Little Sins

When it comes to the sins in our lives, we'll find any reason to make them not seem as bad as they really are. That's how we end up with "big" sins like murder or adultery and "little" sins like gossip, pride and anger. Even though we can try to excuse these "little" sins away, the reality is that all sins are equally destructive to our relationship with God, our neighbors and even ourselves. To rightly pursue holiness, righteousness and love, we need to recognize sin for what it is - no matter how big or small we think it may be.

Anger - Paul says that we should be angry yet not sin. So anger may not be a sin in and of itself, but it can become sinful depending on why we're angry and how we respond to our anger. Anger can be devastating to our lives and the lives of others if we're not careful, so we must learn to analyze our anger and rightly order our love.