We have just traveled through the Law which God gave to Moses for the past ten weeks. Many of the sins can fall under the category of sins of commission or the sins we commit. We can also be held accountable for the things we fail to do. We fail to worship God, we fail to see the humanness of another individual...etc. There is a lot of forgiveness from Jesus for our failings and human weakness. Our sexuality for instance is a part of how we were created and Jesus readily forgives the woman caught in Adultery. He says ..."neither do I judge you...now go and sin no more."
If we read Scripture closely, like Matthew and the judgement of the nations (25:31-46) or the story of Lazarus and the rich man in Luke (16: 19-31) we find Jesus giving condemnation for our sins of omission or the things we fail to do. You failed to feed the hungry, or give drink to the thirsty, or clothe the naked or visit the sick and lonely. Our sins of omission have little to do with the pull of human nature towards sin so there is a condemnation from Jesus. It does not go against human nature to feed someone who is starving or aid a person who has the same human dignity afforded each of us.
Sins of omission are high on Jesus' radar and just as important as the Law given to Moses. Failing to act out our Christian vocation is a sin as much as breaking any of the commandments. Failing to see another persons dignity as created in the image of God is failing to see God. Our common baptism gives us a lot to answer for and hopefully the awareness that we also have a great need to stay on our knees asking the forgiveness of God. We all have sins we cannot recall, that we are ignorant of, and many instances of failing to hear the voice of God. Thankfully, we also have the words of the Apostle Paul from Romans 5:20..."where sin abounds, grace abounds more." God increased sin on us so God could show us oceans of mercy.
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