(June 20, 2015 at 11:45 am)Randy Carson Wrote: I'm not sure what the issue is, Parkers. If you mentally address a woman and imagine yourself having sex with her, you have committed the sin of adultery in your head just as much as the man who physically does it. Is this so difficult to understand?
If one man walks into a church and opens fire on a group of people having a prayer meeting, how is he more guilty of hatred than the man who imagines himself doing the same thing but cannot get up the courage to actually pull the trigger?
I know that you were addressing someone else so I hope you don't mind if I answer. Yes, this is hard for me to understand. Putting thoughts on par with actions cheapens the horror of killing someone or committing adultery. A thought is not the same thing as the deed.
If you imagine killing someone but don't go through with the act, the potential victim can still live a long life. How is that the same thing as killing someone?
