So I was reading Leonard Sweet’s Out of the Question… Into the Mystery yesterday, and found his definition of sin on p.145 to be very apt and rather profound. Sin is a crime against relationship. The odd thing is that I don’t need to quote it for you because after I read it, I read Bob Robinson’s blog and found it rather familiar… but his comments on the subject are more extensive than mine… some thought-provoking stuff for those who were discussing it here a couple of weeks ago, and elsewhere. istm I’ve noticed this more in the few weeks since EC was criticized for not talking about sin. But like I said before, we don’t just talk about it….
Sin is…
by Brother Maynard | May 17, 2005 | God Life, The Sojourn | 2 comments
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“Sin is a crime against relationship” rang true in harmony with something else I’ve been contemplating lately. Mark 12:28-29; the most important commandments that sum up all the law and prophets. “Love the Lord your God…” and “Love your neighbor as yourself.”
Excellent thought. The greatest commandment — the one with which Jesus summed up all the Law and the Prophets — is all about relationship. Relate to God, relate to others. To break this command is sin; in this context, sin is therefore the committing of wrongs against relationship. Good insight, Keira, thanks.