The Boringness of Sin
We sinners have a tendency to think and believe that sin is fun. There are sins that do bring some physical, emotional or psychological pleasures. But all these pleasures of sin always end up boring, always end up in boredom.
Why?
Because the pleasure of sin is fleeting and superficial. And not to mention it is self-destructive to one’s being.
Let us take a sinner who lives for lust, someone who is addicted to the pleasures of the flesh. Now, MTV and the media has brainwashed us that “this is the life.” But is it? A man who lives for lust only lives for lust. His whole life’s preoccupation is “to get some.” The rest of his humanity is set aside for this god, his lust. He stops being a dynamic person because he has become only “one thing.” Eventually, his lust becomes boring to the people around him. One can only listen to another person’s sexual exploits and still be interested in hearing it over and over again.
It also becomes boring to himself (the sinner, the addict.) His lust will lead him to more perversions to make things interesting for him. But even perversions have its limit. And when he reached the pinnacle of his perversions, we shall realize that there is no more. He is left in a panic. And it was all empty.
Addiction to sins leads to perversion. The sinner always wants to take it to another level. Unfortunately, he does not realize he is taking it DOWN another level. Down to hell. The more he becomes perverse, the more he loses his humanity. The more becomes sinful, the less becomes human. In the end, he is just a “legion” of sins.
Sin is Satan’s lie. A lie that says sins bring us life, “Wanna live life? Sin some more.” Those who have bought this lie always ends up bored and jaded, just look at famous people who live sinful lives, there are not the picture of a healthy, happy and fulfilled human beings.
For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 6:23
Sin will always end up in boredom, for it always lead to death, both body and soul. And dead people do not enjoy life.
There is no real joy apart from God.
Only God can take away our boredom in our lives. For He alone is dynamic. He alone can lift our humanity to its fullness. He alone can raise us from our boredom to life everlasting.
God alone can give us true ecstasy.
Eternal Bliss.
Thus says the LORD:
Cursed is the man who trusts in human beings,
who seeks his strength in flesh,
whose heart turns away from the LORD.
He is like a barren bush in the desert
that enjoys no change of season,
But stands in a lava waste,
a salt and empty earth.
Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD,
whose hope is the LORD.
He is like a tree planted beside the waters
that stretches out its roots to the stream:
It fears not the heat when it comes,
its leaves stay green;
In the year of drought it shows no distress,
but still bears fruit.
We sinners have a tendency to think and believe that sin is fun. There are sins that do bring some physical, emotional or psychological pleasures. But all these pleasures of sin always end up boring, always end up in boredom.
Why?
Because the pleasure of sin is fleeting and superficial. And not to mention it is self-destructive to one’s being.
Let us take a sinner who lives for lust, someone who is addicted to the pleasures of the flesh. Now, MTV and the media has brainwashed us that “this is the life.” But is it? A man who lives for lust only lives for lust. His whole life’s preoccupation is “to get some.” The rest of his humanity is set aside for this god, his lust. He stops being a dynamic person because he has become only “one thing.” Eventually, his lust becomes boring to the people around him. One can only listen to another person’s sexual exploits and still be interested in hearing it over and over again.
It also becomes boring to himself (the sinner, the addict.) His lust will lead him to more perversions to make things interesting for him. But even perversions have its limit. And when he reached the pinnacle of his perversions, we shall realize that there is no more. He is left in a panic. And it was all empty.
Addiction to sins leads to perversion. The sinner always wants to take it to another level. Unfortunately, he does not realize he is taking it DOWN another level. Down to hell. The more he becomes perverse, the more he loses his humanity. The more becomes sinful, the less becomes human. In the end, he is just a “legion” of sins.
Sin is Satan’s lie. A lie that says sins bring us life, “Wanna live life? Sin some more.” Those who have bought this lie always ends up bored and jaded, just look at famous people who live sinful lives, there are not the picture of a healthy, happy and fulfilled human beings.
For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 6:23
Sin will always end up in boredom, for it always lead to death, both body and soul. And dead people do not enjoy life.
There is no real joy apart from God.
Only God can take away our boredom in our lives. For He alone is dynamic. He alone can lift our humanity to its fullness. He alone can raise us from our boredom to life everlasting.
God alone can give us true ecstasy.
Eternal Bliss.
Thus says the LORD:
Cursed is the man who trusts in human beings,
who seeks his strength in flesh,
whose heart turns away from the LORD.
He is like a barren bush in the desert
that enjoys no change of season,
But stands in a lava waste,
a salt and empty earth.
Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD,
whose hope is the LORD.
He is like a tree planted beside the waters
that stretches out its roots to the stream:
It fears not the heat when it comes,
its leaves stay green;
In the year of drought it shows no distress,
but still bears fruit.
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