The Sin of Silence

We know that we can sin through speech, but silence can also be a sin. Deitrich Bonhoffer put it so well:

"Silence in the face of evil is itself evil. God will not hold us guiltless. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act."

Bonhoeffer lived at a time and place where this understanding of the sin of silence made the difference between life and death for some people. The same is true for us today. Will you allow innocent masses of children to go to their deaths while you sit idly and silently by? Will you allow ignorant masses of unsaved men and women to go to their deaths while you sit idly and silently by? God will not hold us guiltless!