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Six diversions people use to avoid facing responsibility for their sins.
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B lame someone else:
Recently there was a study done on obese children in America. The study concluded by saying the reason children are obese is because they have too much homework. In other words if the teachers wouldn’t assign so much homework the children could get more exercise. With this diversion we blame someone else for the sin.
S ilence the bearer of bad news:
T ommy had been addicted to pornography for as long as he could remember, yet he was deeply involved in religious activity, serving in the church. On one occasion the minister preached against the sin of pornography. After the message, Tommy told the preacher that subjects like that should not be discussed from the pulpit, the church is not the place to discuss sex and politics. The diversion here is to silence anyone who is pointing out the sin.
O ver emphasizing the love, mercy, and compassion of Christ:
S ue had an abortion at age 15. At 46 she was a deeply religious woman. On Mother’s Day the minister talked about the sanctity of life and the sin of abortion. Afterward, Sue came up to the minister and said, "You don’t know how much your message hurt me, you should have talked more about the love, mercy and compassion of Jesus Christ and how He forgives those that have aborted their unborn. Here the diversion is to keep the focus on the love, mercy, and grace and never focus on accepting responsibility for the sin.
N ever judge:
J ohn is the typical spineless Christian that you see in the world today. "What do you think about that minister getting caught red handed with a prostitute?" John’s response, "The Bible tells me not to judge." Here the diversion is to never see the sin for what it really is. It’s the ostrich with it’s head in the sand.
J esus Christ:
T he greatest diversion people use for avoiding responsibility for their sins is Jesus Christ. It’s using the grace of God as a license to sin. It’s an unresolved life of sin and confess, sin and confess.
C ompensation:
W hen one area of life is lacking, you over achieve in another area to make up for the void. Example: Let the church be involved in all sorts of good works to compensate for the sinful behavior of the congregation. God will overlook the sin and bless our good works.
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