The title says it all. Throughout the twenty-one chapters of the book, Bridges uncovers the moral offences that seem to fly under the radar for most Christians: discontentment, unthankfulness, judgmentalism, sins of the tongue, and many more. Respectable Sins is a great book for small group discussion, as well as personal devotions.
The book is both convic
ting and engaging. Consider, for example, his definition of ungodliness. As opposed to a virtual synonymy for unrighteousness or wickedness, ungodliness is “living one’s everyday life with little or not thought of God, or of God’s will, or of God’s glory, or of one’s dependence on God.” (p. 35) In this sense, good people can be guilty of ungodliness.
(Do you believe that competition is a sin? Hold your answer until you read chapter 18!)
Bridges does make applications about how the gospel gives strength over respectable sins, but I would have liked to see a little bit more on this. However, those familiar with Bridges know that he has written entire books towards this end.