my religion teacher

[new2calvin]

this was brought to me by my religion teacher "God commits sins of omission." What the heck...it makes my head hurt.

 

[AngelAmidala]

I've never heard that before. It'd be interesting to hear what it means.

 

[Job_38]

Sins of omission? She means God leaves things neglected?

 

[Outspoken]

"God commits sins of omission"

Is he/she refering to God's ability to "forget" about our sins?

 

[new2calvin]

no he's not reffering to God forgeting our sins. And he's a pastor.

 

[Gabriel]

Sometimes your teachers will say things that are just plain wacked. You just have to and get on with it. Arguing will do you no good and doing it publicly could affect your grade. Perhaps a private moment where you ask him to clarify?

You and I and hopefully everyone here knows that is just not true. God cannot sin. We are His creation, created for His glory and He can do whatever He pleases with us and to us.

 

[Outspoken]

If you mean God sins that's wrong. Sin of ommision sounds like God sins by forgetting, which he doesn't because he is all knowing. The only thing I can think of is God forgetting of our sins, which seems closer to being right.

 

[pax]

I don't think God is capable of sinning. Sin is the denial of God, and I was pretty sure God can't deny himself. God hears all prayers and answers them, except sometimes his answer isn't the one we would necessarily prefer.

 

[sbbqb7n16]

Sins of omission kinda fall under the second category of what defines sin in some theology (I know it does at my church).
1-> Sins of commission: doing things that you know that you're not supposed to : basically doing the sin
2-> Sins of ommission: not doing things you know you should have done : basically neglecting to do the righteous act

Basically what your teacher is saying is that God has sinned by not doing things that He should have done... which is kinda funny because God is the One who decides what things should be done in the first place. So you can go back to your teacher and tell him that he committed a "sin of commission" in saying that God committed a "sin of ommission." God cannot sin, if He could, then He wouldn't be God. "Those who claim to have fellowship with the light yet walk in darkness are liars and decieve themselves." (1 John chapter 1 or 2 verse something) Don't forget that sin started by a serpent saying that God was wrong... and your teacher has done the same thing.

 

[DeputyDan]

I would agree that God does not sin.

I am very comfortable with worshiping a God who is sin free and judges me based on grace and not my works ( and thankful I might add) .......

 

[spirituality]

Im sorry but your teacher is really messed to be teaching his/her students blasphemous things...

 

[Jesus Is Real]

new2calvin,


What has your 'teacher/pastor' said on this subject yet?