The term 'sin' was created to control the masses.It is proven that to" live without sin", a person would not be psychologically normal.
2006-07-05 16:24:00
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answered by Anonymous
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What is this thing you call "sin"? Other than being a nice sound bite for religious people, it has no meaning. The concept of sin implies disobedience to a deity, a higher power, God, or whatever you want to call it. Since no such creature has ever been detected, not even with the most modern scanning electron microscopes and space-based telescopes, it is safe to say that it does not exist. Billions of people, over thousands of years of recorded history, all claiming to know this entity and talk to it and hear its voice, yet not one trace of it has been discovered. Without such a deity, there can be no sin.
There are, of course, behaviors that we label "good" or "bad," "acceptable" or "unacceptable." The ones we call good are the ones that enable humans to live harmoniously and cooperatively in large societies so that all can live in relative peace; the ones we call bad do just the opposite, creating fear, anger, unrest, and a less productive society. We call these "crimes," not "sins," because sin can only be done against a deity, which does not exist. No god is necessary for ideas of good and bad to develop--even a dog looks appropriately guilty when he knows he's done something you don't want him to do.
Then the question becomes, "Can humans live without crime?" Of course they can't. No social group lives in perfect harmony (although bonobo chimps come close), due to differences in personality, opinion, temperament, etc. So, um, you win, or something. :-\
2006-07-05 23:52:05
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answered by Antique Silver Buttons 5
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Sin is nonsense that someone has convinced you is real. They did this to induce guilt because guilty people are easy to control.
I know because I used to believe in sin too. The first time someone questioned the reality of sin I thought they were insane. I eventually found that It only seems real until you actually start to question its reality. Then the whole idea falls apart. Try it if you are so sure it’s real.
I suggest you get a copy of the course in miracles. It points out the impossibility of the idea of sin better than anything else does.
The idea of sin was invented to induce guilt and make people believe in a judgmental God. God is only love He judges nothing.
The course pulls the sin rug out from under the whole idea, and the judgmental God fantasy simply falls apart
2006-07-05 23:38:15
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answered by Anonymous
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Only one man was able to do it, that was Jesus Christ! In order to be an authentic sacrifice to God (according to Jewish Law at the time), it had to be free of sin.
We are all born into sin, and lets thank of lucky stars for it. Adam had it worse in the Garden he had to keep himself from sinning. Free will and temptation got the best of him.
We are born into sin, we are all made sinners. We had nothing to with it! And in the same manner God provides the salvation, freely, and we don't have to do anything for it but to believe. We have to believe as part of our excercising our free will.
Ephesians 2:8-9, For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that [salvation] not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, so that no one may boast.
And God is not an "Indian-Giver."
2006-07-05 23:29:04
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answered by Marky-Mark! 5
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sin means missing God's mark of holiness. We inherited sin from our parents. Jesus paid the penalty for sin on the cross, but that doesn't get rid of our sin. What Jesus did was enable us to have a close fellowship with God again that was lost as a result of sin. Because of Jesus' death sacrifice we can be free from the bondage of sin.
2006-07-05 23:29:30
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answered by Wendy 5
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No man can live without sin.
If you've sinned and you've asked for forgiveness, I think sometimes that situation will make you a better person.
Stronger. Wiser. More forgiving of others. Its good to be humbled every once in a while
The only perfect man was Jesus Christ.
-D-
2006-07-05 23:24:13
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answered by danae_rachelle 3
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Everyone has different morals. And that's all sin is. The christian idea of what is morally wrong. Animals don't sin because we don't expect them to follow our morals. But humans are animals, just intelligent primates. Thus sin only exists in your mind and only pertains to what you wish to believe it pertains to. It is inside yourself and nowhere else. So i suppose that believing that sin exists, creates the concept of sin in your mind. But i guess if you never hear of sin, you exist without it.
2006-07-05 23:39:47
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answered by Junkbondtrader 2
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Yes. "Sin" is an invention of man and doesn't really mean anything. I'll give you a thumbs up if you can tell me what "sin" actually means in a biblical context.
2006-07-05 23:23:46
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answered by wrathpuppet 6
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Yes, I have never sinned in my life. I live by the laws of this country and my own moral code. So if my own mind tells me I'm doing nothing wrong, therefore I'm not.
2006-07-05 23:24:55
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answered by Aussie Chick 5
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why would man invent sin? sin is an impossible standard for humans to live by. only a perfect and holy God would institute such a strict law for people to live by
all men are sinful, its human nature
2006-07-05 23:25:14
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answered by Brad 4
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