Most of us think of the big sins such as adultery, lust, greed, and even murder. What are about the little sins? What about those sins that seem to be no big deal in our minds because they are just smalls compare the other ones? If we truly look at sin, big and small, they are in the same boat. No sin is big or small. Granted 1 John 5 says that there are sins that don't lead to death, but they are still an offense to a holy God. Rush Witt has written a book to help us deal with the "snail sized sin habits" that seem to plague us. The book is titled, Diehard Sins.
In order to deal with sin, we must know what sin is. Witt wrote that the Bible speaks on sin as a transgression of the law and we violate the commands of a holy God. Sin is anything that is against the commands of God. Owning our sin will help us in knowing when we have gone astray. God does confront sin and he wants his people to do the same. Jesus came to deal with sin. If God never confronted sin, we would all be a peace not feeling the weight of condemnation.
Witt reminds his readers that though all of us are tempted even Jesus was tempted, temptation is not a sin. Yielding to temptation is a sin because we have trusted the promise of that sin rather than the promise of God. As our sin remains in us in spite of the saving work of Christ, we must be depended on Christ to assist us in our battle with sin. When we fall short, we must run to Christ and ask for forgiveness.
The people of God must always be on alert when it comes to their sin whether corporately or individually. In order to fight sin, we need the church. While the church is not perfect, it is the best line of defense against sin even the little ones.
I am delighted to recommend this book along with Owen's Mortification of Sin and Hedges' Licenced to Kill in dealing with our battle over sin.
Thanks P&R Publishing for letting me review this book.
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