In most cases these expressions are sin, of course there are exceptions, however often we display sinful attitudes in our feelings and reactions.
Did you know that having a snarky attitude when someone takes your parking space at the store is sin? Even if you don't express it to those who took that parking space, the sin remains. We are ahead of the game if we don't express our wrong attitude, at least we don't have a mess to clean up with others when they didn't know we felt that way.
Did you know that refusing to share our popcorn when we are snacking is selfishness and sin?
Did you know that becoming irritated because someone didn't do something we thought they should do is sin?
Did you know to shout in someone's face because they challenged us in some way is sin?
Did you know that we sin when we want our children to be first or when we want to be first in anything?
Far too many people define sin in terms of only the "big stuff", such as murder, theft, blatant raging and other openly outrageous behavior and attitudes.
Our flesh is not capable of going an entire day without some form of sin, no matter how small or hidden.
God knew this, so He made a way for our sin to be forgiven and covered, while changing our spirit into a new creation, that our flesh would come under the control of the Holy Spirit.
Galatians 5:16-18 "16 So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. 17 For the flesh craves what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are opposed to one another, so that you do not do what you want. 18 But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the Law.…"
Every born again believer should be growing continually, sin falling off with each new confession we gain ground in becoming holy.
2 Peter 3:17-18 "…17 Therefore, beloved, since you already know these things, be on your guard not to be carried away by the error of the lawless and fall from your secure standing. 18 But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen."
1 John 1:9 "9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."
Those who believe they do not sin could never repair a broken relationship, they would have to blame others for the damage instead of evaluating their own responsibility.
Everyone needs to keep close accounts, that is, confess quickly while apologizing to those we have harmed. It takes humility to admit we have been rude, or selfish or whatever else we did that stressed others.
Christ said this:
Matthew 5:27 "27 You have heard that it was said, ‘Do not commit adultery.’ 28 But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
1 John 3:15 "15 Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that eternal life does not reside in a murderer."
You see, we don't have to actually murder anyone to commit murder our hearts can have murder in it through hatred for someone.
We don't have to commit adultery openly to be counted as an adulterer, all we have to do is lust for someone.
The reason the letter of the Law has passed is because Christ took our walk with Him to a much higher level, that of being our heart.
Even if we never carried out the sin in our heart, it counts with God as sin.
It takes humility to confess sin and a desire to be cleansed of it. A prideful man cannot do it, therefore having to blame others when there are problems, leaving many things unresolved.
Thankfully Christ covers this sin for those who are born again, we confess it to grow in holiness. Those who will not confess will not grow. Those who will not admit they have sin, will grow worse over time, hardening their own hearts. 1 John 1:9
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