Christian "purpose" and "meaning" in life.

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Stimbo said that the bible doesn't tell you how to keep from sinning. The quote I displayed shows us how. If we walk in the Spirit we will not gratify the desires of the flesh. That's how we keep from living a life of sin - we live in the Spirit and are guided by him. I've been around here long that you all know that I don't just toss out bible verses.

I don't know about you, but I don't even know what "walk with the spirit" means, let alone how one would go about it. The answer you've provided isn't useful, because it isn't a readily identifiable action: the question is "how do I keep from sinning?" and the apparent answer you've settled for is "perform the action that stops you from sinning."

That's great, but what is that action and how does one perform it? What does it actually achieve and why would one do that? This is why I said earlier that providing "what" answers to "why" questions isn't helpful; there's no method or purpose or reason involved with "what" answers, and in the case of the bible the "what" itself is completely devoid of context.