when if we
think about sin that way. God is
holy. He can have no part of sin, any
sin. Jesus died for all sin, not just
the big ones. If you feel guilty, that
is good, it reminds you that you are a sinner saved by grace. The point to take away is not that it doesn’t
matter what you do wrong, the point is that we need a Savior to overcome the
penalty of sin. We will certainly choose
to go our own way and disobey God, but if we confess our sin, He is faithful
and just to forgive us our sin and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. (1 John 1:9)
There is no close enough with God. It is either right or wrong. If we accommodate the sins above the line,
they still have an impact on our relationship with the Father. Our sins are a barrier to our relationship
with Him. There are some who believe that
because Jesus died for us and our righteousness is in Him, that what we do doesn’t
matter. If that be true, does it make
any sense that most of the New Testament epistles address the sinful failings
of the Church – the Believers of that time.
And serve as instruction for the Church today. Satan asked the big
question in the Garden. “Did God really say that you shall surely die?” And he asks us the same question every day. “Did God really say what you are tempted to
do is sin?” It’s not really that
bad. Think about it. ELGIN
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