Sin, as th Bible puts it, is anything that goes against the will of God. In the case of jaywalking, speeding etc. those have been deemed illegal because they interfere with the order of road and disrupt traffic and can and do cause deaths.
A sin is against religious law, unless you live in a theocracy/bible commonwealth, the committing of sin is not a guaranteed crime.
In the same way, something against the law doesn't have to be sin, and in most cases that may be because of the sheer amount of advancements society has made in the last several centuries.
About the slavery issue, don't forget during the antebellum period within the United States, slaves were read passages from the bible that taught them that god had given them their station in life and they should look at it as a gift not a prison.
History lesson, the Greek word most commonly used for sin in the Christian text is actually an archer term meaning "to miss the mark". All sin is is missing the mark of "erfection" set forth by a religious system, governmental laws, or a personal creed.
So I guess what Samy is saying is sin is when we are not perfect in God's eyes? Did I read that right? If the bible says "For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God", then is what Samy saying more true than anything anyone has posted on this page so far?
I guess what I am trying to say is that sin must be points where you fall short, or miss a personal creedo. That means that I was right earlier in saying that sins depend on what you believe, and that there is no bottom line that decides what is "Right" and what is "Wrong".
# estrangement from god # an act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God's will # sine: ratio of the length of the side opposite the given angle to the length of the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle # (Akkadian) god of the Moon; counterpart of Sumerian Nanna # commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law # the 21st letter of the Hebrew alphabet # drop the ball: commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake; "I blundered during the job interview" # violent and excited activity; "they began to fight like sin" wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
# In religion, sin is the concept of acts that violate a moral rule. The term sin may also refer to the state of having committed such a violation. Commonly, the moral code of conduct is decreed by a divine entity, i.e. Divine law. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sin
I guess what I am trying to say is that sin must be points where you fall short, or miss a personal creedo. That means that I was right earlier in saying that sins depend on what you believe, and that there is no bottom line that decides what is "Right" and what is "Wrong".
But God is unchanging, so if sin is falling short of the glory of God, then sin is anything that doesn't meet God's moral standard, which is expressed in the Bible.
You know what. I've been reading this, and I was going to say something "good." I just can't bring myself to be nice to such a blind ignorant follower of God who would just as easily jump off a cliff, because "ITS THE WORD OF GOD." But hey, I don't have the right to make fun of you because I don't wish to follow something that will decide my fate, or because I don't say I believe in GOD specifically. Just a Higher Being.
I used to, and still believe that Sin is (Not just the main antagonist in a "video game" a word. It is a word fashioned to scare children into faith. If you live in fear thinking: Oh no I just had unprotected sex with a minor who happens to be related to me (Wait isn't that in the bible A LOT)...GOD HATES ME, IM GOING TO HELL, OH NO. Then you gotta be pretty...UN-SMART.
It is a word fashioned to scare children into faith. If you live in fear thinking: Oh no I just had unprotected sex with a minor who happens to be related to me (Wait isn't that in the bible A LOT)...GOD HATES ME, IM GOING TO HELL, OH NO. Then you gotta be pretty...UN-SMART.
I used to, and still believe that Sin is (Not just the main antagonist in a "video game" a word. It is a word fashioned to scare children into faith.
Again, sin simply means missing the mark; whatever connotation you apply to it is your choice but it isn't defined as specifically belonging to religion. Also sin doesn't scare people, it's the consequence of sin.
I used to, and still believe that Sin is (Not just the main antagonist in a "video game" a word. It is a word fashioned to scare children into faith.
Again, sin simply means missing the mark; whatever connotation you apply to it is your choice but it isn't defined as specifically belonging to religion. Also sin doesn't scare people, it's the consequence of sin.
About the slavery issue, don't forget during the antebellum period within the United States, slaves were read passages from the bible that taught them that god had given them their station in life and they should look at it as a gift not a prison.
The people that taught the slaves that took the Bible out of context. America was the first real case of 'race' slaves. Slavery as it was in biblical times was either the losers were made slaves to the victors or someone who was in debt sold themselves or their children into slavery for a period of time, if the slave managed to earn enough money he could purchase his freedom. The Israelites had strict laws on how they could treat their slaves, some of these laws are in Exodus 21, others are spread out through the other law books. There was also the commandment to love your neighbor as yourself.
Well religious sins are ridiculous. And i don't really believe in sins...I mean, what is a sin? Something that is bad? well how do you know something is bad? Yea, hard to tell. SO sins don't really exist, but humans make it.
The people that taught the slaves that took the Bible out of context.
The bible teaches that whatever one station in life is, they should be happy with it. For it was god who granted it to them, and those above them have their own problems. This message was heavily invested in the passages read to the slaves. How was this taken out of context?
