Thoughts on sin

It's interesting how we regard ourselves so highly. In fact, I've often discussed Christianity with unbelievers who see themselves as "pretty good people" or they say "I'm not a bad person." The whole point seems to be that they don't need God, so why believe? They don't need God because they don't see their sin or the need for God to forgive them.

It's also interesting to read some of the stories of sinners in the Bible. The woman who was clearly a sinner, dared to go see Christ at the Pharisee's house, where they were all gathered at a feast. And Nicodemus, who saw himself as a righteous man, dared go to him only at night.

SK wrote in his journals, "When a man is sick or indisposed, the first thing he does is to send for the physician, and medication is what he wants; spiritually it is just the opposite. When a man has sinned, the last thing he wants is the physician and medicine."