Thursday, September 22, 2005
Problem And Solution
Two of my favorite bloggers teamed up recently, even without knowling it. Adrian Warnock took an insightful look at sin, and specifically, teh seven deadly sins.
Transforming Sermons then comes in to look at the response, quoting from Peter Nelson in Christianity Today.
Sin is not a popular word these days. We might talk about mistakes, even failures but sin seems like such a strong word. Are we really ?evil?? Our culture today likes to believe that people are essentially good. The Christian doesn't share that optimism.Adrian goes on to examine the seven deadly sins, and their consequences in a way that only someone of his unique backgournd could.
When you really get to know what is inside people's hearts you realise that ?sin? is possibly the best word for it.
Transforming Sermons then comes in to look at the response, quoting from Peter Nelson in Christianity Today.
The way forward for Western and other imperfect Christians is the path of humility and brokenness. Of course, humility and brokenness don't sell very well from the pulpit, not to mention in our society. But that's irrelevant. What matters is that the Lord, in his sovereign ingenuity, wills to teach us trust and humble dependence by bringing us through hardship; trials represent the roundabout, yet only true way toward spiritual maturation. And the Lord includes among these hardships the spiritual turmoil suffered by forgiven sinners who become painfully aware they are far from the peak of holiness.I have always discovered God most, when my need for Him has been most apparent. Hiding from sin helps us to hide from God. Confessing sin opens us to His glory. Christianity is unique in that we find our salvation precisely in our weakness.
