Category: Sorrow
Acknowledging Responsibility for Wrong
This is a hard thing for children. It might be because a child thinks that if he admits he has done wrong, there will be consequences. In fact, some children will continue to proclaim “I didn’t do it” or “It wasn’t me” even if they were caught red handed!
It can be the same for Christians as well. Why would a Christian who has sinned deny, or rationalize, or excuse their actions? Well, it may be that they fear what others may think if they admit to not being perfect! But, no one is perfect, and that shows too much concern for what others think, rather than what God thinks! “But we are all like an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are like filthy rags; we all fade as a leaf, and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away” (Isaiah 64:6). Continue reading “Acknowledging Responsibility for Wrong”
Sermon: Jeremiah’s Lament
The book of Jeremiah clearly expresses the anguish of the prophet as he sought to warn a rebellious nation of the coming consequences of their sin.
