I am finishing up reading a book titled Broken-Down House by Paul David Tripp. One of the last Chapters is titled Determine to Love. Below is my "book report" on part of the chapter. Tripp uses 1 John 4:9-11 to help us understand what love really is and what it practically means for us to love others. I have added verses 7 and 8 as well, below. It reads. Beloved, let us ...

Sin is not just the breaking of Sunday school do's and don'ts. It is not the violating of some impersonal cosmic code of morality. Sin is a personal offense against the creator. It unravels and corrupts each aspect of creation 1. Sin distorts the distinction between Creator and created. We put ourselves at the center of the universe and the center of the story. We attem...