your sin or mine?
everybody knows this verse
and i truly love that verse. it makes a sinner out of all of us. it brings all of humanity together under one umbrella and lets us know that we're flawed people and need God's grace.
it also lets some people use that in an argument to gain a small, "empty win."
(ever heard someone say, "yeah, well, you screw up, too!" it's along those lines...)
but here's the kicker for me lately...
since, according to this verse, sin is sin whether it's murder or lying, so every sin is equal, then why are some struggles harder than others?
wouldn't it stand to reason that since each sin is equal in weight as the next, that each struggle would be as easy to overcome as the next?
but that's not the way it works. and i don't have a definitive answer for this, but i think it's something like this...
yeah, we're all sinners. but that's all we've got in common as the human race. each one of us is different in a million different ways, and can be attacked in a million different ways. so what may be a struggle for one person, might be a strong point in another.
that's just one reason i've come up with. i'd like to hear more reasons certain struggles are harder than others...
and i truly love that verse. it makes a sinner out of all of us. it brings all of humanity together under one umbrella and lets us know that we're flawed people and need God's grace.
it also lets some people use that in an argument to gain a small, "empty win."
(ever heard someone say, "yeah, well, you screw up, too!" it's along those lines...)
but here's the kicker for me lately...
since, according to this verse, sin is sin whether it's murder or lying, so every sin is equal, then why are some struggles harder than others?
wouldn't it stand to reason that since each sin is equal in weight as the next, that each struggle would be as easy to overcome as the next?
but that's not the way it works. and i don't have a definitive answer for this, but i think it's something like this...
yeah, we're all sinners. but that's all we've got in common as the human race. each one of us is different in a million different ways, and can be attacked in a million different ways. so what may be a struggle for one person, might be a strong point in another.
that's just one reason i've come up with. i'd like to hear more reasons certain struggles are harder than others...
