How Do You Know What Is Sin?

[jbearnolimits]

I have seen a lot of people try to justify sin and I have seen many who have their conscience so seared that they don't know what is a sin and what is not. I thought I would make this flow chart to help with that.

 

[Neogaia777]

I have seen a lot of people try to justify sin and I have seen many who have their conscience so seared that they don't know what is a sin and what is not. I thought I would make this flow chart to help with that.

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I answered "yes" three times to the questions in/on your chart, which put to the far left of your chart, saying "it's not not a sin"

But, I don't agree with that, I believe that there are exceptions to every rule, however these "true" exceptions, are a great minority, but still a minority that can't be ignored... Judgment of sin is situational and conditional, but is always (almost) still a sin in most cases, the minority exception is when you do something illegal, for the greater good, these are situations where a person will justify themselves saying "the end justifies the means"

Robin Hood stealing for example, stealing is still a sin, but how will God judge Robin Hood, I don't think that's something that is humanly possible to know? Do you?

God Bless!

 

[jbearnolimits]

I answered "yes" three times to the questions in/on your chart, which put to the far left of your chart, saying "it's not not a sin"

But, I don't agree with that, I believe that there are exceptions to every rule, however these "true" exceptions, are a great minority, but still a minority that can't be ignored... Judgment of sin is situational and conditional, but is always (almost) still a sin in most cases, the minority exception is when you do something illegal, for the greater good, these are situations where a person will justify themselves saying "the end justifies the means"

Robin Hood stealing for example, stealing is still a sin, but how will God judge Robin Hood, I don't think that's something that is humanly possible to know? Do you?

God Bless!

Well lets look at the example of Robin Hood. Does the Bible say it is a sin to steal? Yes, Does it give special circumstances where it makes it ok? No...it says you shall not despise a thief that steals to feed his family but he still must pay it back (judgment). It's a sin.

The Bible speaks of the end justifying the means saying it doesn't make it right.

Romans 3:7-8
7 For if the truth of God hath more abounded through my lie unto his glory; why yet am I also judged as a sinner?
8 And not rather, (as we be slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say,) Let us do evil, that good may come? whose damnation is just.

There really is no grey area. There is just a fine line between black and white. That is why we need the word of God that can divide between the two.

Take Jesus for example. The law says do no work on the Sabbath. Yet Jesus healed someone. It wasn't a grey area...like some kind of gap in the law God forgot to fill. It was legal for Jesus to do this because of other things in the scripture that pointed out how this law was to be used properly in this situation.

 

[Neogaia777]

Well lets look at the example of Robin Hood. Does the Bible say it is a sin to steal? Yes, Does it give special circumstances where it makes it ok? No...it says you shall not despise a thief that steals to feed his family but he still must pay it back (judgment). It's a sin.

The Bible speaks of the end justifying the means saying it doesn't make it right.

Romans 3:7-8
7 For if the truth of God hath more abounded through my lie unto his glory; why yet am I also judged as a sinner?
8 And not rather, (as we be slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say,) Let us do evil, that good may come? whose damnation is just.

There really is no grey area. There is just a fine line between black and white. That is why we need the word of God that can divide between the two.

Take Jesus for example. The law says do no work on the Sabbath. Yet Jesus healed someone. It wasn't a grey area...like some kind of gap in the law God forgot to fill. It was legal for Jesus to do this because of other things in the scripture that pointed out how this law was to be used properly in this situation.

The Bible is full of exceptions to the normal rules, for example Rahab, certainly probably had to testify falsely, bear false witness (lie) to the people of "her" nation and "her" governing authorities (heads) in order to harbor the Israelite spies, who were considered fugitives and enemies by her governing authority... How was she judged? Well, she was saved and spared over the matter...

When we get into over what God (Judges) considers a sin, and under what circumstances he doesn't, we can't humanly know, we just know that from the Bible there are a minority of exceptions...

God Bless!

 

[Neogaia777]

Or perhaps, what if the power of a persons belief, made things a reality for them, under these circumstances would it be OK to "lie" to them?, and if their belief makes it a reality, is it really a lie in the end?

If you told someone their was a extremely beautiful, peaceful, blissful awaiting them after death, and because they believed you, and the God given power of belief makes it a reality for you, and because you believed it, it became real and true, then was it really a "lie" to begin with?

And if what may have started out as a lie, became truth, then what are we to say?

God Bless!

 

[Neogaia777]

Romans 3:7-8
7 For if the truth of God hath more abounded through my lie unto his glory; why yet am I also judged as a sinner?
8 And not rather, (as we be slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say,) Let us do evil, that good may come? whose damnation is just.

What was Paul "Lying" about? And how did it make the truth abound?

 

[seeingeyes]

How would you determine if someone is "trying to use the scriptures to justify sin"?

 

[peterandrewj]

Proverbs 6:16 These six things doth the Lord hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him: a proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, an heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief, a false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.

The law says what is sin. "For by the law is the knowledge of sin." Romans 3:20

The works of the flesh is sin. "Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God." Galatians 5:19

If it's of the world it's sin. "For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world." 1 John 2:16

If it's against God it is sin.

 

[TheTreeofLifeWay]

Is it a sin to cut down a forest and turn it into houses?

 

[BryanW92]

Is it a sin to cut down a forest and turn it into houses?

No.

 

[Norah63]

Everybody knows what sin is, they just dont like to admit it at times.
Conscience is ever present.

 

[TheTreeofLifeWay]

No.

There were no houses in the Garden of Eden, before the "original sin"... So how can you be sure?

I'm also trying to figure out what sin is... Would it be considered a sin to mutilate the body or to make choices that lead to bodily harm?

 

[CloakForSword]

If it goes against the word of the Lord, it is sin.

 

[peterandrewj]

Is it a sin to cut down a forest and turn it into houses?

I'd say cutting down a forest to turn it into houses without regard for the impact on the environment, is probably done out of ignorance and not evil. It's not an evil work unless it has greed, or lust.

I personally don't worry about sin. I have a new spirit. ty Jesus