I Think I Can “Get Away With Sin.”
I once asked a group of Christian college students if there was any sin we could commit, for which there would be no negative consequences to them, in this life. (Let’s set aside the fact that God knows everything and will judge all humans someday)
“Lying. If I tell a lie and no one ever finds out, I can get away with it, without any consequences in this life,” one guy answered confidently.
“Are you sure?” I responded. “When I’ve lied in the past, and have ‘gotten away with it,’ it emboldens me to lie again. People become known as liars, not because they’ve told just one lie in their life, but because they’ve developed the habit of lying, that began with an undiscovered lie, or lies. There are always consequences for sin, in this life.”
You just have to wonder if God sometimes scratches his head in disbelief, that we’d actually think we can get away with sin. Now, to be fair, there are some good reasons why we might get that impression, so let’s explore a few of them. But first, a word about moral laws to lay the foundation.
“Lying. If I tell a lie and no one ever finds out, I can get away with it, without any consequences in this life,” one guy answered confidently.
“Are you sure?” I responded. “When I’ve lied in the past, and have ‘gotten away with it,’ it emboldens me to lie again. People become known as liars, not because they’ve told just one lie in their life, but because they’ve developed the habit of lying, that began with an undiscovered lie, or lies. There are always consequences for sin, in this life.”
You just have to wonder if God sometimes scratches his head in disbelief, that we’d actually think we can get away with sin. Now, to be fair, there are some good reasons why we might get that impression, so let’s explore a few of them. But first, a word about moral laws to lay the foundation.
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