Sinner Vs Sinner
From the beginning, God created man
equally which means we are meant to treat each other as equals. Adam and Eve
were created equally, loved and treated equally by God. This also means that we
are all sinners and we all have flaws. As humans, it’s much easier to point
fingers at someone else and point out their flaws other than to point fingers
at ourselves and acknowledge our own flaws. For example, I was in a situation
where I struggled with speaking out about my past and how it still haunts me to
this day. I struggled with conveying that message to my friend and being
vulnerable with my emotions. When someone else’s flaws and sins were brought
up, I instantly found it much easier to indulge in gossip and forget about my
troubles. What I’ve come realize is when you begin to point the finger at
yourself, you find yourself growing in some many ways unimaginably. You’ll
begin to grow spiritually, mentally and physically. When you’re focused on
making your own grass green, you won’t even have the time to look over on the
other side to compare grasses.
It’s also human nature to build up
defense mechanisms in order to prevent ourselves from getting hurt verbally and
physically. Sometimes, we confuse our defense mechanisms with our ego. When I feel
like I’m being attacked whether it’s physically or verbally, my defense mechanism
is to defend myself from being injured or to prevent myself from being treated
as inferior, respectfully. Our ego is completely different. Mentally speaking, ego
usually shows up when arguments begin. To separate the two; an example for when
your ego is speaking is when your calling the other individual names, bring up past
mistakes and their flaws. An example for a defense mechanism is speaking to the
person respectfully whilst not allowing them to disrespect you. Our
communication needs to be rewired in order to effectively convey our messages.
If you look in the bible, when
someone makes a mistake or sins, the villagers immediately throw stones at them
or the person is exiled. There are multiple stories where men and women are attacked
by the villagers but the one story that stands out is the one we should all learn from.
A lady was found guilty for committing adultery which she was then sentenced to
being stoned. Before the stoning began, Jesus walked over and stood in front of
her. He then said, “If anyone of you have not sinned before, then you should
cast the first stone.” In society today, you still see celebrities metaphorically
being stoned for mistakes/sins that they’ve made. In Gods’ eyes, sin is sin. My
sin is not greater than the next persons sin and vice versa. We are taking the
role of God and casting judgement upon other sinners when we sin as well. It’s very
similar to pointing fingers at others instead ourselves. Who am I to cast judgement
when I am too a sinner and have sinned?
When we can focus on ourselves, communicate
effectively, not cast judgement on others is when we realize what love is. love
is accepting an individual for their past and embracing it. I am not perfect
and so is the next person and accepting that truth is what builds an accepting
and loving society. The road to a loving society will not be easy but nothing
that is worth fighting for is easy.
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