Ronald David Bruno
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I never said it shouldn't be taught. It is crucial and fundamental. The wages of sin is death and that is what we are saved from. We need to understand what it is.If scripture addresses sin, so should we at the pulpit.
And the folks that want encouragement only instead of the meat of the word to chew on are immature in thefaith.
God gave us the Ten Commandments to understand what sin is. When we break a commandment, we sin. There are other ways of putting it: the act of rebelling against God, missing the mark, but it is basically breaking God's law. Adam and Eve were told not to do one thing and they disobeyed, they sinned. We are born sinners with this nature to go our own way, to rebel against what is good and right, to be disobedient. It was inherited from Adam. When we realize we are sinners, that we have broken God's law and that there is nothing that we can do about it, that we can't erase it, it's there and has consequences for us and others whom we have sinned against, then we must seek God for forgiveness.
I went to an excellent teaching church with a spirit-filled Pastor. I had a well rounded education. This includes the Bibical knowledge of both good and evil. We appreciate, know and love God and His attributes when we understand what evil is. Good and evil are woven throughout history, so we can't ignore sin and evil. But once we got it, then we can focus more on things above. A mature Christian can then sit through a sermon filled with truth, light, hope and encouragement without any mention or focus on sin because he already knows what sin is also because He has constant communion with the Holy Spirit, Who is guiding and teaching him directly, Who knows everything.
Jesus is the Author and Finisher of our faith.