by Ray Burow

Created on: May 03, 2010   Last Updated: May 11, 2010

The word sin has fallen out of vogue. Think about it; other than in church, when was the last time you heard ‘sin’ used in a conversation? It has become such an unpopular topic that even some churches shun the word. Sin is deemed old fashioned, having gone the way of the ‘Scarlet Letter’.  

 People in our culture don’t sin. College classrooms are infiltrated with professors who, insist to their students, there is no right or wrong. There are no absolutes; no religious mores which dictate obedience. Supposedly, individuals make their own life choices; choosing what is right for them. What is right for one person may be wrong for the next, but only as it relates to their own set of rules and circumstances. Neither rules nor religion govern proper behavior. Whether the behavior is proper or improper is merely the opinion of the doer.

 Christian Apologist, Ravi Zacharias, had this to say concerning the current tide of opinion, concerning the absolutes of what is right or wrong; "These days its not just that the line between right and wrong has been made unclear, today Christians are being asked by our culture to erase the lines and move the fences, and if that were not bad enough, we are being asked to join in the celebration cry by those who have thrown off the restraints religion had imposed upon them. It is not just that they ask we accept, but they now demand of us to celebrate it too.”

 It is convenient for the masses to accept there is no right or wrong. Accepting this belief system makes it easier to ignore our own wrong doing. It permits us to live in this world as if sin does not exist. We can continue to go our own way, having no definitive boundaries to corral us. We have set the bar very low in this society. Rules which do not exist can not be broken, therefore we are sinless.

 What is perplexing is that our culture wishes to have its cake and eat it too. We will not separate what is right from that which is wrong and yet; our cities train and hire police officers. Our neighborhoods are tucked safely away behind iron gates and parents bother teaching their children ‘good’ manners? For what possible reason? Why should children not be afforded the same courtesy as adults? Let them make their own decisions as to how they should behave.

 We lock our doors and windows at night and set alarms to protect our possessions from a segment of society who practice what the present culture

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