Lie #6: It Won’t Hurt a Bit

When confronted with and caught in a sin, you’ve probably heard someone try to justify his or her actions by saying, “I wasn’t hurting anyone!” In Joshua 7, we are introduced to the biblical concept of “corporate sinned.” Achan sinned, but all Israel was held responsible. Thus, there is no such thing as a strictly private sin. This is why we ought to free sin and, when we do sin, confess and receive absolution. For our sins not only hurt us, they hurt those about whom we care the most.