Our sin is not like a speeding ticket. Sin is a declaration of war against God. But instead of God declaring war against us in response, Christmas is God’s declaration of war against sin. In this passage, God responds to a charge of being unfair. The response calls attention to at least three common misconceptions about God. 1. We think God only wants a payoff; 2. We think God owes goodness to us for our good behavior; 3. We think our sin is a speeding ticket when it’s first degree murder. God corrects these misconceptions in Isaiah 43 and declares that he himself will do what none of us could ever do: Take sins away.
December 15, 2019 AM sermon at North Blendon Christian Reformed Church