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Authenticity and the Church
Why pretend to be holier than thou?
I attended a Zoom Bible study last night. I’m heartily sick of the restrictions of Covid, but one muddles along as best one can. I miss hugging my friends in the study, miss the really good coffee that the host normally serves, miss being in a place besides my own living room. The worst thing about Zoom — the internet delays. It leads to people interrupting each other.
All that being said, it was great to see my friends and to talk about God and our lives, even if it was all virtual.
Our topic of discussion last night was sin. Not anyone’s favorite topic, but a necessary one, especially in this age of constant offense.
It seems one can’t say a word without accidentally offending someone.
But why do we offend? Is it because others are too sensitive, or is it because we, ourselves, are imperfect creatures? Sinners, to be more pointed.
It is impossible as an imperfect human being to go through life without hurting others and without being hurt, even when we have the best intentions. We try to be good, we try to be kind, but we fail.
It’s not because we are bad people. It’s because we are fallen, broken, sinful creatures. There is a reason Christ died.
