the nature of sin

[arewethereyet]

Sin in a religious (as opposed to a secular) context seems to largely consist of disapproving of things other people do while secretly wishing you could get away with doing them yourself.

Boru

like what murder? it is your contention the religious are held back from murder by a single 4 word line in the bible? or how about working 7 days a week you think we made keep the sabbath holy because we would secretly want to work non stop without a brake if not for this command?

i think you are thinking of your sin of choice and assume it is like that with everyone.

Well, let's see...you and yours are prone to saying that atheists don't believe in god or follow theistic rules because they want to sin and have no morals - because you can only get morals from gawd and the Bible.

Then you come in here and say that you don't get your morals from the Bible either.

Pick a side - any side.

So, where do these morals and rules regarding sin come from?  If you, the believer, don't need the Bible to tell you what's right and wrong than why would anyone else?