We live in the new millenium, we are past those old notions of sin. Teachers in John s day were saying the same thing. If we say we have fellowship with him and walk habitually in darkness, we lie. If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves. If we say we have not sinned, we make Him a liar.
Sin is real.
The way it sometimes get coded for us today is in a statement something like. It s no big deal. You want to go out and compromise your sexual values it s no big deal. You want to shade a little bit in your ethical or business values it s no big deal. You want to twist the truth a little bit it s no big deal, we all do it.