BIBLE BASICS: Building Blocks of Belief

Part 5: "SIN: What's the Big Deal Anyway?"

The late Phyllis McGinley, American author of children's books and poetry, and surprisingly a Roman Catholic, once defined the human condition this way: "People are no longer sinful. They're only immature, or underprivileged or frightened, or more particularly, sick." Modern-day people are certainly hesitant to identify the human predicament or the human problem as "SIN," aren't they? But McGinley's point sums up the "world's" way of looking at things, doesn't it? It's just not politically correct these days to talk about "sin!" Or admit that the "fall" brought corruption and decay to all creation! I'll report; you decide!   :))