Do you know how often we as Christians rationalize sin? Whether it be our own or others, we do it all the time. The area that's hit me recently is in the media industry- I have a very hard time watching stuff that's... well.. Bloody in any shape or form, it just sickens me. And I was having a fit over the show I walked out of my room and saw on our TV. My mom pointed out that I watch things that my brothers can't watch as well. I've been pondering this over for a week or so now... This morning at Sunday school we were talking about the end justifying the means and how this works with what we watch/listen to etc. Does the good points in the things we watch and listen to justify the sin that we know is there? How many things do we rationalize daily in our lives saying it's "OK" because there are "good parts of it" or that "Well, there are some good family values so the other stuff is ok." Is it really ok? Is allowing the ideas that aren...
So that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; and that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled up to all the fullness of God. Ephesians 3:17-19