“Well, I’m not perfect, but at least I don’t do THAT!”
You’ve heard these words many times before. Honestly, I’d be willing to bet that you’ve said these words before, or at least something which expresses a very similar sentiment. We all have! And no wonder! On a daily basis, just going about our normal routines, it’s a near certainty that we will see or hear about some of the awful things going on in the world.
Things that we know are wrong.
Things that offend us.
Things that hurt our feelings.
Things that hurt other people.
But then there are some things that really get to us. Things which we would never, ever do. Things that we would never even imagine doing. Things which are so vile, so disgusting, so inherently evil that we wish God would just reach down and smite the people who are involved!
They deserve all the
worst punishments that we can think of, and yet they keep getting away with
this insanity.
How infuriating!
How dare they??
How can they not
understand that what they are doing is horrific? It’s not only a violation of
God’s law, but it flies in the face of nature itself! A little common sense
should tell you that this is wrong!
These sins are a lot like villainous characters in movies, in that you love to hate them. These are the ones that you think of as being particularly bad, and you feel absolutely justified in railing against. They are the ones that you really (if you’re being totally honest) don’t think should be forgiven at all.
Those are things that
no Christian would ever do, anyway.
Right?