The Five Accepted Sins

Thanks to The Internet Monk for laying bare these difficult and acceptable sins. Now, I don't know about you, but it would appear to me that the Internet Monk has been reading my story again.

1. Not keeping promises.

2. Lying.

3. A lack of integrity.

4. Cruel speech about those with whom we differ.

5. No grace for ordinary failure.

It is hard to remember that we find so many sins "acceptable" or at least we are willing to live with and excuse them when in reality none of us is sinless- nor we will ever be by our own hard work. Nor are any of us "not as bad a sinner" as "that publican over there."

Thank God for grace.