Comments on: Sin Stinks http://bdentzy.com/2009/08/03/sin-stinks/?utm_source=subscriber&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss thoughts for the journey Mon, 01 Mar 2010 14:58:11 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Bryan Entzminger http://bdentzy.com/2009/08/03/sin-stinks/comment-page-1/#comment-2905 Bryan Entzminger Thu, 06 Aug 2009 17:44:36 +0000 http://bdentzy.com/?p=698#comment-2905 Thanks for your comment. We're all in that same boat (me too). Accepting both sides of grace (you're forgiven but that doesn't excuse what you did and doesn't mean you should do it again) is difficult. Thanks for your comment. We're all in that same boat (me too). Accepting both sides of grace (you're forgiven but that doesn't excuse what you did and doesn't mean you should do it again) is difficult.

]]> By: CJsPJ http://bdentzy.com/2009/08/03/sin-stinks/comment-page-1/#comment-2904 CJsPJ Thu, 06 Aug 2009 17:12:52 +0000 http://bdentzy.com/?p=698#comment-2904 I had a prof once describe sin in the eyes of God as the muck that sits at the bottom of an outhouse. That REALLY stinks. Unfortunately, so many of us work so hard to avoid any thought or mention of our sin. But it's a recognition of our sin that helps us better appreciate God's grace and the full weight of what happened on the cross. That doesn't mean we should wallow in it; it just helps us recognize how good we have it. I personally think that having a healthy understanding of our sin is good thing. But like most Followers of Jesus, I also tend to over-emphasize (i.e. complete neglect sin) grace.<br><br>This was short and simple, yet thought provoking. Thanks! I had a prof once describe sin in the eyes of God as the muck that sits at the bottom of an outhouse. That REALLY stinks. Unfortunately, so many of us work so hard to avoid any thought or mention of our sin. But it's a recognition of our sin that helps us better appreciate God's grace and the full weight of what happened on the cross. That doesn't mean we should wallow in it; it just helps us recognize how good we have it. I personally think that having a healthy understanding of our sin is good thing. But like most Followers of Jesus, I also tend to over-emphasize (i.e. complete neglect sin) grace.

This was short and simple, yet thought provoking. Thanks!

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