Respectable Sins
by Jerry Bridges
The sins Christians tolerate: ungodliness, anxiety, discontentment, unthankfulness, pride, selfishness, lack of self-control, impatience, anger, judgementalism, envy, gossip, worldliness. Each a short chapter. Uncomfortable by design.
Read it if…
you want a mirror held to the sins you excuse.
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Skip it if…
you want encouragement; this is diagnosis.
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Three things you will actually use
- Respectable sins are still sins.
- Anxiety is a sin of unbelief, says Bridges; agree or argue.
- Judgementalism is the respectable sin of the serious.
Do this first
Read the chapter on the sin you least want to read.
Our verdict
The sins you excuse.
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