“Jesus Christ hates the sin in people, and Calvary is the measure of his hatred.”
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I wrote this after someone rebutted a comment that I made regarding a list of lessons Jesus taught us. Left off the meme list was, “Go, and sin no more.” So, I added sin in the comments section. A few days later, she wrote another beautiful post explaining why she believes sin doesn’t need to be on that list. (Even typing that makes me cringe)
Here I am. Explaining, in my opinion, why the lesson of sin shouldn’t be left off the list of ‘lessons Jesus taught us’.
Here goes…
We cannot intentionally leave the lesson of sin out of our conversations about Jesus.
Jesus lived his life for one purpose- the tremendous tragedy of the cross and rising to come. He was our Savior. How do you convey this fact without explaining our sin? I dare you to try.
In my humble opinion, if there is one lesson above all that must be taught and came from Jesus, it is in HIS own words,
“Go, and sin no more.”
Without acknowledging our selfish, broken, and rebellious ways, how do we ever teach people about the gift of mercy, forgiveness, and redemption? Without those essential lessons, the Cross of Christ holds little to no value.
God forgives us because of the death of His Son, Jesus Christ. It is the lesson this world needs to combat man’s sinful nature.
If we don’t confront our sins and surrender to God, we live for ourselves. Look around; selfish desires lead the world. The Almighty doesn’t need us to sugarcoat His truth or leave part of it out to settle the emotions and feelings of humanity.
His truth is enough- ALL the truth.
Jesus taught us over and over about sin. He also taught us faith, grace, mercy, and tremendous sacrifice. Jesus is love- his actions were the ultimate example of love, from his birth to his death to his ascension. No one debates that.
The more folks ran toward the emotional belief that God loves us all and ended the lesson there, the more people found no reason to turn to the cross.
Yes, He loves us. He sent His Son, the living sacrifice, to atone for all humanity. For all who believe in the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus, there is forgiveness and eternity to come.
I won’t leave off part of the truth because it hurts people’s feelings to talk about sin. You don’t have to be ashamed, friends; we are all sinners. We all fall short, and it was always known.
That’s why we have Jesus.
We ALL need Jesus.
This is an updated edition of a post originally published on Authentic Truths
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