IS there A Righteous Cause For Sin?

The following essay that you will read was written by a friend of mine named Laurence Davis...

"A RIGHTEOUS CAUSE FOR SINNING? THE STORY OF MY LIFE..MY THOUGHTS, ARE MY OWN, I'M IN CONTROL OF THEM, IN MY MIND I KNOW RIGHT FROM WRONG, THAT IS EASY, SIMPLE IN FACT.. BUT IT'S KNOWING WHAT YOU KNOW AND APPLYING IT TO YOUR EVERYDAY LIFE AND IT GETS EVEN HARDER WHEN "YOUR MIND" TELLS YOU IT'S OK BECAUSE OF THE REASON YOU'RE DOING WHAT YOU FEEL IS WRONG IS MORE IMPORTANT THEN THE WRONG ITSELF.. IN A WAY IT'S LIKE TRYING TO "JUSTIFY YOUR THUG".. NOW IF YOU'RE ABLE TO DO RIGHT BUT FOR THE WRONG REASON.. CAN YOU DO WRONG FOR THE RIGHT REASONS? AND IF SO IS IT STILL WRONG? WELL REVERSE EVERYTHING.. WHEN YOU DO RIGHT FOR THE WRONG REASON THE "GOOD" YOU'VE DONE IS "DISPLEASING" TO GOD BECAUSE HE SEES WHY U DID IT, AND MAYBE GOOD CAME FROM IT BUT SINCE YOUR REASONS WERE WRONG IN THE END YOU WERE WRONG AS WELL.. NOW IF YOU'VE DONE "BAD" BUT FOR THE RIGHT REASON DOES THE BAD THING YOU'VE DONE GET "OVERLOOKED" BECAUSE OF THE REASON YOU DID IT?.. IN THE END, ARE YOU RIGHT? IS IT BETTER TO DO "RIGHT" FOR THE WRONG REASON, OR TO DO WRONG BUT FOR THE RIGHT REASON?.... CAN YOU HAVE A RIGHTEOUS CAUSE FOR SINNING.. IF GOD CAN SEE THE WHOLE PICTURE.. THE BIG PICTURE.. THEN IN HIS EYES DO YOUR REASONS MEAN MORE TO HIM THEN WHAT YOU DO.. TO "DO" IS THE "OUTER YOU" (THE WORK OF YOUR HANDS AND MOUTH) AND YOUR "REASON" IS THE "INNER YOU" (THE WORK SUCH AS YOUR MIND AND HEART).. CAN YOU HAVE A RIGHTEOUS CAUSE FOR SINNING?"

Now I (Jordan L Rivera) want to elaborate a bit further on this topic.I know there are some people who refuse to understand Mr. Davis's point because of his mention of God. So I want to offer another alternative thought. Although we all may not believe in God, we all (for the most part) know right from wrong. Here are a couple of scenarios where right and wrong are clearly evident.Stealing... WrongReturning a lost phone... RightNow... According to Mr. Davis, the action doesn't really matter, in fact what does matter, is the motive. The REASON you did what you did, is the major factor that can determine if the action was right or wrong.Here are some examples that I thought of...

One of your friends is having a baby shower, and you decided you wanna buy the baby's stroller and crib.The action here is clearly a good thing. You did something nice for someone. Now what if instead of doing that because you really care about that friend and you wanna help out, your motive was something different? What if you only did it so that all your other friends can see how much of a great person you are? Now your doing it to feed your ego and pride. In my book, that would be considered wrong.Now, to the main point of this essay. "A righteous cause for sinning" Does it exist?

Lets go back to that pretend baby shower. Say you don't have any money, but you really care about the soon to be mother. You feel you care about her so much that you can't go empty handed. So you decide that your gonna get something, even if you have to steal it. Maybe some baby bottles, or clothes, what ever you can get your hands on.

Now keep in mind, your motive is pure. It's not that you don't wanna look bad, it's that you genuinely care about this person. Does that make this situation right?

Some people might say yes however, I can't agree. In order for someone or, something to be right, I feel that everything about the situation must be pure. And no matter what, there is nothing pure about stealing, lying, hating, and for that matter "sin."

So in conclusion, I do not believe there is a righteous cause for sinning. As tempting as it is, I cannot agree with such a belief. However, I do believe that motive is always a determining factor as far as judgment is concerned. When God looks at all the "right" and "good" things we've done, I know he'll see our hearts.Thank you for reading, and I welcome your questions, comments, and concerns.