'I’m the only one who will love your sins.' "Idol" by Saja Boys. (KPop Demon Hunters) Read Genesis 3:1-13. As the demon plot unfolds in the movie KPop Demon Hunters, the K-pop boy band, Saja Boys, invite people to follow them with the intention of taking their souls. In their song, "Idol", people are encouraged to hide their sins from others. As I understand the Christian faith, hiding our sin is exactly the opposite of what God invites us to do with our sin. God invites us to confess our sins. Through confession, we are forgiven and set free. The Genesis passage tells us that Adam and Eve lived in the Garden of Eden and walked with God. The only limitation was not to eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Satan approaches in the form of a serpent and encourages them to eat the forbidden fruit. When Eve counters that eating the forbidden fruit will cause them to die, the serpent responds, “Surely you will not die.” Just as Satan encourages us to sin against God, the fictional Saja Boys in KPop Demon Hunters make sin look like something pleasurable and desirable. However, sin has consequences. Adam and Eve were removed from the Garden of Eden where God provided for their every need. They were tasked with working the soil to provide food for themselves. According to the Apostle Paul, the ultimate consequence of sin is death (Romans 6:23), and in the Book of Revelation, sin prevents us from entering into the kingdom of heaven. Keeping sin a secret is not a remedy. We can break free from the burden of our sin by asking God to forgive us and promising God to follow Jesus as Lord and Savior.

Prayer: Holy God, we confess our sins before you today and ask your forgiveness. Help us to resist temptation and keep us from evil. Let us live in the freedom and power you provide through your Holy Spirit. Amen.