Do you believe that "if others do things" and "you do it too" it is not sin?

Question

The Seriousness of Sin
Hopefully, this chapter will allow God to bring some new revelations to each one of us about sin. First, we need to take sin serious and realize how close we are to it! We take sin to lightly in a few of different ways. Most can be broken down into three basic excuses.
- It's not a "BIG" sin
Some might have the attitude that because their sin is not a "big" sin like the opening story of adultery, they can just continue in it.
- Everyone sins
Others might accept sin (even the"big") because everyone sins, and this is just their sin of choice. They're good in other areas.
- Uncontrollable circumstances
Some might believe they can continue in sin even though they know it's sin, because of the bad circumstances surrounding them.
We can justify anything - we might even be able to take some scripture out of context to back it up! But don't be fooled, sin is serious! It separates us from God. No matter how big or little, no matter how many others are sinning, and no matter how you can justify it, it still separates us from God. Who wants to be separate from God? We would never choose to walk through life, be married, have kids, go to work, or even minister to others WITHOUT God, but that's exactly what we do. On top of that, Jesus died so that we can be forgiven of our sin and once again be with God. So when we continue to sin in disobedience it's a slap in the face to Jesus, because we are rejecting His sacrifice. We can fool ourselves, but not God.

Answer 1

If it's a SIN against God's words then we as
Christians should not do it
I know we are not perfect, but if we know it's a sin then we should not do it at all & show others that we care
about ourselves & about what God wants out of our lives.

Answer 2

Well, you asked the question and then gave the sermon. But I believe with you that what others do is not excuse for ourselves to sin. Psalm 51, where David laments to God in verse 4
"Against thee, Thee only, I have sinned, and done what is evil in thy sight" is, for me, one of the more powerful lessons in that in
moral matters, we are responsbile to look directly to God.
Had he been looking at God instead of Bathsheba he would not have sinned. So that sin is first and foremost a matter between ourselves and God, and our responsibility is to obey God in all we do and think and hope for.

Answer 3

christians are called sheep because they like to do what everyone else is doing. I follow my heart not some book written by humans who are fallible (aka the Bible). I feel no need for a saviour who am i being saved from? It boils down to God is evil and those that follow such a monster become the monster.

have a nice day

Answer 4

This is a very good statement. Basically, if we spit on the sidewalk, we are sinners, because the law is THE LAW, and not "laws", like secular laws.

We can't repent until we stop making excuses for ourselves and agree with God.

Answer 5

You come across as an arrogant, misinformed sheep. Not to see the aliveness in others is a form of violence. Look in the mirror and clean up your own actions.

Answer 6

I am of the opinion that sin is an entriely subjective concept.

Answer 7

So since you preach anti-gay hatred, bigotry and discrimination, you must recognize that this is a sin as well. It's certainly not 'christian' in any way, and does not follow "judge not . . ."

WWJD?

Answer 8

Very correct! I appreciate you. And think there is no need to answer your question because you have already gave it and I am completely agree with your thoughts.

Answer 9

in relation to your rude and irrelavant answer in the gay section.....................
Thank you for doing so much to educate people regarding God's Law.
I have learned a great deal from you, and I try to share that knowledge
with as many people as I can.
I do need some advice from you, however, regarding some other specific
Biblical laws and how to follow them.

a) When I burn a bull on the altar as a sacrifice, I know it creates a
pleasing odor for the Lord (Lev. 1:9). The problem is my neighbors.
They claim the odor is not pleasing to them. Should I smite them?

b) I would like to sell my daughter into slavery, as sanctioned in
Exodus 21:7. In this day and age, what do you think would be a fair price
for her?

c) I know that I am allowed no contact with a woman while she is in her
period of menstrual uncleanness (Lev.15:19-24). The problem is, how do I tell?
I have tried asking, but most women take offense. If I come into contact with
a woman who is menstruating and she doesn't tell me until afterwards, must I
kill her immediately or can I just beat her?

