Defining Sin
Illustration
by Michael P. Green

How would you describe sin?

  • Man calls it an accident; God calls it an abomination.
  • Man calls it a blunder; God calls it blindness.
  • Man calls it a defect; God calls it a disease.
  • Man calls it a chance; God calls it a choice.
  • Man calls it an error; God calls it an enmity.
  • Man calls it a fascination; God calls it a fatality.
  • Man calls it an infirmity; God calls it an iniquity.
  • Man calls it a luxury; God calls it leprosy.
  • Man calls it a liberty; God calls it lawlessness.
  • Man calls it a trifle; God calls it tragedy.
  • Man calls it a mistake; God calls it madness.
  • Man calls it a weakness; God calls it willfulness.
Baker Books, 1500 Illustrations for Biblical Preaching, by Michael P. Green