The thing about sin & mistakes

We treat mistakes as if it were sin and sin as if it were a mistake

i drop a plate. i drop a catch. i don't know how to answer a question. i fail a test.
These are mistakes. They are not sin.
i forget to do something important. i pay too much for something. i lose a check. i lose track of time.
These are mistakes. It is not sin.

But, these mistakes or other simple things can destroy me.
i begin to think how can anyone like me?
i am worthless.
What God want to do with me?


Sin on the other hand... we tend to rationalize, ignore, make excuses. We compare to others and think we're not that bad. Or we say, oh well, we all sin.

Everyone makes mistakes.

True, everyone sins. And everyone makes mistakes. But our sin is not a mere mistake.

Sin is rebellion against God. Sin is apathy towards the lover of our soul.
God hates sin.
And sin greives the heart of God.

We should be greived by our sin too!

This is not to say we should wallow in guilt & shame.
But it is to say we shouldn't be so nonchalant about our sin.
We should tremble before God and come before Him in humility.
And we need to repent!

i notice sin and i confess. And i think i'm not that bad. Of course God will forgive me.
And we forget the basis of His forgiveness is in the death of His Son.
And we live just as we had.


Do i see sin as against The Holy, Almighty, Only God, Creator of the Universe? Or as an innocent mistake?
Do i see sin as something that needs forgiveness? Or something that needs understanding?
Do i think of sin needs to be repented? Or just part of life?



We need to see sin as sin, as evil, as deserving punishment, as awful.
And then we need to embrace the Gospel. Embrace the good news of God's grace & love & forgiveness.
And recognize our relationship with God is in good standing not because i am somewhat good, but simply the goodness of God and Good News of the Gospel.