Communication

Communication

Words and meanings are very important. Often in conversations with others we use the same words but are talking about entirely different things. One word that I think gets thrown around a lot is the word "sin". Christians and non-Christians drop the word in casual conversation, but if you push them is often hard for them to explain what it is.

For a Christian it is one of the most basic concepts that we have in order to understand who we are in relation to God. I notice that Chirstians feel strongly about sin (it is bad) and know that God feels strongly about sin (it is bad). Non-Christians often think of sin as something that breaks a rule or puts a damper on the pleasure in this life and realize that Christians might think it is bad, but are not so sure that they agree. In fact they probably think that they live a fairly good life and that sin is an archaic and maybe even dangerous concept.

I think part of the reason that non-Christians could care less about sin is that they don't really understand what it is. And while some Christians understand what it is they are not able to articulate it in a way that even another Christian can understand.

We need to be great communicators! We need to seek ways to make our words understood in the common tongue whether that means using synonyms or taking more time to difine the words that we are using.

So what is "sin" anyway?