Sin is Never Okay

I recently read an article on a man, Scott Roeder, who had shot an abortion doctor, George Tiller, dead because Tiller was murdering babies. You can read that article here. First off, I do completely agree that abortion is murder and you can read more about it on my wife's blog post. There is no justification for such a crime. However, you do NOT address murder by murdering. That is ridiculous logic and there is NEVER justification for sin. We are told in Scripture that the Lord is the avenger in all things (1 Thessalonians 4:6). We don't take matters into our own hands and trust in ourselves... we trust in the Lord. "Let your behavior be excellent among the Gentiles, so that in the thing in which they slander you as evildoers, they may because of your good deeds, as they observe them, glorify God in the day of visitation." (1 Peter 2:12) Think about that next time before you go on a religious crusade and mar the name of Christ (if you call yourself a Christian) by your lack of reverence for God and His sovereignty. Furthermore, be afraid for Romans 2:1-11 makes it clear that we who judge others are simply storing up wrath for ourselves. Let's not be so concerned with the sin of others that we overlook our own personal sins (Matthew 7:3-5) which ought to be more far more familiar, far more numerous, and far more ugly. We must point out sin and declare the truths of God's will... but we must do so with excellent behavior, with humility, and most certainly without sin. "How shall we who died to sin still live in it?" (Romans 6:2)

You cannot claim to be a born-again Christian Mr. Roeder and be okay with what you did. You did it out of self-righteousness which is despicable before God (Isaiah 64:6)... genuine righteousness never results in sin. Let that be a reminder to all of us professing Christians, sin is never okay.