Selfishness: The Root Of Most Sin!

When we take an inventory of our sins so that we can repent, most of them were rooted in selfishness. Think of it, even the “white” lies we tell, are to spare ourselves the guilt of hurting another’s feelings. But we know that God told us to always tell the truth. What about when we walk past a homeless person? Isn’t it our own fear of selfishness that keeps us walking? What about when we turn on a movie we really know we shouldn’t watch, but we want to, so we do. What about when we don’t spend enough time with our spouse, when we don’t put them first? Is that not a type of selfishness.

We live in a world where words and actions such as “self-fullfilment”, self-realization, self love are popular. In fact, you could say our current society is based upon them. But read God’s Word, and you will not find them. When Jesus came His command was:

“A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.  By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” – John 13:34-35

“The Answer Is Love. It’s always been love! The answer from God has always been love!”