It is not my fault

Sin is not my fault, but that does not make it OK to do.

     Do you remember the first time you sinned?  How about a question we could answer a little easier; do you remember the last time you sinned?  Most of us could probably not answer both of these, because our definition of sin is different than God’s definition of sin.  Here are a few definitions of sin that I pulled off of the internet:

  • Estrangement from God
  • An act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God’s will
  • Commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law
  • Drop the ball: commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake; “I blundered during the job interview”
  • Violent and excited activity; “they began to fight like sin”
  • A transgression of a religious or moral law, especially when deliberate.
  • Deliberate disobedience to the known will of God.
  • A condition of estrangement from God resulting from such disobedience.
  • Something regarded as being shameful, deplorable, or utterly wrong

     Anyone who has studied the Bible, knows that there is a definition of sin that we have heard many times; “to miss the mark”.  This comes from the Greek work hamartia; which also means ‘A tragic flaw’, ‘A localized disturbance of the normal arrangement, organization, or patterning of tissues during development’, ‘A developmental anomaly resulting in the formation of a mass composed of tissues normally present in the locality of the mass, but of improper proportion and distribution with dominance of one type of tissue.’   This comes from scripture; Romans 3:21-24; But now the righteousness of God apart from the law is revealed, being witnessed by the Law and the Prophets, even the righteousness of God, through faith in Jesus Christ, to all and on all who believe. For there is no difference; for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.

     When did we first sin?  We were innocent in our mother’s womb.  When we were born, we were born pure, without sin, but into sin.  We go through life making choices right and wrong, even at a young age.  We begin right after birth to choose sin, even tough we do not recognize it as sin.   When we were infants, we recognized that we desired affection, love, attention and if we were not getting that, we were able to cry and cause disruption in order to get the things we want.  Isn’t that sin?  Isn’t that lying?  We are told when young, only cry if there is something hurting us, or in danger.  Wanting affection is not causing us pain and we are not in danger.

     We then learn right from wrong and still make choices, sometimes right, sometimes wrong.  We learn to test and to manipulate others to get what we want.  We learn to justify why we do things.  None of this is done by someone forcing us to, it is all our free will to choose.

     We then come to a time in our life when we choose to accept Jesus as our Lord and Savior or not.  Some make the right choice, yet some do not.  Even after we choose Jesus, we do not stop choosing sin.  Sin takes on a whole new meaning to us at that point.  We are able to recognize sin for what it is, not just right or wrong.  When we see others sin, after we have chosen to accept Jesus, it causes us to reflect.  Sometimes it causes us to judge. Sometimes it causes us to pray. Sometimes it causes us to sin.  The question is, can their ever be a time in our lives, when we never, ever sin again?   Is it possible?  If it is possible, show me one time it has even been accomplished successfully, other than Jesus who walked this earth as 100% man plus 100% God.

     The Bible tells us that all things are possible with God (Matthew 19:26).  God assures us that when we are saved, we have the Holy Spirit alive in us and we are able to do all things through Christ Jesus who strengthens us (Philippians 4:13).  If this is true, why do we continue to sin?  The answer is simple, we choose to.

     Well, here is the question, can it be possible that people can choose to not sin for the rest of their lives?  Do they even want to?  Wouldn’t life be so much more rewarding, if this was to happen?  I conclude by saying, It is not my fault.  Choosing not to sin, is very difficult.  I do not want to sin, but sometimes it just happens, because it is in our nature, but I know that once I recognize it, I take the opportunity to repent immediately.  Thank you God for Grace.  Thank you Jesus for dying on the cross for my sins; past, present and future.  Thank you Holy Spirit for living inside of me and giving me the power over sin.

TO GOD BE ALL OF THE GLORY

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