"No, No, I Don't Want To"

Often we avoid preaching and teaching about sin because it is perceived to be too negative.  Perhaps we have lived with the Puritan images condemning the fragile congregations.

            When viewed from the goal, which is absolution, facing sin is far from a bleak experience.  Repentance is not a matter of giving up the good things of life, but rather a turning that leads to God.  Confession, which may include a painful inventory, ultimately leads to wholeness and health.  Behind all proclamations on sin is the promise, “If we confess our sins, he who is faithful and just will forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness” (I John 1:8-9).

Mitchell Hedgepeth: "No, No, I Don't Want To"