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Don’t be too downcast when you fall into sin
(23) All have sinned and fall short of God’s glory, (24) but all are treated as righteous freely by his grace because of a ransom that was paid by Christ Jesus.
So reads Romans 3:23–24 (CEB), a pertinent passage for the season of Lent, as now is a time for us to (among other things) confess our many sins to God and repent of them.
And let’s not pretend to be people we aren’t; you, me, him, her, them, we all have a multitude of sins to confess. All of us. There is not one human on the face of this planet who’s perfect, everyone knows that. Imperfection is part of the human condition, and imperfection means sin. We all do something wrong, just about every day for most of us. And we all know it.
These sins can take various forms, from minor little ones that your conscience barely takes note of, to more significant things that even give you pause before you do them. Some we’re aware of committing, others we might commit unknowingly and therefore habitually.
Why Are We so Sinful?
Why are things like this? For sins committed with the intention of gaining an advantage for yourself, for example, some might say it’s human nature to be looking out for our own self-interests, combined with how our modern society shapes us to act. Some…
