“For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all. For He that said, ‘Do not commit adultery,’ said also, ‘Do not kill.’ Now if thou commit no adultery, yet if thou kill, thou art become a transgressor of the law.” (James 2:10-11)
A sinner is a sinner even if he picks and chooses his transgressions selectively. Therefore, he needs pardon from God through the blood of Jesus.
Someone says, “I would never commit adultery,” but he shortens his work day by fifteen minutes and accepts pay for a full day. That’s stealing. He is a law breaker. He that keeps all the law, but does not love his neighbor as himself does not fulfill the “royal law.” He is a transgressor, a law breaker.
A chandelier on a ten-link chain fell to the floor with a crash. It was discovered that only one link had broken, but that was enough to bring down the light. It was not necessary for all the links to break. Neither is it necessary to break every one of the Lord’s commandments to be a transgressor.
The Bible says, “We have all sinned and come short of the glory of God.” (Romans 3:23) Sin entered the world in the Garden of Eden. We were born sinners by nature and became sinners by choice. God loves us, however, and provides forgiveness and salvation through Jesus Christ.
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