tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12009297.post9037132042991391632..comments2023-11-02T02:58:53.594-07:00Comments on From the Pew: News Flash: I'm Not the Chief of SinnersSteve Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10297044571819912511noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12009297.post-27214744145525276122013-03-26T12:45:36.910-07:002013-03-26T12:45:36.910-07:00When the law exposes us, we often feel like the wo...When the law exposes us, we often feel like the worst (or best?) of sinners.<br /><br />When I look back at the train wreck that I call my past, honestly, I do see someone who, at the time (maybe) thought nothing, or little of it...but now...now I see a real scumbag in the way I handled my humanity and in the way I hurt others along the way.<br /><br />I know it's all covered. i know that I am forgiven. But sin is so often the gift that keeps on giving.Steve Martinhttp://theoldadam.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12009297.post-50327952520566550502013-03-26T08:41:29.191-07:002013-03-26T08:41:29.191-07:00HA! Wow. I wish I had stumbled on this article abo...HA! Wow. I wish I had stumbled on this article about two years ago, when I was involved with a church that took this view. There was much focus on seeing yourself as more and more sinful (so that you could have a greater and greater view of God). I think to some extent that's true, but it was made out to be THE primary way of understanding the Gospel. (I thought the freedom of the Gospel means we DON'T have to focus on our sins anymore!)<br /><br />We definitely saw this belief crop up, that everyone should focus on themselves as being the worst sinner ever, because to believe that someone else was a "worse" sinner than you was actually undermining the Gospel (we had entire sermons dedicated to proving that every person, no matter where they were in life or their faith journey, was equally sinful and should not be seen with any shade of difference whatsoever--or we were getting the Gospel wrong).<br /><br />In all honesty, I believe that an intense focus on sin leads you to think more about yourself than God (even though the goal of this attitude is supposedly to make you focus on and glorify God MORE--in my experience, this wasn't how it worked out).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12009297.post-60870973957845136072013-03-25T20:14:15.192-07:002013-03-25T20:14:15.192-07:00Good article, Steve. It seems I remember the pers...Good article, Steve. It seems I remember the person who wrote a popular book on humility used to brag about being a chief sinner. That used to make me laugh. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com