Scripture Sunday 2 Nephi 2:13

Partially this scripture is describing the modern world. "If ye shall say there is no sin, ye shall also say there is no righteousness. In the culture of today, the word "sin" has become seriously politically incorrect. Some people wrongly think that those who call sin "sin" are "judging". And, of course, that phrase "judge not lest ye...." has become more popular and well known than John 3:16 

The flip side to this one is that-like the passage says-there is no righteousness either. Since there is no such thing as sin, their can't be any such thing as avoiding it. Interestingly, Nephi says that, after the exclusion of righteousness there is no happiness either. Again in the society of today, happiness is a goal that many people just don't achieve. Nephi virtually saw the future with this one. 

It fits logically that if there is no sin and no righteousness, there is no heaven or hell either. Life becomes sort of meaningless if this is the case. CS Lewis again had a great quote. "If there is no God, than His existence is the cruelest joke ever played on humanity."