Sin thoughts

As I am preparing for Sunday, I have been immersed in thoughts about the character, definition, impact and confusion about sin.  Sin, it appears, is one of those topics that is easier to define when you don’t really consider it.  Those who first heard Jesus teach thought they knew what sin was.  They could describe it and name those who were guilty of it.  But Jesus saw sin as something different from what others thought.  His teaching in word and action suggests sin is not a simple list or act.  Perhaps the greatest sin of the church is what we have taught people sin is and help people so easily label others as sinners.  Anyway , I am looking forward to sharing on Sunday  and the conversations that come from it.  Here are a few interesting thoughts others have had on sin over the years….

 

·         “Sin is not hurtful because it is forbidden, but it is forbidden because it is hurtful”  Benjamin Franklin

·         “The worst sin toward our fellow creatures is not to hate them, but to be indifferent to them; that's the essence of inhumanity”  George Bernard Shaw

·         “Should we all confess our sins to one another we would all laugh at one another for our lack of originality”  Kahlil Gilbran

·         “A sin takes on a new and real terror when there seems a chance that it is going to be found out”  Mark Twain

·         “Compassion will cure more sins than condemnation.”  Henry Ward Beecher

·         “Sin is sweet in the beginning, but bitter in the end.”  The Talmud

·         “Few sinners are saved after the first twenty minutes of a sermon”  Mark Twain

 

What do you think sin is?