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Today
I would like to speculate on the monetary value of sin. I start by defining sin as the obverse of the
fruit of the Spirit as enumerated in Galatians 5:22-23 (NIV): But the
fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness,
faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. The obverse could read something like
this: But the fruit of sin is hatred, despair, chaos, impatience, cruelty, ill
will, treachery, harshness and self-delusion.
Against such things laws cannot prevail. Consider the monetary costs of these negative forces
operating within family, community, national, and international life. Consider the costs companies bear when
employees or customers are burdened with this spirit. Consider how educational institutions are
harmed when this spirit transpires within classrooms, labs, dorms, or
administrative offices. Consider the
opportunity costs and realized outlays involved when sin predominates in any
community or institution. Consider how all
manner and forms of wealth would abundantly flourish if sin did not with its
destructive friction hinder progress. My
guess is that without sin the United States could easily triple its GDP as
resources were positively redirected. Released
beneficent energies would produce unimagined abundance. The state of the economy is directly related
to the state of spiritual health. A new
more productive tone would obtain in political and even religious affairs resulting in more efficiency and effectiveness in accomplishing their respective missions. Mental and physical health would be
drastically improved and the cost of widespread ill-health dramatically
reduced. The major financial drag on
society has always been its troubled soul.
The first step in overcoming this malady is the simple perception and
acknowledgment of this reality.
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