Is Sin just as unlawful act? Or just a concept to control mind of masses by some people who thinks they are above the sinful act ? or a Crime? More or less legal laws of any countries match unlawful act to sins in religious texts. Does the term 'Sin' is created by some wise Man to educate people around about better civilization. So we felt guilty only when somebody tell us that, hey that's a sin! Whets is Origin of term sin? Who decided it?
Killing a tiger is illegal. Killing a tiger is Sin.
Killing a rat is justf ine with any Law on this surface, but Killing rat is still a Sin.
2006-07-11 00:27:11 · 31 answers · asked by Sachin 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I given exapmle of Rat as sin " we here belives killing any creature is sin. Lets consider any animal." Yes Laws are written after religios text but they do reflect Sinful stuff from religios books. So if I decide not to be religious, still I need to be under influence of Religios Text.
2006-07-11 00:45:33 · update #1
Sin is used in a religious context while crime is used in legal context.
The English word sin derives from Old English synn., recorded in use as early as the 9th century.
Sin is a term used mainly in a religious context to describe an act that violates a moral code of conduct or the state of having committed such a violation.
Each religion has its own views of sin. You may read the link to know more.
Laws are designed to regulate human behaviour and the state provides remedies and sanctions to protect its citizens if the laws are broken. Not all breaches of the law are considered crimes, however, for example breaches of contract. The label of "crime" and the accompanying social stigma are usually reserved for those activities causing more serious loss and damage to the citizens of the state.
2006-07-24 08:19:51 · answer #1 · answered by StraightDrive 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sin: a term literally meaning to miss the mark
When we fall short of the standards God set for us, we sin.
You are backwards about the relationship of sin and laws. The laws of many countries were written based on the dominant religious text, not the other way around.
Killing rats is a sin? What religion are you? Most religions I know of don't have any problem with killing vermin. Killing a tiger depends on the context, if it is tyrying to harm you or your livestock, it wouldn't be a sin. If you hunt it for sport, yes that is a sin.
2006-07-11 00:39:15 · answer #2 · answered by scrapiron.geo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A sin is any act that allows evil into your heart. It isn't a mind control thing, God gave us free will. Stealing is a sin because you are taking what is not yours, and allowing evil to justify your actions. I was hungry so I stole to eat. Why not ask for food? The evil in ones heart won't allow you to ask for food. That is why it is a sin. To kill someone who is about to kill you is not a sin. To save yourself by taking the life of an offender is not an act of evil. Your intent was to live in peace, the offenders intent was to take your life. The act of defence has no evil, the act of offence is guided by evil. To take the life of an animal for no good reason is a sin, but to take the life of an animal to eat and make clothes is survival and has no evil intent. If your actions are guided by bad intent, what ever you do is a sin. If there is no other way, no help from others or the law, and there is no other intent that is not pure, than it is not a sin. Now go and sin no more.
2006-07-24 14:11:17 · answer #3 · answered by william m 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A sin is is all about money and egos and is usually something that is a whole lot of fun. Then those Church Guys got together and said that if it was so much fun then it was taking away from paying attention to them because They were not fun at all. If you did not pay attention to them and were out having fun (sinning) then that meant you were not in the Church, where the Church Guys could pass around the collection plate and make you pay them so they could have a big income and drive around in fancy ChurchMobiles. So they said it is is sin to have fun. Instead, to redeem your sinning soul, you must spend your days in Church handing over your money so the Church Guys can live the life they desire. To do otherwise is a Sin.
2006-07-11 00:35:23 · answer #4 · answered by Kokopelli 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you choose to not be religious, you can still feel that things are a sin. A sin is simply something that is wrong. Killing a person is a sin no matter what religion you are .. if any.. All people have morals. If you feel that killing a rat is a sin.. then don't kill rats.
2006-07-25 00:19:04 · answer #5 · answered by Imani 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anything that affects others freedom, rights, creates pain, displeasure, not accepted by society is Sin. The difference is some thing like, having sex with a women and raping. Underlying activity is same, but the intention and the way it is done is what differentiates an act as sin or not.
2006-07-25 00:30:23 · answer #6 · answered by Karthik 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A sin is one's act of disobedience / defiance towards God, whether it's by commission( doing the wrong thing) , or omission(avoiding to do right)...
However nowadays it also has a connotation of one's action that feels so good that is said it should be sin...
Or it gets comparative degrees as in "ugly as sin"....
Sin is not said to be originated in the human race. It has originated in heaven with Lucipher (AKA Bright Star), or Satan.
There must be some more but I can't remember...
2006-07-24 17:45:52 · answer #7 · answered by Pivoine 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sin: (act of) transgression against divine law or principles of morality. -conscise oxford dictionary.
sin: any act that is based on pride, that is putting self before God, self acting as God.
most laws reflect moral principles because at one point most countries were theocratic i.e. the religious orders ruled and held sway over the populace. Or cos ppl in power agreed in their heart with the moral laws and put them into law for the betterment of mankind.
We can only feel guilt if we know that there is a correct course of action. but we can know the correct action without any religion at all.
2006-07-24 09:51:12 · answer #8 · answered by flower 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sin
noun
A wicked act or wicked behavior: crime, deviltry, diablerie, evil, evildoing, immorality, iniquity, misdeed, offense, peccancy, wickedness, wrong, wrongdoing. See right
That which is morally bad or objectionable: evil, iniquity, peccancy, wickedness, wrong. See right
Something that offends one's sense of propriety, fairness, or justice: crime, offense, outrage.
Which all adds up to the idea of doing something which is wrong,usually with deliberate intention to do the wrong thing.The opposite side of this is when you deliberately set your mind on doing something which is right,or virtuous.The key factor in all this is that wrongdoing causes harm to self or others,whilst doing the opposite causes benefit for self or others.Thus actions may be either positive or negative in outcome.The Mahayana Tripitaka explains a lot of stuff like that,in much more detail than the Bible and is far more realistic about things.
2006-07-24 23:22:41 · answer #9 · answered by mystic_master3 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The word "sin" literally means "to miss the mark" in the same way an archer misses the bullseye of a target. We all need to read God's Word to become better "archers" so to speak. We are to be like Him in our character, words and deeds. We cannot take His place, but we can walk a walk more closely to Him. Hence, the meaning of the old hymn, "Just a Closer Walk With Thee."
2006-07-24 18:12:05 · answer #10 · answered by Shalom Yerushalayim 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