In this message, there is one sentence he says that really made me think. As always, you must leave your pre-disposal to accept what you have learned on your culture (inside and outside the church), and focus on the words of Christ.
Sin is anything that separates you from God.
Yet, in Romans 8:38,39, Paul says:
38 For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, 39 neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Some people may use the verses above to say that it doesn't really matter what sin is because it can't separate us from God, well... read the verse again. The verse talks about nothing can separate us from His love...
All of us sin, we sin all the time, yet nothing we do can makes God stop loving us.
Acts 10
34 Then Peter began to speak: "I now realize how true it is that God does not show favoritism 35 but accepts men from every nation who fear him and do what is right.
God loving us does not equal God saving us.
Matthew 5
45 But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father in heaven; for He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.
God loves me, He loves us, no matter what! Yet, salvation is way more than that... Salvation is believing... not believing in the sense of knowing and acknowledging Jesus. That is not it!, specially since even Satan acknowledges who Christ is (Matthew 4:1-11).
Salvation is trusting in Christ, is depending on Him, is realizing that without Him life doesn't make much sense, is repenting from anything that keeps you away from wanting to know Jesus more... that's salvation.
Think about it.
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