A Sin Is A Sin

Romans 3: 23 - 24 For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus. Galatians 6:1 Brothers and sisters, if someone is caught in a sin, you who live by the Spirit should restore that person gently. But watch yourselves, or you also may be tempted.  Matthew 18:15 If your brother or sister sins, go and point out their fault, just between the two of you. If they listen to you, you have won them over.

There are only two types of sins secret sins and public sins, but they are all sins.  We think sin only applies to some vile act.  Some church people that want to hang big scarlet letter around the necks of people that have not received Christ yet, but they should first clean the sins off their plates.  Just because people do not see your sins, do not mean you are not a sinner.  Most of us have done some things that we could be incarcerated for, but we did not get caught.  So do not talk about those that did get caught, because we are just as guilty.  If you steal from anyone, you are just as guilty as the person committing adultery.  If you do not honor your mother and father, you are just as guilty as a person practicing immoral sex acts.   If you bear false witness against your neighbor, you are just as guilty as a person who kills.  The fact is, we are all sinners, for there is no one, saved, who has lived a life that did not in some way fall short of God's glory. So stop judging people, because they sin differently from you, a sin is a sin.

Father, we are all sinners, but we strive to be more like Christ, so we are not separated from You.    Father, we are so grateful that Jesus made a way for us to be reconciled through His death and resurrection.  Father, we have broken Your Laws, and we are truly sorry, so we repent and turn away from our sins.  Thank You for forgiving us and give us Your strength to help us not to commit the sins we have repented from again.  Father, we invite You into our hearts and minds to rule from this day forward.  Lord, fill us with the Holy Spirit to help us obey Your words so we can put our sinful nature to rest, in Jesus name we pray Amen