When confronted with and caught in a sin, you’ve probably heard someone try to justify their actions by saying, “I wasn’t hurting anyone!”  In Joshua 7, we are introduced to the biblical concept of “corporate sin.”  Achan sinned, but all Israel was held responsible.  Thus, there is no such thing as a strictly private sin.  This is why we ought to flee sin and when we do sin, repent and receive forgiveness.  For our sins not only hurt us, they hurt those about whom we care the most.

Where have you seen your sin hurt those around you?