MONDAY, JUNE 20, 2010 MISSING THE MARKHamartia, a Greek word for sin, is missing the
mark. Using a basketball analogy, missing the mark is attempting to make the
shot, but missing it-similar to an 88 percent free throw shooter who doesn't
miss 12 of every 100 on purpose.
Missing the mark describes one aspect of
how every one of us sins. Using this term for sin, the Apostle Paul said, "For
all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God" (Romans 3:23). That is why
we need God's grace. Paul continued, "For the wages of sin is death, but the
gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord" (Romans 6:23).
Left on our own, we cannot right our every wrong. Our falling short
earns us separation from a holy God. God's grace in Jesus Christ filled in our
sin-gap. In a sense, Jesus rebounds our misses and scores for the kingdom. Have
you received God's gift of eternal life in Christ?
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For more, watch The Restoration Road with Mitch Kruse, Episode 7: A Fool's Sin and the Restorer's Grace
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