Wednesday, September 23, 2009

thoughts about sin

Actually... I'm quite ok with most people calling me bad and evil. The problem with christianity is everyone is expected to be good. Romans 3: 23 clearly points it out that we have a problem. I wonder if the problem with people talking about judgement is the fact that the forget that the person who judges ACTUALLY knows he is evil. It almost seems to say, if you are a sinner yourself, you cannot judge me or you have no right to judge me. But Jesus surely didn't mean that, for it is true then no one can make any decisions only God can. So how then do we function?

1"Do not judge, or you too will be judged. 2For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
3"Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother's eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye?


The point of this passage is.. we are to measure ourselves first, we will be judged as well. I am a Christian and I will be judged but telling someone that he/she is wrong is rather biblical too, isn't it? After doesn't James write that "remember this: Whoever turns a sinner from the error of his way will save him from death and cover over a multitude of sins." How is this achievable without judging? unless we truly understand what judging is? Peter himself speaks of love covering a multitude of sins but is this simply saying that we cannot make noise about the sins but just forgive and forget. Then how do we save the person. I wonder why Peter then would choose to talk about sins before that and about suffering and the issues facing Christians?

Its sad when Christianity has become a feel-good religion where God is there for your sole purpose of comforting you, helping you raise your ego. I wonder why people don't see that selfishness and the inability to admit to sin is really a sign that pride is the problem and not a lack of ego. I guess I wonder too much... Maybe I should be less Christian and not bother pointing out issues...

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