What’s Wrong With Us?

You don’t have to listen to the news for very long to realize that there is something terribly wrong with us as people – from manmade environmental disasters to abuse and murder – the headlines grimly report that all is not well. If you ask your friends, coworkers, professors or neighbors what they think is wrong, what answers do you think they will give? What, generally, is the answer that our movies and media give to this question?

How does the Word of God answer the question, “What is wrong with us?” The concept of sin is rarely spoken of in our culture and even in many churches today. We prefer to view ourselves as generally “good” people who may “mess up” a bit every once in awhile. To view ourselves as “sinners” seems overly negative, puritanical and a bit extreme. What are the consequences of losing our concept of “sin”? How does that impact our view of the Gospel?

In the Scriptures, sin is viewed as enslaving and as addicting. How have you seen these realities of sin lived out in your experience?

We often view sin as merely “lawbreaking” (which it is). Yet, repeatedly in Scripture, the Lord views our sin as spiritual adultery. How does this view of sin impact you? Does the fact that we can grieve the heart of God cause you to take your sin more seriously?

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