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Sin of
Commission and Sin of Omission |
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While I was meditating on the Word of God once, I
experienced a thought banging my mind - how should I categorize
the sins.
'Big and Small sins', 'Exposed and hidden sins' or 'Acceptable
and abominable sins' and many more categories passed through my
mind in which I could categorize them. The most soothing
classification to our conscious is 'big and small sins' as we
normally do classify them for ourselves for the ease of living.
Though it is much easier to handle, it is not biblical. There
are no sins which are small in God's eyes, SIN IS SIN.
Yet very often, we do categorize them in this unbiblical way.
When we just look at someone lustfully, we think it is still not
as sinful as committing physical adultery, when we just covet
something we still think it is yet acceptable in comparision to
stealing it and when we just get angry on someone and scolded
him calling him idiot or giving him a similar title because
he/she did something wrong against us, we still are at ease
compared to if we had committed his/her murder. But Bible says
that lustful look is equally abominable to God as much as
fornication is, coveting is equally wrong as much as stealing is
and degrading our brother and damaging his prestige by calling
him by names (fool/idiot/stupid etc) is equal to killing him.
When we do such things, if we are committed and God fearing
believers, followers and disciples of Jesus Christ, we do
confess such sins before God, ask forgiveness and go on. These
are the sins of commission. The sins that we commit. The things
we do about which God has said - do not do it. But what about
the sins of NOT DOING the things which God has asked us to do.
They are the sins of omission and the sad part is - most of us
live in ignorance of such sins and keep doing throughout our
lives. God says rejoice always - we do not, pray unceasingly -
we do not, forgive - we keep grudges, live by faith - we live by
our emotions and circumstances, be filled by Holy Spirit - we
are ignorant of Him, give thanks in everything - yet we murmur
over several things and much more.
God reminded me to remain conscious of His Spirit, not to quench
Him, listen to what He says whether in His word or deep in my
heart regarding my christian living, I must do what He says DO
and do not do what he says DO NOT DO.
May God bless and strengthen you to as you do the same.
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