Is Sin Important?

 

“Go And Sin No More!”

 

I heard a popular TV pastor say in a sermon the other day, “Don’t worry about sin!” I do not remember the context as I was so taken aback by his statement and that he repeated it with emphasis several times. He did not say it was ok to sin, but the implication of his statement was that sinning was not a big deal.

 

WELL! JESUS say it was a big deal, He told the people “…that unless your righteousness exceeds the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, you will by no means enter the Kingdom of Heaven.” Matthew 5:20 If that is not clear enough what about “Go and sin no more.”, John 5:14, 8:11.

 

And what does this statement by JESUS mean, “But go and learn what this means; ‘I desire mercy and not sacrifice.’ For I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.”? Matthew 9:13 See also Luke 13:1-5

 

“Nevertheless, I tell you the Truth…And when He has come, He will convict the world of sin…” John 16:5-12 why would The HOLY SPIRIT convict the world of sin if we did not need to worry about sin.

 

1 John 1:5-2:3 makes it clear that if we, as disciples, sin we have forgiveness through CHRIST.

1 John 3:4-9 makes it very clear that if we are disciples of JESUS we do not sin!

 

Sin is important and we are to repent of it and avoid it!

 

Now we are not to judge people by their sin, but we are to convict them of sin by presenting JESUS as the Son of GOD who came to take away the sins of people so that they could be saved from eternal damnation in the Lake of Fire.