{"id":976,"date":"2011-06-28T01:00:50","date_gmt":"2011-06-28T08:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.doorposts.com\/blog\/?p=976"},"modified":"2011-06-27T16:05:43","modified_gmt":"2011-06-27T23:05:43","slug":"trying-to-cover-sin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.doorposts.com\/blog\/2011\/06\/28\/trying-to-cover-sin\/","title":{"rendered":"Trying to Cover Sin"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Cookie\u201cWhoever conceals his transgressions will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy\u201d <\/em>(Prov 28:13, ESV).<\/p>\n

It\u2019s easy to cover over a sin (at least if it\u2019s our<\/strong> sin and not someone else\u2019s). We naturally want to cover sin instead of acknowledging it and repenting of it.<\/p>\n

Read what Matthew Henry<\/strong> says about this proverb:<\/p>\n

Here is, 1. The folly of indulging sin, of palliating and excusing it, denying or extenuating it, diminishing it, dissembling it, or throwing the blame of it upon others: He that thus covers his sins shall not prosper<\/em>, let him never expect it. He shall not succeed in his endeavour to cover his sin, for it will be discovered, sooner or later\u2026He shall not prosper, that is, he shall not obtain the pardon of his sin, nor can he have any true peace of conscience\u2026While the patient conceals his distemper he cannot expect a cure.<\/em><\/p>\n

2. The benefit of parting with it, both by a penitent confession and a universal reformation: He that confesses his guilt to God, and is careful not to return to sin again, shall find mercy with God, and shall have the comfort of it in his own bosom. His conscience shall be eased and his ruin prevented\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

I looked up all those big words at the beginning of this quote, and I think we can summarize our methods of covering sin like this:<\/p>\n