Romans chapter 1 lists many of the sins that are committed on a day to day basis by people everywhere. Contained in the last few verses is a list of sins committed by mankind when we fail to acknowledge/remember the evidence of God(Romans 1:28-32). These sins include: envy, murder, strife, deceit, malice, gossip, slander, hating God, insolence, arrogance, boastfullness, disobeying parents, and being senseless, faithless, heartless, and ruthless. While I recognize that all of these are sins, it seemed a little rough to me to see "gossip" and "parental disobedience" listed next to murder, hating God, and ruthlessness.
The first picture that came to my mind was the wall of Wanted posters in my Grandpa's post office (my Grandpa was postmaster in the small Missouri town of Corso). It was pretty funny thinking of my kids up there with the word "Wanted" plastered over a black and white photo of them, followed by their heinous crime of "Parental Disobedience." Not so funny was my picture next to theirs with the crime of "Gossip" listed beneath it. The humor was completely removed from the situation when I realized that both crimes carry the punishment of death.
The truth that "sin is sin" is brought home to me when I see what I would normally consider to be "misdemeanors" listed with felony crimes. All sin carries the same penalty, and thus "gossip" deserves to be in the same list as "murder" or "ruthlessness". Every one of the crimes listed carry the death penalty.
Thank you God for providing a method for us to be forgiven of all of these sins. Your law requires a sacrifice to pay for these sins, and the sacrifice was made when Christ died his brutal death.
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