By: Johnny Coggin
Several political leaders have been in the news lately for their adulterous, sinful, and just plain ridiculous behavior. This surprises many. But it should not surprise Christians.
Dr. Young wrote just last week about the danger of spiritual blowout, and the humbling reality that we are all closer to the ledge than we might realize.
Similarly, one of my favorite writers, Russell Moore, offers wise biblical commentary regarding the recent political scandals and our own propensity toward sin. Seriously, you should read it.
Here's a snippet:
"Almost every adultery situation I’ve ever seen includes a cheating spouse who honestly believes that he or she is not going to get caught. The cheater often doesn’t want the marriage to end in divorce. Instead, like the characters in today’s headlines, he or she instead wants to keep everything the same: spouse, kids, and lover too. That’s irrational and completely contrary to the way the world works. Anyone can see that.But you can convince yourself…or be convinced…that it will work for you. You’re special, after all. That’s the way temptation functions. We put consequences out of our minds, both temporal and eternal consequences. We start to believe that we are gods, with power over good and evil and life and death. And then we do crazy things....I don’t know who you are, reader, but I know you are probably not smarter than Anthony Weiner or Arnold Schwarzenegger or John Edwards. And neither am I. Both of us, you and I, are on the verge of wrecking our lives. We’re probably not on the verge of a situation quite like any of those men, but the gospel tells us we have vulnerabilities just the same, and they all can lead to destruction."
There is much wisdom here, folks. Read the whole thing here.
