SIN-CONSCIOUS OR SON-CONSCIOUS?

Sad to say, but too many Christians today have their eyes on sin instead of on the Son. All we have to do is watch the evening news and we see the ravages of sin all around us. The blackness and despair of sin is manifest everywhere.

II Corinthians 5:17 says, "If any man be in Christ, he is a new creation . . . " As God's "New Creations" we need to get the message to those immersed in sin that there is a way of escape and freedom from the evil and bondage that has them in its iron-clad grip. People already know about sin -- and most of them are sick of it but know no other way of life.

Should someone ask you why Christ came into this sin-filled world, I'm sure you would immediately quote the beloved and well-known Scripture of John 3:16. But if you go on to the next verse, verse 17, it says, "For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through him might be saved."

In other words, God's purpose in sending His Son into this world was to make people Son-conscious rather than sin-conscious.

I'm not suggesting we should minimize the awfulness of sin -- we dare not do that. But as we said, people are already aware of that. Our emphasis should be on deliverance from sin and its consequences through the sacrifice of God's Son, Jesus Christ.

How about you? Are you sin-conscious or Son-conscious?

Preacher's Kid