Sin
Short but Sweet...
All human choices have mathematical tally-points -
consequences, good or bad, that can be computed.
consequences, good or bad, that can be computed.
For example, I have been driving for 60+ years. I have had one or two close calls per year,
either my fault or someone else's fault.
As the years go by, the math adds up - and I begin to get wary of driving. Especially on ice.
Our sin records are like this too.
We can get tired of who we are
and want to feel - the way we would feel
if we had never sinned.
But our sin history follows us
and that is okay.
first, sin-memory warns us of our weaknesses and actually prevents further sin.
(Take heed when you think you stand, lest you fall)
Sin-memory also humbles us by reminding us that we are not as holy as God's good angels.
(The good angels never sinned and don't need Jesus to save them.
The bad angels sinned while fully knowing God - and can never be redeemed.)
We humans don't deserve to feel the euphoria of sinlessness
for then, we would likely become arrogant and vulnerable to the devil's cunning.
And we would be tearing out huge portions of the Bible that demonstrates God grace to us.
To feel redeemed is sufficient - and should be a wellspring of gratitude.
This 'condemnation' some people claim to feel -
is actually the frustration of not being able to feel sinless,
which no mere mortal adult has the right to feel - and would be a wellspring of arrogance.
The best a human can feel - is redeemed.
