REPENTANCE

TURNING FROM SIN

Many people nowadays are afraid to talk about sin, putting forth the idea that there is no such thing as good or bad, right or wrong, that it doesn't really matter what you do.

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Yet, millions of people every day realize the hard way that is really does matter what you do and that every action has a consequence, positive or negative. Some call this karma, the law of cause and effect. The Christian context would call this the result of sin.

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Sin is simply any action that separates us from God, the Source of all things, and from each other. Sin is what creates the rift between us, that keeps us bound in behaviors that harm us and others even if we want to stop. Some call it giving into our "intrusive thoughts." 

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The only way to overcome these intrusive thoughts is to reconnect with God and to ask God to control your thoughts and actions. 

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And so repentance simply means to turn around. We turn from the old ways of living to impress the world, being guided by our ego and riddled with intrusive thoughts, and turning back to God to order our lives, which always works out better for us.