The Gravity of Sin
Kyle Kauffman // October 18th, 2026
How often do you reflect on the seriousness/gravity/heinousness of sin? We may know and confess that we are sinners and yet it’s easy for us to forget just how serious and deadly our sin is. The problem with this is as we forget how serious our sin is we also forget how glorious our Savior is. If our love for Jesus and worship of Jesus is flickering perhaps it’s because the seriousness of our sin has been forgotten. In Joshua chapter 7 we see how serious and terrible sin is. We see it in how it effects other people, in how it robs and offends God, and in how it leads to severe consequences. The biggest threat to Israel in this chapter is not the enemies that are outside of the camp, but the sin that is within their very own. This chapter gives us a window into the awful nature of sin so that we might be reminded of the cost of our salvation and the necessity of repenting and waging war against sin in our lives.
Joshua 7