God’s people are often tempted to engage in relativism when it comes to God’s judgment. The go-to excuse for sin is to compare one’s own sin to the sins of others. “I may be materialistic but at least I work hard for my money, not like those ‘welfare queens’ that I hear about.” “I sometimes forget to recycle, but the real problem is how China pollutes the atmosphere with their factories.” “My uncle is the real racist in the family. Compared to him, my denial of white privilege is not a big deal.” But the severity of the sin of others is not the standard by which our own sin is to be judged.
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