<< So let's define sin. >>
Sin is any want of conformity unto, or transgression of, the law of God.
Thus, there are sins of commission and sins of omission. We are all guilty of both. We all have done things that we shouldn't have done and we all haven't done things that we should have done.
BTW, God's moral law reflects his moral character, his holiness, and thus is not just something that is arbitrary.
Now, since men know there is a holy God to whom they are accountable for their sins, they must do something. They know that they are guilty of sins, but only if there is a law of God that they have broken. If there is no law of God, then there is no sin. Thus, many eliminate sin by eliminating or modifying the requirements of God's law. They do this by supressing knowledge of the true God, and then they embrace a false God, religion, and/or philosophy in His place. They think that when they do this that they are very wise. God's assessment of them is quite different. Romans 1: 22 says this of them, "Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools"
Karl Marx referred to religion as being "the opium of the people". He was wrong; actually, atheism, agnosticism, and other false philosophies & religions are the opiates of the people. These things are what people use to avoid thinking of the true God and His law.
Doug, you have informed me that you haven't committed adultery, or stolen anything, and I assume that you haven't ever murdered anybody either. You have accused those involved in the porn industry of being sleaze-balls. My question is why wouldn't you commit adultery if you really wanted to do so. Would anything be wrong with it? If so, why? The same question goes for stealing, lying, and murder? BTW, what standard are you using that says some people are sleaze-balls? Why are they sleaze-balls and why don't you consider yourself one? Aren't you being judgmental? If so, by what standard are you judging? Why is this standard better than the ones that the sleaze-balls use?
<< There are times when I have a feeling like I'm the worst person I know, but it passes. >>
Why do you think that those times occur in the 1st place? Why do you think that "it passes"?
Sin is any want of conformity unto, or transgression of, the law of God.
Thus, there are sins of commission and sins of omission. We are all guilty of both. We all have done things that we shouldn't have done and we all haven't done things that we should have done.
BTW, God's moral law reflects his moral character, his holiness, and thus is not just something that is arbitrary.
Now, since men know there is a holy God to whom they are accountable for their sins, they must do something. They know that they are guilty of sins, but only if there is a law of God that they have broken. If there is no law of God, then there is no sin. Thus, many eliminate sin by eliminating or modifying the requirements of God's law. They do this by supressing knowledge of the true God, and then they embrace a false God, religion, and/or philosophy in His place. They think that when they do this that they are very wise. God's assessment of them is quite different. Romans 1: 22 says this of them, "Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools"
Karl Marx referred to religion as being "the opium of the people". He was wrong; actually, atheism, agnosticism, and other false philosophies & religions are the opiates of the people. These things are what people use to avoid thinking of the true God and His law.
Doug, you have informed me that you haven't committed adultery, or stolen anything, and I assume that you haven't ever murdered anybody either. You have accused those involved in the porn industry of being sleaze-balls. My question is why wouldn't you commit adultery if you really wanted to do so. Would anything be wrong with it? If so, why? The same question goes for stealing, lying, and murder? BTW, what standard are you using that says some people are sleaze-balls? Why are they sleaze-balls and why don't you consider yourself one? Aren't you being judgmental? If so, by what standard are you judging? Why is this standard better than the ones that the sleaze-balls use?
<< There are times when I have a feeling like I'm the worst person I know, but it passes. >>
Why do you think that those times occur in the 1st place? Why do you think that "it passes"?
