Joshua 7:1 (ESV) — 1 But the people of Israel broke faith in regard to
the devoted things, for Achan the son of Carmi, son of Zabdi, son of Zerah, of
the tribe of Judah, took some of the devoted things. And the anger of the Lord
burned against the people of Israel.
NOTE: The amazing
thing was that it was not more people. The person thinks that "it is such
a little thing and no one will notice." The person says to himself:
"and God was clearly just intending to set the overall practice and not
really intending such an extreme command." Christians are just as guilty
today, when we take deductions on our taxes that are questionable, or disobey
road signs. We think, the general principle is correct, but it doesn't really
apply to me in this situation. We might argue that there is a difference
between obedience to God and obedience to a government. The problem is that God
tells us to obey the governing authorities, because he has placed them where
they are. And Paul wrote that during a time where mob rule did not always pick
the best of Caesars. The critical issue is that this one little sin, that was
so-called victimless, will cost the nation and the person's family greatly. Our
sins affect others, nothing is victimless or between consenting adults or
whatever other argument we use to justify our behavior. All sin has
consequence.
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