The Problem

“But your iniquities have separated you from your God; your sins have hidden his face from you, so that he will not hear.” – Isaiah 59:2 Yesterday we talked about how we are citizens in the Kingdom of Heaven and how that addresses the second of four essential questions that any viable worldview must answer. Today, we are going to discuss the third question: What’s the problem? As much as we live and move in a spiritual world where nothing is impossible, we’re cut off by sin and shame, so we can’t fully realize our potential in it. We sin and then we feel shame, and then we feel separated from each other, so we sin again and feel even more ashamed. We get hurt by one another and pride gets in our way, so we refuse to have mercy, grace, and forgiveness towards others, which makes it harder for us to