Respectable Sins

Jerry Bridges identifies a list of behavioral patterns that modern Christians often overlook or categorize as minor character flaws. He focuses on internal attitudes and social habits like anxiety, pride, resentment, unthankfulness, and judgmentalism. Bridges argues that by focusing on visible, catastrophic sins, believers have developed an immunity to "refined" transgressions that still represent rebellion against God. The text defines these subtle habits as symptoms of worldliness and a lack of daily dependence on the Holy Spirit to produce holiness.

This book is intended for practicing Christians who find themselves comfortably settled into moral routines. Readers use this framework to audit their private thoughts and interpersonal reactions against biblical standards of conduct. People read it to identify specific areas of spiritual stagnation and to learn a method for applying the gospel to their own selfishness. The reader walks away with a clearer understanding of how to address deep-seated pride and an increased awareness of their need for divine grace in everyday interactions.

Inward-looking and clear-cut; an easy read.

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