“Sin” is an uncomfortable word. It reeks of condemnation, judgmentalism. We don’t like to hear it; we feel a bit embarrassed saying it. What is sin, this thing that makes us so uneasy?

Adam and Eve thought fig leaves would protect them from God’s righteous judgment of their disobedience. How do we try to cover up our sin with our own fig leaves to justify ourselves before God?

In so many ways we are all striving to escape the Fall. Healthy eating, exercise, financial programs, homeschooling, alternative medicine, the list goes on. While these things may be good in themselves, why are they a bad savior?