Aggressive Sin.

During these last few days I’ve been thinking about sin. Sin makes me angry. It makes me angry because of its ability to destroy our relationships with our friends, wives, and family members. There is a book I once read by a man named John Owen. The title of the book is Mortification of Sin. If it sounds puritan, it’s because it is. It was written by one of England’s most influential puritans.

What Owen wrote centuries ago, is still relevant today. It is relevant because the same human nature and sins that existed then, still exist now. The same sins that reeked havoc then, do so now.

Sin is so insidious that it will tempt us to fall for things that are extremely unhealthy for us. For example, pornography is one of those things that seduce the minds of men, however, it is one giant illusion that promises fulfillment, yet it delivers only mud in your mouth.

Regarding killing our sin, whether its lust towards women, or being lazy, or harsh with our wives, as Christian men we should direct our anger elsewhere. Particularly, towards our sin. We should put our sin away we much violence. We should be hostile towards our sin, and gentle to those around us, especially our wives. We should hate our own sin and repent of it, while bearing with others and showing mercy towards them.

All the while, we should remember that putting our sin to death, being gentle with others, and bearing the faults of others can only be accomplished by God’s abundant and sufficient grace.