Sin is more than bad behavior; it's a blindness that prevents us from living in our God-given identity as children of God. We need to move beyond simply focusing on rules to understanding the deeper truth about our unbreakable union with Christ.
• The church has traditionally reduced sin to a behavior-based, right-versus-wrong morality system
• The Greek word for sin (hamartia) actually means "distorted form" or "distorted image"
• Romans 6 teaches we are "dead to sin" yet we still make mistakes, pointing to a deeper meaning
• Nothing can separate us from God's love (Romans 8:38-39), contradicting the teaching that sin separates us
• Sin doesn't push God away but blinds us to seeing Him and ourselves correctly
• Behavioral problems are just fruit; we need to address the root causes in our identity
• Traditional teaching views salvation as a transaction while finished work theology emphasizes our union with God
• Understanding our identity in Christ naturally transforms behavior without legalistic rules
The challenge of faith is to stop living as if separation from God even exists and to embrace that we are fully united with Him through Christ.
