Respectable Sins by Jerry Bridges tackles the issue of sins in the believer’s life head on. But this book takes a different approach than you might think when you hear that this is a book about sin. Bridges writes about sins that we find culturally acceptable, the ones that we sweep under the rug.
It’s easy to point out “big” sins and pontificate about how sad it is that others are struggling with such horrible issues without realizing that we are in fact committing the “acceptable” sins of gossip, pride and judgmentalism.
Or how about the sins of envy, jealousy, discontentment, selfishness and worldliness? Not only are these sins acceptable in our consumeristic society, they’re practically viewed as a God-given birthright!
This book is humbling, and convicting. It calls us to a holistic view of sin, and to the pursuit of holiness.
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