Me: I don’t know if we should be talking about her behind her back.

Prodigal: I agree. Gossip is a sin and we should just continue with our sewing.

This is from the book Respectable Sins from Jerry Bridges

The Bible has a word for conduct unbecoming a saint. It is sin. And just as “conduct unbecoming an office” covers a wide range of misconduct, so the word sin covers a wide range of misbehavior. It covers everything from gossip to adultery, from impatience to murder. Obviously, there are degrees of seriousness of sin. But in the final analysis, sin is sin.

The devil would like us to ignore it as sin. If we have no sin then we do not have to repent. If we do not repent, it can cause distance from us and God. Also our prayers may not be heard. This is not about shame and condemnation. This is about getting with God and asking for forgiveness and feel your spirit being wiped clean.

The LORD is righteous: he hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked.

PSALM 129 : 4

Jennifer Van Allen

www.theprodigalpig.com

www.faithincounseling.org