We've Got A Sin Problem

As I watch the events of Ferguson unfold the last couple of nights, I have to say that I wasn't surprised. I don't think that it would have mattered which way the grand jury ruled - riots were going to happen. That's just my opinion. Now before anyone thinks that I am taking sides or speaking on behalf of my race, I'm not. I'm speaking as a Pastor and as a follower of Christ. I know that many people see this as an isolated incident. That the reactions are unjustified. I know that many people see this as a breakdown in the system. That the reactions are justified. What I see it as is a sin problem. Let me bottom line this for you just in case you're not going to read the rest of this post. Racism is a sin. It's a sin just as much as murder, theft, lying and gluttony. Sin is sin in God's eyes. When sin saturates a culture and it's governing authority - it's going to act like it. So, none of this surprises me. In other words,