The doctrine of secular humanism emphasizes a person’s capacity for self-realization through reason, while rejecting religion and the supernatural.  This perspective advocates human rather than religious values.  And you know as well as I do that this flawed philosophy is alive and thriving in the world around us today.

"Destruction is certain for those who say that evil is good and good is evil; that dark is light and light is dark; that bitter is sweet and sweet is bitter." - Isaiah 5:20

The doctrine of secular humanism emphasizes a person’s capacity for self-realization through reason, while rejecting religion and the supernatural.  This perspective advocates human rather than religious values.  And you know as well as I do that this flawed philosophy is alive and thriving in the world around us today.

When our moral fiber can be shredded by simply accepting a few seeds of truth, we're told that a better understanding of “the true you” becomes visible.  Seeds of truth are justifications for doing exactly what you want to do based on your own thinking, and not God’s Word.  The real problem with seeds of truth is that they allow you to keep your will in tact, whereas the whole truth requires humility and surrender.  The classic case study is when Eve ate from the tree of knowledge of good and evil in the Garden of Eden.  The serpent twisted what God said in such a way that it wasn’t “exactly” what God said, but sounded enough like it that it garnered Eve’s attention.  Using the right words or presenting what appears to be similar can catch you off guard, if you do choose not to call it what it really is: SIN.

My definition of SIN: “a period of temporary insanity with eternal consequences”.  The essence of SIN is living independently of God.  When the prophet Isaiah pronounced destruction upon the people of Israel, it was because they had chosen to live like God did not exist.  Nowadays, that same SIN-drome shows up in ways like pornography, deceitfulness, pride, cohabitation, promiscuity & countless other forms of self-destruction.  As long as there is a demand for SIN, the enemy will willingly supply it.

Yeast is put into bread to make it rise, and it takes only a little to affect a whole batch of dough.  Jesus used yeast as an example of how a "small" amount of SIN can have a ripple affect.  Beware of the tendency to say, “How can this little wrong possibly affect anyone?” (see Matthew 15:32-16:12)  Supreme obedience costs more than regular obedience in the same way that supreme gas costs more than regular gas.

There are people that have been incarcerated, incapacitated and even invalidated for some of the very same SINS you and I once committed.  And only those who realize the depth of their SIN can truly appreciate the complete forgiveness God offers.  Let’s give glory to God for James 4:17: “Remember, it is SIN to know what you ought to do and then not do it.”

"One great power of sin is that it blinds men so that they do not recognize its true character." - Andrew Murray