Aiding Sin And Abetting Sinners

An interesting question was posed me today: is it right to help people sin?  And if you do, does that make you sin too?

The short answer is, no to the first and yes to the second.  Is it right to help people sin?  No.  For example, if someone is going to steal something from the store, and you know about it before they do it, but you give them your car keys so they can get to the store, then you have helped them sin.  Similarly, if you provide them with gas or you help them in any way to do the evil they plan, then you have helped them sin.

So, naturally, if you help others sin, then you too have sinned.  Let’s say that your son or daughter is about to go egg a house at Halloween and you give them the money to buy eggs or the eggs themselves, then you are a partner in their sin and thereby become as sinful as they.

In other words, when you help someone to do something wrong, you’ve done wrong too.  If little Nancy is on her way to make life miserable for the town, and you fill her tank with gas, you have a part in terrorizing the town too.  And God will hold you as accountable as he does little Nancy.

Thought of the Day

There is no room for God in a person who is full of himself.  -  Rabbi Yisrael Baal Shem Tov

News From Big Emory Baptist Association

Upcoming Events:

April 4 - Minister’s Conference, 11 a.m. at Ryan’s in Oak Ridge. Speaker: Rev. Paul Frick
April 5 - Prayer Team Meeting, 1 p.m. at the BEBA Office
April 5 - Rebuild Ministry Team Meeting, 7 p.m. at the BEBA Office
April 6 - Good Friday Holiday! BEBA Office Closed
April 8 - Easter Sunday!
April 9 - Executive Board Meeting, 10:30 a.m. at South Harriman Baptist Church
April 9 - Vacation Bible School Clinic, FBC in Wartburg. Dinner - 5 p.m. Worship Rally 6 p.m.
April 10 - Quarterly Deacon’s Meeting, 7 p.m. Calvary Baptist Church in Wartburg
April 15 - Children’s Bible Drill, 2 p.m. at South Harriman Baptist Church
April 17 - BEBA Workshop, 6:30-8:30 p.m. at South Harriman Baptist Church
April 28 - Vacation Bible School Clinic, Beech Park Baptist Church, Oliver Springs - 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

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Please pray for the following churches as they seek a pastor: Big Emory, Chapman Grove, Clymersville, Coal Hill, Dyllis, Kellytown, Kingston First, Mossy Grove, New Height’s Mission, Pine Ridge, Riggs Chapel.