Sin is Still Sin!

During a recent class, the facilitator listed seven "areas" - depression, regression, obsession, etc - that the devil uses to tempt Christians. I was unsuccessful in getting a Biblical reference for any of these "areas" of temptation from the facilitator. I explained that these things are all incorporated and part and parcel of psychology. Regrettably, Christians have gradually gotten to accept, adopt and apply psychological "diagnosis," rather than relying on the Word of God.

I further explained that God's diagnosis reveals that all of our iniquities and transgressions are found in one, or more, of three things. Namely: lust of the eyes; lust of the flesh; and, the pride of life. For example, when Cain made his offering to God and the latter "did not look with favor" [NIV] upon it or that He "had no regard" [NASB] for it, Cain became "very angry, and his face was downcast" [NIV]. The NASB says he was "very angry and his countenance fell."

Look at the following verses from Genesis 4.

vv.6-7: "Then the LORD said to Cain, 'Why are you angry? Why is you face downcast? If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must master it."

The New Testament tells us not to let our anger cause us to sin. Sin has remained what it is - sin! Nothing has changed about it. It has been and remains sin since it entered the world and will remain sin until Christ returns.

Today, as in the past, sin is alive and exists. We should not rename sin based on man’s diagnosis. God calls it sin and it must remain sin.