Tuesday; March 26
A popular scripture on sin is Paul’s observation, “… for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God …” (Romans 3:23). This is one of those complex concepts – should we take comfort in the fact that we are all sinners and feel like that when we sin we are in good company or should we feel the sting of the realization that we are all a bunch of mess-ups? In all honesty, I think the answer is “yes” to both of those concepts. While most of us have embraced this from an individual perspective, I think a broader concept can be seen. Not only have all people (individuals) sinned, so have all peoples (nations, genders, religions, etc.). None of us – no matter who we are or where we’ve come from – is innocent; we all have issues that need to be resolved. It doesn’t matter if we are Asian or American, black or white, male or female, we all have enough sin problems to need the help of Jesus. It is hard to be arrogant and bigoted when we have to accept the blame given to everyone. L