cowardice is my skin

[vigilantsoul]

I cant believe that the sin of cowardice is enough to put me in hell. I am afraid everyday. I hope what I learn from my world is wrong and God is the most loving Father I have never experienced in my world.

Perhaps its all true. There are only a small number of poeple going to heaven. It is quoted in the bible.

If the sin of cowardice is true, in what light or position is cowardice a sin.

My cowardice is my anxiety and how I view strong opinionated peoples, with little respect, shown toward me.
My cowardice is stuck on me like my own skin. It is my dna and my personality.

 

[BobW188]

You haven't shown me that you're a coward. We all face fear in our lives, some of us frequently, some of us daily. Often, that fear is fully justified. I'm fond of saying, "Superman isn't brave. Superman can't get hurt."
This isn't to say you might not need help coping with fear but, believe me, nobody gets to Age 44 without having displayed courage more than once. Or, for that matter, without having run from something they should have faced at least once. Don't fault yourself for being human. Jesus doesn't.

 

[Kaylin]

I don't think that being a coward is a sin. It's certainly not admirable - but oh well. There's a lot of things that aren't admirable but that people do anyways. Also, everyone's a coward when it comes to certain things, and brave when it comes to other things. It varies.

But, I don't believe that you're a coward. Nothing you've said has shown me that you're a coward. Maybe if you let your anxiety get to you so much that you curl up in a ball and refuse to move because you're too afraid to even face it... and you do that day after day, consistently. But even that's a maybe. I can't judge, of course, only God can.

 

[e. barrett]

As long as you put your faith in Christ it doesn't really matter if cowardice is a sin - you're still saved. You're still going to Heaven. Jesus brought us freedom not more persecution. As Romans 8:1 says, "there is no condemnation for those in Christ Jesus."

I used to view myself as a coward, I suppose on some days I still do. But slowly as I followed Jesus I heard him call me to more and more dangerous places. The more I followed, the more my self image began to change. The key, of course, was taking action. Not just saying I would do something, but actually doing it. Now I find myself much more likely to be leading somewhere than following. It's moments like that which make me laugh and think how amazing God really is.

Not everyone will experience that type of transformation - but as long as we have an honest walk with God, we will always become more like him, and that means being less afraid.

 

[green wolverine]

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