Commandments Often Don’t Explain, Part 1 (TMF:2277)

Tuesday, January 30, 2024
Peace to Live By: Commandments Often Don’t Explain, Part 1 (TMF:2277) - Daniel Litton
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       As we read our Bibles, we notice there are commandments for sure. We are instructed on what the ‘big’ sins are, and that we should avoid these big sins at all costs. Why is that? Why do we avoid the big sins? We don’t practice them because they will take away our happiness. Sometimes this occurs right away, but for other sins it may not happen until later. The consequences may be delayed. And that delay only adds to the deception, and masks the fact that the sin actually is going to cause us harm. The point is that commandments are often shortcuts to help us. In saying they are shortcuts, I mean that they often don’t give us an explanation of why doing whatever it is is bad or wrong. They often don’t explain why acting in that way will take away our happiness. The quick form, however, the one word or sentence, allows us to easily remember what a sin actually is. They are like sayings or dictums. It’s good when we can easily identify what sin is so that we can avoid it.