Do we play games with sin?

You and I often play games with the names we call sin to make it seem less like sin. For example,

We call the sin of unbelief, worry.
We call the sin of lying, exaggeration.
We call the sin of fornication, safe sex.
We call the sin of homosexuality, gay.
We call the sin of murder, the right to choose.

As long as we switch the labels on sin to make it seem less serious, we’re being dishonest with ourselves and with God, and we remain unforgiven. But, if we say the same thing about our sin that God says – if we say, “God, it’s lying. It’s jealous. It’s lust. It’s revenge. It’s hate. It’s adultery. It’s unforgiveness” – God will forgive us!

~ Anne Graham Lotz (Life is Just Better with Jesus)