(June 10, 2014 at 2:21 pm)Theonewhoanswersyourquestions Wrote: Paul says this knowing he can't be perfect, and knowing most people cannot either, sin is too appealing to the human eye, so yes, it is our faultThat doesn't make sense. Either humans are capable of avoiding sin, or they are not. If it's true that "most" people cannot sin, then there must be examples of people who have never sinned. And how can sin be "too appealing" to humans? Paul did not indicate that he desired to sin, but that he did so in spite of himself.
And if we would have given the choice to choose again, it would have saddened God more and more, because time an time again we would have chosen sin, not purposely, but still would have committed sin, knowing it is wrong, hell, even I sin sometimes, inside I know it's wrong but I mess up, and God forgives me of my sin, and forgives all sin if the commiter truly sees the error of ways and repents
Lek Wrote:Paul wasn't saying here it was impossible to not sin. He said that, try as he could, he was unable to keep from sinning. It is true that all have sinned, but God didn't say that it was impossible not to sin. It's in our nature to sin and we must rely on a supernatural power to be saved.Same as above. On the one hand, it's not impossible to be perfect, yet on the other hand no one seems to be able to avoid sinning because it's in our nature. You are contradicting yourselves, apparently in an effort to clear god of the blame for man's sins.
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