“But others save with
fear, pulling them out of the fire,” Jude 23
As humans we have lost sight of a simple truth, all sin is
sin. We try to divide it up into categories. We see sin as running a scale from
insignificant to unspeakable. God sees sin as sin without our human categories.
What is different about sin is how the sinner sees his sin. The pastor rushing
to the hospital knows full well that speeding is a sin and knows full well that
the police officer is fully right if he gives a ticket. But there is also the
person who knows that sin is sin and that he loves being in that sin and has no
concern about the consequences.
Toward such sinners we need to save them with fear. Fear of
what? Fear of finding that there is a certain pleasure in their sinful acts
that could also entice us. Fear that keeps us from falling into their sinful
behavior. Fear for their eternal soul and ours. Hating the sin enough to be
very afraid of its consequences in this life and the next.
Father, Keep me from the love of sin. Amen
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