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The Seven Deadly Sins
Series: Seven Deadly SinsScripture: Genesis 3:1-9; Psalm 51:1-4; Romans 5:20-21
“The awareness of sin used to be our shadow. Christians hated sin, feared it, fled from it, grieved over it. Some of our grandparents agonized over their sins. A man who lost his temper might wonder whether he could go to Holy Communion. A woman who for years envied her more attractive and intelligent sister might worry that this sin threatened her very salvation. But the shadow has dimmed. Nowadays, the accusation you have sinned is often said with a grin, and with a tone that signals an inside joke. At one time, this accusation still had the power to jolt people. Catholics lined up to confess their sins; Protestant preachers rose up to confess our sins. And they did it regularly . . . The word sin now finds its home mostly on dessert menus. “Peanut Butter Binge” and “Chocolate Challenge” are sinful; lying is not. The new measure for sin is caloric.”
—Cornelius Plantinga
“To be precise and truthful, the critical examination of these famous sins by some of the keenest brains of today has led me to the dreadful conclusion that in fact all these ancient sins . . . are in fact very close to virtues . . . How drab and empty life would be without these sins, and what dull dogs we would all be without a healthy trace of many of them in our makeup!”
—Ian Fleming
“My sin, not in part, but the whole, is nailed to the cross, and I bear it no more. Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, O my soul!”
—Horatio SpaffordThe post The Seven Deadly Sins first appeared on Hope Church PCA.
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By Hope Church PCASeries: Seven Deadly SinsScripture: Genesis 3:1-9; Psalm 51:1-4; Romans 5:20-21
“The awareness of sin used to be our shadow. Christians hated sin, feared it, fled from it, grieved over it. Some of our grandparents agonized over their sins. A man who lost his temper might wonder whether he could go to Holy Communion. A woman who for years envied her more attractive and intelligent sister might worry that this sin threatened her very salvation. But the shadow has dimmed. Nowadays, the accusation you have sinned is often said with a grin, and with a tone that signals an inside joke. At one time, this accusation still had the power to jolt people. Catholics lined up to confess their sins; Protestant preachers rose up to confess our sins. And they did it regularly . . . The word sin now finds its home mostly on dessert menus. “Peanut Butter Binge” and “Chocolate Challenge” are sinful; lying is not. The new measure for sin is caloric.”
—Cornelius Plantinga
“To be precise and truthful, the critical examination of these famous sins by some of the keenest brains of today has led me to the dreadful conclusion that in fact all these ancient sins . . . are in fact very close to virtues . . . How drab and empty life would be without these sins, and what dull dogs we would all be without a healthy trace of many of them in our makeup!”
—Ian Fleming
“My sin, not in part, but the whole, is nailed to the cross, and I bear it no more. Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, O my soul!”
—Horatio SpaffordThe post The Seven Deadly Sins first appeared on Hope Church PCA.