Sins mistake

[chriscomplex]

Is making a common mistake a sin?

 

[Galatea]

What is the mistake?

 

[JESUS=G.O.A.T]

Is making a common mistake a sin?

Can you provide an example of what you're referring to? Cause mistake is a broad term, stealing from someone is considered a mistake for example but so is not studying for a test.

 

[chriscomplex]

What is the mistake?

I don't know

 

[chriscomplex]

Can you provide an example of what you're referring to? Cause mistake is a broad term, stealing from someone is considered a mistake for example but so is not studying for a test.

Maybe putting money in a bad investment that ends up hurting a lot of people.

 

[JESUS=G.O.A.T]

Maybe putting money in a bad investment that ends up hurting a lot of people.

No that's not a sin

 

[PKFox]

A sin is when you directly disobey God and his commands. Making a bad investment isn't a sin, but rather, poor judgment.

 

[DarthNeo]

I believe we get to an age in life where we make very few mistakes, we make DECISIONS.

We have that split second of clarity and then make our decision...

 

[Galatea]

Well, give an example. If I mistakingly take something from a store, like it was put in my bag without me paying for it without my knowledge- that would not be a sin. But once I became aware of the situation, if I didn't go back and pay for it, I'd be sinning.

 

[faroukfarouk]

No that's not a sin

More likely an unanticipated outcome in a sometimes risk laden environment.

 

[redblue22]

no.

 

[surrender1]

Is making a common mistake a sin?

Some say sin is "missing the mark" so in that sense, then yes, it's making any kind of mistake. But the NT says that sin is "transgression of the law" (1 John 3:4). But the only law we are bound to this side of the covenant (NT and no longer OT) is the law of love. In Romans 13:8-10 Paul says that
*whatever commandment there may be* can be summed up in the rule to love your neighbor. In other words, Paul is saying that if we lived our lives with a truly loving spirit, acting in truly loving ways, we would automatically fulfill *every one* of God's laws. We wouldn't have any need for specific rules. We could literally go through every single one of God's commandments and show that each one of them is simply an extension of this basic principle to live a life of servant love. “For the whole Law is fulfilled in one word, in the statement, 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself'" (Gal. 5:13).

So, then, sin is when we transgress the principle of love or "love they neighbor."

 

[chriscomplex]

Some say sin is "missing the mark" so in that sense, then yes, it's making any kind of mistake. But the NT says that sin is "transgression of the law" (1 John 3:4). But the only law we are bound to this side of the covenant (NT and no longer OT) is the law of love. In Romans 13:8-10 Paul says that
*whatever commandment there may be* can be summed up in the rule to love your neighbor. In other words, Paul is saying that if we lived our lives with a truly loving spirit, acting in truly loving ways, we would automatically fulfill *every one* of God's laws. We wouldn't have any need for specific rules. We could literally go through every single one of God's commandments and show that each one of them is simply an extension of this basic principle to live a life of servant love. “For the whole Law is fulfilled in one word, in the statement, 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself'" (Gal. 5:13).

So, then, sin is when we transgress the principle of love or "love they neighbor."

Is loving your neighbour really that hard?

 

[surrender1]

Is loving your neighbour really that hard?

If humans consistently loved one another, wouldn't the world look different?

 

[chriscomplex]

I will quietly leave this thread, you may close this if you wish.

 

[crossnote]

In a sense even our best efforts at righteousness is peppered or tainted with sin. Only that the Christians shortcomings are continually covered by the perfect righteousness of Christ. Without that 'covering' our good deeds are seen by man but they appear exceedingly sinful to God.
But I suppose this discussion is how man sees us.