Interesting Question About Sin

Here's an interesting dilemma that I've thought quite alot about in the past few years. Today on the radio, I heard a Christian program on which the host said,

God hates sin. But you aren't sin; you have sin.


I have been questioning that idea recently. The Bible said we are "in iniquity." This would explain many things, especially the homosexual question. Homosexuals are constatnly telling us that homosexuality isn't something they have--it's who they are. And, I believe they may be correct, at least for some of them. But for some reason, the evangelical theological community thinks if you are sin then you are stuck there. Perhaps they need to read the Bible more carefully and talk to thousands of people who have received Jesus as Savior and the incredible testimonies of how they were changed. Yes, changed! I think this is a failure of the Pentecostal/Charismatic community to help us understand the power of the Holy Spirit correctly and how it really works. If sin is something "we have," then we can work hard to get rid of it, sort of like a cold. Do the right things, get sleep, eat right and the cold perhaps will go away quickly. But eat junk, get little sleep, and perhaps the cold will hang around.

If sin is something we are, then we definitely need a change from outside ourselves to change, not simply to get rid of it for a while. And that outside source needs to be a strong one indeed.

Thoughts to ponder.