The Gift of Grace

So I was on FB and one of my "friends" who I've never met, but know through scrapping and have kept in touch with her for years...., well, she posted something today that really set me to thinking.  Her post stated, "is watching the Super Bowl worth losing your soul?"

Really?  My soul is at risk of being lost eternally if I were to choose to watch the Super Bowl today?  When I questioned her on her point she told me that in their church they have a regularly scheduled Worship Service tonight.  There would be people who would choose to stay home and watch the game and neglect going to church.  Because of this, they were in jepardy of losing their souls?  I would agree that if God had laid it on their hearts that they should be at worship...and they knew their hearts were rebelling and still made the choice to stay home....then they would be definitely walking in sin.  Sin in any of it's forms must be dealt with biblically.  We must confess our sin and ask God to forgive it.  We must confess our rebellion, also.  But, my soul?  If I were to be in fear constantly of losing my soul everytime I sinned...purposely or even unconsiously, what a state I would be in.  Jesus does not call us to live in fear.  He calls us to live in obedience.  In love.  In relationship.  In grace.