When we think of the word ’sin’, we think of bad things we do – lying, stealing, murder and things like this. But the Biblical view of sin is much bigger than this. In Genesis 3:1-24
we read of the first sin, of people disobeying God. The heart of sin is actually wanting to be like God (Gen 3:4-6). But instead of a positive thing, this ends up with shame, broken relationships, and curses.
Everyone sins, wanting to rule their own lives and having no time to serve God (1 John 1:8-10). And this is a huge problem; so huge that the penalty is eternal death, much worse than even having a hand or a foot cut off (Matt 18:8-9). People cannot fix this problem, we need someone to do it for us – Jesus. After we do believe in Jesus, we still sin but we are slowly changed to be more like Jesus.
Does your sin bother you? Do you ever confess your sin to God? Sin is so bad we need to be aware of it, pray about it, and work to change. If you trust in Jesus and yet continue to live a life only serving yourself, you are saying that sin is not so bad and you don’t really need Jesus. Let’s take sin seriously.