We all believe that sin is
something that we do that is bad, and we are punished for it. Simply, sin is death.
Suppose, God is fire, and sin is gasoline. Let us pour just a little sin on
ourselves, one gallon of gasoline, or so. Now that you are covered in just a
little sin, just a little bit of gasoline, how close would you dare to get to
God, in all of his glory and fire?
Would you not keep away, far away, from Him? Would you not hide from Him in
fear? The sin, the gasoline is keeping you from God— the fire.
Because God is a good and loving God, he does not reveal Himself to you. You
have covered yourself in the gasoline that is sin, and he cannot be close to
you, and in your life. You would go up in flames, and perish with your sin.
Sin cannot exist near God, and when it burns away, it consumes whatever is
bathed in it.
Sin is anything that keeps us from having a relationship with
God. The most important thing, in the universe, is our relationship with our
creator.
Who among us would not sell everything that they own, their TVs,
computers, cars, even their house, if it meant the life of their child.
God loves us and has given everything for us, even allowing His
only Son, Jesus, to be murdered, in order for us to be close to him.
In our world, if we do something bad we go to jail. In jail, we
cannot have a real relationship with our friends and family. We are separated
from them— they did not push you away. Your friends and family do not want you
in jail, they told you and taught you to do good so that you would not go to
jail, and could be close and have a closer relationship.
Our God wants us near him, he did not create sin, because sin is
not something, but rather it is a lack of something.
God hates sin because it causes us to fear him and hide from
him. God hates sin simply because it keeps us away from him. (Genesis 3:8 like
Adam and Eve Hiding from God because they now know that they are sinners and
are fearful of impartial judgment.)
