This Is The Good News About Sin

There is a three-letter word that spells the difference between happiness and misery, between freedom and bondage, and between heaven and hell.  A generation or two ago, this word was commonly used in our speech, especially by the clergy.  We used this word to describe wrongdoing and human failure. Then, as some words are prone to do, it gradually began to be replaced by synonyms which were more gentle and kind.  That old three-letter word is sin, and in spite of the fact that most people prefer not to think of themselves as being tainted by this word, sin is good news!  "And how can that be?" you might be thinking.  It's simple: There is a solution to the problem of sin, an antidote which neutralizes its effect; and that is good news.