Have you ever thought about Satan’s original lie? We speak a lot about “original sin”. But, what was the “original lie”?

Men, we’ve been thinking about divine judgment insufficiently. Here’s what I mean by that.

We often rightly speak of the fact that on the cross Jesus took the punishment that your sins and my sins deserve. This is of course true. And, we should keep saying it.

He indeed became the “record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands.” (Colossians 2:14) And, yes 2 Corinthians 5:21 teaches us that God “made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.”

The doctrine that Christ was taking our final judgment punishment on the cross so that all who belong to Him will not face it is a rich, glorious, Biblical truth that we should never cease to preach about, sing about, talk about and teach about.

But, is there more than can be said about the punishment that our sins deserve? Is there more good news that we’re failing to communicate?  I’d like to submit that there’s a great deal more to be said. Our union with Christ has wrought much, much more and we’re failing to talk about it. In fact, I think we fail to talk about it because we are guilty of not believing it ourselves.

There’s another punishment that our sins deserve. And, we’re reaping it right now. And, that punishment is this: Misery

Consider what G.C.P’s “First Catechism for Children” asks in question and answer number 35: 

Question: How did Adam and Eve change when they sinned?

Answer: Instead of being holy and happy, they became sinful and miserable.

Do you really believe that your sins are right now making you miserable?

It is of course easy to see and understand that other people’s sins are making us miserable. We all easily recognize how the sins of someone else can make us miserable. A defiant child, an abusive spouse, a hot-headed employer, a violent attacker.

But, embracing the truth that my sins are currently making me miserable, that is a harder sell.

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