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What Exactly Are Sins?
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 (April 27, 2015 at 4:51 pm)Stimbo Wrote: We don't know anything about "God's" nature. All we have are stories about this god and what people in power, with agendas and vested interests of their own, have written about it over the centuries.Again, God's nature is nature. Science has found out quite a bit about it. 
Digging up a recently deceased thread for rats to gnaw at its carcass - that's a sin around these parts.
At the age of five, Skagra decided emphatically that God did not exist. This revelation tends to make most people in the universe who have it react in one of two ways - with relief or with despair. Only Skagra responded to it by thinking, 'Wait a second. That means there's a situation vacant.'
(April 27, 2015 at 5:07 pm)Crossless1 Wrote:Are you referring to the king that ordered the death of all first born from two and under in order to kill the prophesied savior?(April 27, 2015 at 5:04 pm)KevinM1 Wrote: Cool. Time to get my genociding gloves on. If so, that was not the work of God, nor was the holocaust.  (July 26, 2015 at 8:58 am)Stimbo Wrote: Digging up a recently deceased thread for rats to gnaw at its carcass - that's a sin around these parts. Stimbo- What is the expiration date of a thread? (At CAF, it's about a year...though that's not hard and fast...and subject to mod's discretion.) I'll keep an eye on the dating once I know what to look for. Thanks! (April 28, 2015 at 12:15 am)Nestor Wrote:All sin is not equal. Hypocrisy, especially by those who are supposed to know better is a huge sin. Homosexuality by a non believer due to ignorance of said right is a nominal sin.(April 27, 2015 at 10:33 pm)Pyrrho Wrote: Indeed. Promoting such a ridiculous idea promotes actually acting on those feelings. After all, if you are going to burn in hell for thinking about your neighbor's wife, you might as well really have an affair with her, if she is willing.If the mass of Christendom didn't pride themselves on ignorance, what all too often appears to be an obviously half-baked and primitive morality could easily be spun into a piece of practical wisdom. In this instance, one could say that Jesus is referring to the hypocrisy of those who snub their noses at degenerates and is making the point that intentions are far more important than actual deeds, at least in many instances. Of course, as evidenced by our resident Christians, most believers have an extremely vulgar and simplistic view of the world, and hence, their faith, and think all sins are no-no's of equal merit because even the most harmless earns its offender hellfire on the Day of Judgment. All that said, you won't ever hear a defense from me of the really ridiculous shit that the NT advocates under the pretense of righteousness.
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At the age of five, Skagra decided emphatically that God did not exist. This revelation tends to make most people in the universe who have it react in one of two ways - with relief or with despair. Only Skagra responded to it by thinking, 'Wait a second. That means there's a situation vacant.'
(April 28, 2015 at 2:07 am)robvalue Wrote: If adulterous thoughts equal adultery, I doubt anyone has not been "guilty". It's a ridiculous notion designed just so that everyone will fail and Christianity can come to the rescue of us wretches.That's kinda the point, I think. All have sinned. Knowledge of this and real effort against sin is key to selfless enlightenment, as are selfless thoughts, and actions. Actions are always more productive than thoughts, regardless of direction. (April 28, 2015 at 7:11 pm)ThomM Wrote:That is one of the most ludicrous things I have ever heard.(April 25, 2015 at 12:29 pm)Nope Wrote: What exactly is sin? God was the creating force behind all. True God created all in his image. True God make everything from his self. False. There was separation of light and dark. God made everything from darkness and his light. The light or substance that makes up everything is little in comparison to the emptiness and darkness. However it is the substance of truth, and is infinitely more powerful. However there is potential for good and bad due to the materials God had to work with. Light/ good/ creation Dark/ bad/ viod (April 30, 2015 at 1:12 pm)vorlon13 Wrote:Damn buddy. In that statement you felt sadistic joy. That is the manipulative nature of the evil that is part of us all.(April 28, 2015 at 7:11 pm)ThomM Wrote: After reading the bible - one can conclude that there really is NO sin. |
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