Viewing Sin Rightly

7/3/2001

“God wants us to walk in OBEDIENCE, not victory. Often at the root of our struggle with sin is that our ATTITUDE toward sin is more self-centered than God centered. We are more concerned about our own ‘victory’ over sin than we are about the fact that our sins GRIEVE THE HEART OF GOD. We tend to hate failure because we are ‘success oriented,’ NOT because we know our sin is an offense to a Person. We never see sin aright until we see it as against God. All sin is against God in the sense that HIS command has been broken, HIS heart has been violated, HIS authority has been despised, HIS government set at naught. Until we see this and deal with it we will not consistently walk in holiness. Focus on a life that is pleasing to our Father, and the joy of victory over sin will certainly be a byproduct.” (excerpted from The Pursuit of Holiness, by Jerry Bridges) 11:07 p.m.

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