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If a priest looks at a choir boy in church and has impure thoughts, is it only a sin if he acts on it?
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royboy said:If a priest looks at a choir boy in church and has impure thoughts, is it only a sin if he acts on it?
royboy said:If a priest looks at a choir boy in church and has impure thoughts, is it only a sin if he acts on it?
Sometimes said:Impure thoughts generally occur naturally and without choice.
Decide for yourself.
z3ro said:From what I understand about the christian faith in general, yes, thoughts are sins. I just can't fathom the mind who agrees with a justice system that equates hating someone with murder.
To quote Sometimes:Lilly of the Valley said:That's false. People willfully imagine filthy images and fantascize and etc...willfully...even if it happens to just pop up...you choose to keep thinking on it.
flicka said:I don't spend alot of time worryng about my thoughts lily, they just are not that important. Interesting that you think yours are.
Lilly of the Valley said:Well, they are very important to God, hence I actually care.
pantsman52 said:Lilly, please don't think about taking an automatic rifle, going into a crowded mall, and shooting scores of people.
This is why "thought crimes" are stupid. The mind is random and sometimes you can't not think of something.
1) It is sin if he acts on itroyboy said:If a priest looks at a choir boy in church and has impure thoughts, is it only a sin if he acts on it?
I don't think so. See, this would mean YOU have power over God. The power to make him happy or sad. Like I said before, some parts of religion, certain beliefs like this, really are nothing more than an extreme focus on self, to increase your sense of importance and control. It really is an ego thing. I mean how important must you be if your very thoughts can make God feel bad?Lilly of the Valley said:Well, they are very important to God, hence I actually care.
flicka said:I don't think so. See, this would mean YOU have power over God. The power to make him happy or sad. Like I said before, some parts of religion, certain beliefs like this, really are nothing more than an extreme focus on self, to increase your sense of importance and control. It really is an ego thing. I mean how important must you be if your very thoughts can make God feel bad?