Sin is not Light

Scripture Read: Romans 2:1 Therefore you have no excuse, everyone of you who passes judgment, for in that which you judge another, you condemn yourself; for you who judge practice the same things.2 And we know that the judgment of God rightly falls upon those who practice such things.3 But do you suppose this, O man, when you pass judgment on those who practice such things and do the same yourself, that you will escape the judgment of God? 4 Or do you think lightly of the riches of His kindness and tolerance and patience, not knowing that the kindness of God leads you to repentance?5 But because of your stubbornness and unrepentant heart you are storing up wrath for yourself in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God,6 who will render to each person according to his deeds:7 to those who by perseverance in doing good seek for glory and honor and immortality, eternal life;8 but to those who are selfishly ambitious and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, wrath and indignation.9 There will be tribulation and distress for every soul of man who does evil, of the Jew first and also of the Greek,10 but glory and honor and peace to everyone who does good, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.

Application: “Lightly” καταφρονέω kataphronéō from katá, against or denoting evil, and phronéō, to think. 1 to despise, disdain, think little or nothing of, To hold in contempt, to think lightly of, despise, to neglect, not to care for - The NT warns especially against despising the riches of God’s kindness (R. 2:4) in much the same fashion as the Jew of Wis. thinks unworthily of God, It also warns against the contempt of the community in the form of unseemly and unsocial conduct at the agape

-This word is really the word I need to meditate on and realize that this is what I do when I have a habitual sin in my life. I need to see that it is not some little thing – I am taking God’s kindness and treating it with contempt. Oh Lord you know in my heart I do not desire to do such things – yet I find myself so weak at times. Father You are so kind and merciful – create in me an awareness of this thought pattern and help me break it. I hate this part of who I am, I know You accept me in Christ – but when I treat sin lightly I do not feel that. I want to feel what I know. To do that I need to live in a way that pleases You. I have such good days and yet fall into wrong thinking many times at night. Lord fill me with Your Spirit today so that I will have a victorious day with You. I love You.