Consequences of Sin

If our sins are forgiven, doesn't that mean all is well? Everything is back in balance and we are good to go, just as if nothing ever happened? The answer may surprise you; the answer: Not really.

When we commit sin God does forgive us our transgressions but the consequences of the sin we committed are still going to be felt by us. We do not have to go any further than 2 Samuel 11:2-27. It tells the story of David and his adultery with Bathsheba, it ends with the murder of Bathsheba's husband Uriah the Hittite.  God forgives David of his sins of adultery and murder but there are still consequences that he experiences because of the sins he committed.

David and Bathsheba's newborn baby dies because the Lord stuck the child with an illness that took his life on the seventh day. So even though the Lord forgave them both the sin cost them both the life of their son. Perhaps that is why it is said the children suffer the sins of their fathers. I do not really know for sure but it was definitely the case in this situation.

All of that said so that everyone might keep in mind, before we commit a sin, that there would be consequences even though we might not see them happen immediately afterward. I know people who sin without remorse because they know God will forgive them. It has become nearly ineffectual in its nature. I have to wonder if they are truly forgiven just because they ask.

I think sin is only forgiven if you are truly sorry you committed said sin and you are genuine in your remorse and resolve to not commit the sin again. What do you think? I have heard different opinions in reference to sin and forgiveness mostly based on the different religious views. It seems so open ended out there anymore. There does not seem to be any definite black and white, right or wrong, everything seems permissible, nothing but muted shades of gray. Churches feel they should not condemn anyone, or call them out if their behavior is non-biblical. They say it is all about Love, not judgment.

My personal position is not a politically correct one. It is a Biblical one. The sin of yesterday, the sins of the Bible, are still sins today. That may not be a popular opinion and it was not in Jesus's day either but it is the fact of the matter. That is my belief. A church who instructs otherwise is teaching falsely. Where do you stand, with God or with Man?