The Contagion of Sin

In Haggai 2, God teaches a striking truth: holiness is not contagious, but sin is. A clean towel cannot purify dirty hands rather, the dirt spreads. Judah needed to learn, as we do today, that no one becomes godly by belonging to a good church, a good family, or a wholesome community; righteousness does not transfer by proximity. But sin, injustice, and foolishness rub off easily unless we stand firm by faith, governed by God rather than by group pressures. Modern society has replaced morality with “group dynamics,” treating the opinions and feelings of the crowd as law. Even churches sometimes borrow the world’s music, fads, and spirit in the hope of attracting people, forgetting that true faith requires a break with the world, not a merger with it. Holiness comes only from God’s power, never from blending in with the age.