Cmon. Its the new millenium. Can't we just let go of quaint things like guilt and sin? What good has such things really done for you, me, or anyone else anyways?
-
Starting today August 7th, 2024, in order to post in the Married Couples, Courting Couples, or Singles forums, you will not be allowed to post if you have your Marital status designated as private. Announcements will be made in the respective forums as well but please note that if yours is currently listed as Private, you will need to submit a ticket in the Support Area to have yours changed.
-
CF has always been a site that welcomes people from different backgrounds and beliefs to participate in discussion and even debate. That is the nature of its ministry. In view of recent events emotions are running very high. We need to remind people of some basic principles in debating on this site. We need to be civil when we express differences in opinion. No personal attacks. Avoid you, your statements. Don't characterize an entire political party with comparisons to Fascism or Communism or other extreme movements that committed atrocities. CF is not the place for broad brush or blanket statements about groups and political parties. Put the broad brushes and blankets away when you come to CF, better yet, put them in the incinerator. Debate had no place for them. We need to remember that people that commit acts of violence represent themselves or a small extreme faction.
Is sin really so bad?
- Thread starter Autumnleaf
- Start date
JadeTigress
Senior Member
- Aug 15, 2006
- 1,150
- 96
- Faith
- Agnostic
- Marital Status
- In Relationship
- Politics
- US-Libertarian
Upvote
0
Deadbolt
Mocker and Scoffer
- Jul 19, 2007
- 1,019
- 54
- 40
- Faith
- Humanist
- Marital Status
- In Relationship
- Politics
- US-Others
Sin is an artificial concept which I hold to be entirely too rigid for today's society. I do have definite ideas about right and wrong but they are not defined by what some old man who wrote the bible thousands of years ago thought. His ideas of "Right" should set off alarms. You should look at his ideas of wrong with a skeptical bent of thought.
Upvote
0
cantata
Queer non-theist, with added jam.
- Feb 20, 2007
- 6,215
- 683
- 39
- Faith
- Humanist
- Marital Status
- In Relationship
- Politics
- UK-Liberal-Democrats
I don't think the concept of sin is a particularly helpful one. The Golden Rule is a much better and more positive way to direct one's moral decisions.
Upvote
0
GrayCat
I exist
- Oct 23, 2007
- 797
- 82
- Faith
- Pagan
- Marital Status
- Single
- Politics
- US-Libertarian
Yeah I agree.
I don't really care if people believe what the bible says is Sin and live according to those rules, but that shouldn't be any sort of over-arching moral code in Society that everyone has to abide with. Since you've got free will and all.
I don't really care if people believe what the bible says is Sin and live according to those rules, but that shouldn't be any sort of over-arching moral code in Society that everyone has to abide with. Since you've got free will and all.
Upvote
0
GrayCat
I exist
- Oct 23, 2007
- 797
- 82
- Faith
- Pagan
- Marital Status
- Single
- Politics
- US-Libertarian
Depends on the situation. When you weigh the positive consequences over the negetive and base a decision on what you project might happen. If something has larger negetive than positive, then it wouldn't be the best idea to do it, in my opinion. At least that's how i make decisions and view those of other's.
Upvote
0
I fail to see what the new millenium or numerology in general might have to do with anything.
Apparently some can´t and some are even downright obsessed with these ideas.
I can´t speak for anybody else, but in my conviction they are counterproductive in regards to what I would like society to develop towards.
Upvote
0
MikeMcK
Well-Known Member
- Apr 10, 2002
- 9,600
- 654
- Faith
- Christian
- Marital Status
- In Relationship
- Politics
- US-Republican
Ah, situational ethics. The good thing about situational ethics is that you can rationalize any bad behavior.
Seemed to work pretty well for the Germans in the late 30's-45.
Upvote
0
MikeMcK
Well-Known Member
- Apr 10, 2002
- 9,600
- 654
- Faith
- Christian
- Marital Status
- In Relationship
- Politics
- US-Republican
Yep. Good thing all the Christians in the area followed their absolute morals given to them by the bible and defied the Germans.
I agree and I believe that God will honor them for that.
Upvote
0
Dear Autumnleaf. Being a Catholic, you will know God`s Love for us, and that we were made in God`s image. You will know how we strayed way from God, how we became more and more selfish, unloving/uncaring and easy targets of any worldly or satanic temptations. You will also know that God loves us enough to have sent Jesus, to reconcile us to God, and to help and guide us to become once more, as we were in the beginning. Jesus gave us 2 Commandments, which contain all 10 Commandments, which God gave us. Jesus told us to REPENT, exchange our selfish natures, into loving God, and loving others, as we love ourselves. WHY? To prepare us for eternity with God, our Heavenly Father, and our Christian brothers and sisters. SIN is everything which keeps us away from God and our original Home, and seeing that Sin is the name for all that keeps us away from God, would you still ask: " Is sin really so bad?" I say this humbly and with love, Autumnleaf, and send greetings. Emmy, your sister in Christ.
Upvote
0
EnemyPartyII
Well-Known Member
Upvote
0
IzzyPop
I wear my sunglasses at night...
Okay, so Judges 21:10-24, Numbers 31:7-18, Deuteronomy 20:10-14, 2 Samuel 12:11-14, Deuteronomy 21:10-14, and Zechariah 14:1-2, are not part of the Bible? Do I just have a bad copy or did God not grant me the 'real' one since I'm an unbeliever and all?
Upvote
0
Similar threads
