Romans 3:5-8

5 But if our unrighteousness serves to show the righteousness of God, what shall we say? That God is unrighteous to inflict wrath on us? (I speak in a human way.) 6 By no means! For then how could God judge the world? 7 But if through my lie God's truth abounds to his glory, why am I still being condemned as a sinner? 8 And why not do evil that good may come?—as some people slanderously charge us with saying. Their condemnation is just. -Romans 3:5-8

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We’re so messed up we come up with new and creative ways to justify our sins.  Some of the Christians back in the Apostle Paul’s day said that they were helping God by sinning.  They believed that by allowing God to forgive them for their sins, they are helping God to display His glory, love, and forgiveness.  That’s messed up thinking!

That’s like saying we should celebrate law enforcement who abuse their position of power because they helped to highlight racial injustice for Americans.  Sin is still sin.

By the grace of God, our Lord can take our failures and our sins and still redeem them for good.  But we still need to own up to how we have fallen short of God’s standards.  And by no means should we ever say that our sins help God.  That’s just twisted thinking.

Do you find yourself justifying your sins?  Maybe you didn’t do it as badly as the Romans did back in the day, but there might be other ways that you try to rationalize your sins.  “It’s not that bad. Who is it hurting anyway?”

If so, turn to Jesus and repent.  Ask him to help you to hate sin just as much as he does.  Ask him to change your heart and your perspective on sin.