Article October 28, 1905 Issue

No matter what form sin may assume, its existence and...

Adam H. Dickey

The Word and Way

No matter what form sin may assume, its existence and continuity depend entirely upon its indulgence by the sinner. If a thief reforms and stops stealing, what then becomes of the sin in his case? It ceases to exist. If for the same reason all gamblers should stop gambling, the sin of gambling would be no more. When the practice of sin ceases, through the reformation of the individual, the sin also ceases, for it has not the means to perpetuate itself, and falls for lack of support. If all the sin and sickness in the universe could be instantly removed and forever blotted out, no part of God, man, or the universe would be taken away, and nothing that is real or true would be lost or destroyed. The Scriptures say, as a man "thinketh in his heart, so is he." If sin were eradicated from the thought of mortals it would cease to appear outwardly, and thus prove conclusively that sin has no entity of its own, and no existence, save a temporary and wrongful sense in the experience of the sinner. The power of sin can be overcome only to the extent that we render it powerless. Its presence will continue to annoy us until we enforce its absence, and its somethingness will intrude itself upon our thought until we demonstrate its nothingness.

Adam H. Dickey.
The Word and Way.

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