Reading: Romans 2:12-16
Reflective Thoughts
The problem with morality
As words go, “sin” is not popular. If “sin” were a sixth-grader in the lineup for a baseball game, he would be the last player standing. He would default to the unfortunate team. That’s how sin is with each of us. It comes to you by default; no matter who you are, sin is with you, and no one likes to hear that.
You may live an upstanding life. You may know the acceptable “dos and don’ts” of the Christian moral system, which guides you in appropriate speech, entertainment choices and dress. You may have an “enlightened” understanding of the faith. You may have a dynamic ministry. You may put Mother Theresa to shame in your moral offense over the existence of poverty. But sooner or later, sin is “up to bat.” Moral codes and philosophies, no matter how good they are, cannot save us. Sooner or later we fail to live up to them, either in deed or thought or both-even if no one sees. God sees, and God judges impartially. What are you relying on to save you?