d) Lev. 25:44 states that I may indeed possess slaves, both male and female,
provided they are purchased from neighboring nations. A friend of mine claims
that this applies to Mexicans, but not Canadians. Can you clarify?
Why can't I own Canadians?

e) I have a neighbor who insists on working on the Sabbath. Exodus 35:2
clearly states he should be put to death. Am I morally obligated to kill
him myself? Also, is Sabbath on Saturday as Seventh Day Adventists
(Christians, like us...or are they?) or is it on Sunday as Baptists and
some other faiths agree? I am beset by not knowing who to kill and when
to kill them...please clarify this for me.

f) A friend of mine feels that even though eating shellfish is an abomination
(Lev. 11:10), it is a lesser abomination than homosexuality (Lev. 18:22).
I don't agree. I'm also confused about how homosexuality can be an abomination
when Jonathan and David were married in the Bible (1 Samuel 18:1, 3 - 4).
Here, I'll quote it - "And it came to pass, when he had made an end of
speaking unto Saul that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David
and Jonathan loved him as his own soul. Then Jonathan and David made a
covenant, because he loved him as his own soul. And Jonathan stripped himself
of the robe that was upon him, and gave it to David, and his garments, even
to his sword and to his bow and to his girdle." and also Ruth's relationship
with Naomi is suspect, (Ruth 1:16-17) "And Ruth said to Naomi, Entreat me not
to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest,
I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people,
and thy God my God: Where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried:
the Lord do so to me, and more also, if ought but death part three and me.
" Can you settle this?

g) Lev. 21:20 states that I may not approach the altar of God if I have a
defect in my sight. I have to admit that I wear reading glasses. Does my
vision have to be 20/20, or is there some wiggle room here?

h) Most of my male friends get their hair trimmed, including the hair around
their temples, even though this is expressly forbidden by Lev.19:27 and even
though 1st Cor. 11:4-6 says that it is a shame upon a man to have long hair.
How should they die?

i) I know from Lev. 11:6-8 that touching the skin of a dead pig makes me
unclean, but may I still play football if I wear gloves? Also, since it is
strictly forbidden to "eat neither fat nor blood" in Lev. 3:17 & Lev. 19:26,
does that mean that I must be a vegetarian and must I smite those who choose
to eat meat?

j) My uncle has a farm. He violates Lev. 19:19 by planting two different
crops in the same field, as does his wife by wearing garments made of two
different kinds of thread (cotton/polyester blend). He also tends to curse
and blaspheme a lot. Is it really necessary that we go to all the trouble of
getting the whole town together to stone them (Lev.24:10-16)? Couldn't we just
burn them to death at a private family affair like we do with people who sleep
with their in-laws (Lev. 20:14)?

k) I know that it is an abomination for a man to wear a woman's clothes or a
woman to wear a man's (Deut. 22:5), so does that mean that since my wife
borrowed my boxers once, she's going to hell?

l) An unbeliever sent me an email telling me that God is an ABORTIONIST? It
says, "In Num. 5:11-31, God commands a husband to get an abortion for his wife
if he suspects she has been impregnated by another man. A priest is to make her
drink a potion and tell her, "If any man other than your husband has had
intercourse with you, may the LORD make an example of you . . . by bringing
upon you miscarriage and untimely birth." To deliberately cause a miscarriage
is to perform an abortion. And who brings about this miscarriage? Who performs
this abortion? It is the LORD who does so. God is an abortionist. In Ex. 21:22-25,
God tells us what to do if a man who is fighting knocks against a pregnant woman.
If the woman dies, the principle of "life for life" is invoked and the man
responsible for her death must be killed. If she lives but has a miscarriage,
then the death of the fetus is to be compensated for by the payment of a fine,
as demanded by the woman's husband. Thus, God has revealed the status of the
unborn fetus: it is not an independent, full-fledged human life, whose
destruction amounts to murder. It is a thing owned by the woman's husband, a
thing whose loss, like that of any other thing, may be compensated for with
money." How can this be true?

I know you have studied these things extensively, so I am confident you can
help. Thank you again for reminding us that God's word is eternal and
unchanging and also for the reassurance that the Bible is infallible.