Hebrews 9:15, 24-28 / Mark 3:22-30
The tendency to sin is a condition that we all have to admit to.
Furthermore, it is not just a tendency, it is also an actuality, because the fact is that we sin.
Yet, very often, sin can be subtle that we might be blinded to the fact that it is a sin.
For e.g., telling colourful jokes, gossiping about the faults of others, selfishness, greed, etc.
All those are sins in varying degrees of gravity, but we might be numbed to the fact that it is destroying us.
Or we rationalize it away and say that it is part of our human nature and there is no big deal about it.
Yet the Holy Spirit will continue to prod us in order to make us realize our sinfulness and to ask for mercy and forgiveness.
And of course the evil spirit will also tell us that minor sins are alright, and after a while a lot of sins will seem to be like minor sins and we will tell ourselves that it is still alright!
But when we let the Holy Spirit lead us to see the holiness of God and the love He showed in Jesus on the cross, then we will know that sin, in any form, is indeed detestable.