Question about God and sin

Ribosome · Feb 9, 2013

I was reading this book by RC Sproul, and here is a quote from it:

We rarely take the time to think through the ramifications of our sin. We fail to realize that in even the slightest sins we commit, such as little white lies and other peccadilloes we are violating the law of the Creator of the universe. In the smallest sin we defy God's right to rule and to reign over His creation. Instead, we seek to usurp for ourselves the authority and the power that belong properly to God. Even the slightest sin does violence to His holiness, to His glory, and to His righteousness. Every sin, no matter how seemingly insignificant, is truly an act of treason against the cosmic King.

My question is about the part about our sin doing violence to his holiness. How does our sin do violence to his holiness? Can someone explain and give an example?

Keachian · Feb 9, 2013

Sin perverts our nature and our identification as being in the image of God, by sinning we are essentially declaring that God is not holy, because in us is supposed to be displayed his holiness and all his other attributes.

Not the same way Sproul is approaching it but this is how I think of it purely from a recognition of the truth of the statement that our sin is violence against God's holiness

Apologetic_Warrior · Feb 10, 2013

granturissimus said:
I was reading this book by RC Sproul, and here is a quote from it:

My question is about the part about our sin doing violence to his holiness. How does our sin do violence to his holiness? Can someone explain and give an example?

Just curious, which Dr. Sproul book you're referencing? In addition to the book title, could you site the chapter too please? Asking because I own quite a few of his books, in both print and electronic editions, and also interested in the surrounding context of the quote.

twin1954 · Feb 10, 2013

granturissimus said:
I was reading this book by RC Sproul, and here is a quote from it:

My question is about the part about our sin doing violence to his holiness. How does our sin do violence to his holiness? Can someone explain and give an example?

Sin is an affront to all that God is. When Adam sinned he essentially said in his heart that God wasn't worthy of worship or fellowship. He wanted the woman more than he wanted God. He knew what God had said and knew that she must die. He shook his fist in God's face and said in his heart you have no right to take her. Sin is nothing less than seeking to rob God of His throne and set ourselves on it.

Rhamiel · Feb 12, 2013

I have not read much of Sproul
but he puts it in a very great way

far too often we forget how horrible sin is

bricklayer · Feb 12, 2013

granturissimus said:
I was reading this book by RC Sproul, and here is a quote from it:

My question is about the part about our sin doing violence to his holiness. How does our sin do violence to his holiness? Can someone explain and give an example?

Our sin is intentionally and affectively violent toward God's holiness; however, it is not effectively violent.
Our sin does not effect God's holiness.

Another word for holy is inviolate. God's holiness is His unchangeability.
Only God cannot change, everything else must.
Only God is holy, nothing else compares.

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