a pile of manure by any other name...

James 4

7 So humble yourselves before God. 

Resist the devil, 

and he will flee from you.

8 Come close to God, 

and God will come close to you. 

Wash your hands, you sinners; 

purify your hearts, 

for your loyalty is divided between God and the world.

9 Let there be tears for what you have done. 

Let there be sorrow and deep grief. 

Let there be sadness instead of laughter, 

and gloom instead of joy.

10 Humble yourselves before the Lord, 

and he will lift you up in honor.



I don't see a lot of "tears for what you have done" these days.

iow, we seem to be more than a little short on repentance...

we have been for a very, very long time.

we don't call things a sin anymore.

They have morphed into "mistakes"

or "misunderstandings"

or "a logical reaction to our own personal truth"

[that last one is my personal favorite ;-) ].


Sin is not in - it hasn't been for decades.

James quantified sin thus...


James 4:17 Remember, it is sin to know what you ought to do and then not do it.


Could it be that so much of our lives & our corporate experience stems from a lack of appreciation of what we are & what we do as sins against the God of the universes, coupled with an lack of regret for & repentance of those sins we've committed or omitted?



Just a thought...