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Compartmentalizing Sin There are Christians in this world who are living a life of duplicity. While they are in the presence of others, they appear godly and wholesome, yet they stand guilty of horrific sins, such as sexual immorality, drug use, social drinking, dressing immodestly, using corrupt or filthy language, etc. Quite often, when these sins are finally brought to the light of day, fellow Christians are floored, saying things like, “Surely not. I just can’t believe they would be involved in such a deed.” 6 Duplicity = “1 : contradictory doubleness of thought, speech, or action; especially: the belying of one's true intentions by deceptive words or action” (Merriam-Webster Dictionary) How can this type of Christian successfully fool so many people for so long? The answer is found in the phrase “compartmentalizing sin.” That is to say, they isolate their sinful behavior into its own dark room. When they are in the presence of other people, they walk in the light of day and stay far away from the sinful behavior. Then, later on, when no one is watching, they unlock their dark room, go in and become a whole different person who revels in the sinful deed. Once their sin is completed, they unlock the door to their dark room and step back into the light of day. Compartmentalize = “to separate into isolated compartments or categories” (Merriam- Webster Dictionary) This dark room of sin could be filled with any number of sins. There are some people who have a dark room of drug abuse. Some people may have sexual immorality, such as fornication, adultery, or even prostitution in their dark rooms. Some dark rooms may be filled with pornography, cybersex relationships, or any number of sexual sins. Some people may use their dark rooms to tell dirty jokes, to gossip, to tell lies about others, to habitually lie, or to drink socially or even to the point of drunkenness. Tragically, some Christians become trapped in their dark room of sin. This choice is generally marked in their lives by a total departure from their previous service to God. I know of more than one example of a preacher who stepped into his dark room of sin one too many times and fell from the faith, rejecting those very things for which he had once stood.
Discussion: Compartmentalizing sin in your life is the same as practicing hypocrisy. Consider the following two definitions: 1. hypocrite = hupokrites {hoop-ok-ree-tace’} - “1) one who answers, an interpreter 2) an actor, stage player 3) a dissembler, pretender, hypocrite” (Enhanced Strong’s Lexicon) 2. hypocrisy = hupokrisis {hoop-ok’-ree-sis} - “1) an answering 2) an answer 3) the acting of a stage player 4) dissimulation, hypocrisy” (Ibid) When we see the context in which these words are often used, we begin to see the concept of a person pretending to be something that he is not. Quite often, a hypocrite will be attempting to portray a righteous image while masking unrighteous motives, intents, thoughts, behavior, etc. Read Matthew 23:1-7, 25-28 1. What were the scribes and the Pharisees guilty of doing? 2. With what were the scribes and the Pharisees more concerned? 3. Give some examples of how a Christian could be guilty of doing the same thing as the scribes and the Pharisees. 4. In our “germ conscious” culture, how useful is a dirty cup? What must be done to the cup to restore its usefulness? 5. How useful in the service of the Lord is the person who is living a life of hypocrisy? What must that hypocritical Christian do? What is your responsibility towards that Christian? (Cf. Galatians 6:1-4) 7
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