A Little Perspective on Sin

Oh yes, I know this tension that you speak of
We're in the palm of a hand making a fist
It'd be best for one of us to speak up
But we prefer to pretend it does not exist

And you can't see past the blood on my hands
To see that you've been aptly damned
To fail and fail again

Cause we're all guilty of the same things
We think the thoughts whether or not we see them through
And I know that I have been forgiven
And I just hope you can forgive me too

So don't you dare blame me for
Prying open the door
That's unleashed the bitterness
That's here in the midst of this
Sometimes we live for no one but ourselves

And what we've been striving for
Has turned into nothing more
Than bodies limp on the floor
Victims of falling short
We kiss goodbye the cheek of our true love

Forgiven By Relient K


As I drove home from school today, this song came on. Since the first time I heard this, I thought it was something the church needed to hear but today I got some new perspective.

Picture this:
God is holy.
He is the Creator of the Universe.

Man is sinful, prideful and self-centered.

These lyrics speak of how grudges are formed because we "can't see past on the blood" on our brothers' and sisters' hands.

If there are sins that we find too atrocious, disgusting, hurtful or shocking to forgive. Think about how God sees that sin. We are men - creatures of sin and yet we are replused by it. How much more would God be replused by it?!

He's Holy aka he has no sin. He is as far away from sin as you can get. So, when we sin God's feelings of disgust, shock, replusion and hurt are much more magnified than ours when we commit sins against others and ourselves.

The good news? (also known as the Gospel :))

WE ARE FORGIVEN!

God sent Jesus so that He could look on us in love again, despite our sin. So that our sins would be paid for and covered - never to return again.

How freeing is that?!

The next time you are replused, hurt, shocked or whatever by someone else's sin, take a moment to stop and remember that you have been forgiven by someone who finds your sin a lot more replusive that you do. Remember what God has done for you and that you are a sinner.

Forgive your brothers and sisters - love them, encourage them and pray for them because this is how the body of Christ works.