Chapter 6

“…and the temptations to yield to the desires of the flesh are at their height. Let us read what God has to say on that subject.”

Thad had a lot riding on this, so he sat up and paid close attention.

“Saint Paul tells us in Romans,” she said and then began reading, “I speak after the manner of men because of the infirmity of your flesh: for as ye have yielded your members servants to uncleanness and to iniquity unto iniquity; even so now yield your members servants to righteousness unto holiness.”

Looking up, Miss Puiesse asked, “What do you think Saint Paul was trying to tell us?”

Harold, a freshman, and someone whom Thad had considered a pain in the butt—until today, that is—raised his hand.

Miss Puiesse nodded.

“What’s iniquity?” he asked in his nerdy, sing-song, nasal voice.

“Sin, Harold, sin,” the teacher replied in an exasperated tone. “If you’d been paying attention, you would have known that we’ve discussed iniquity several times this year.”