practical answers please
atheists, shut it.
2006-10-01 10:01:41 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I'm not really religious, so I don't know, but you can be thankful for someone figuring out what your sins are and forgiving you instead of them being there without being noticed.
Or just be thankful that it leads to salvation.
2006-10-01 10:06:53 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A sin is any thought or action that falls short of God's will. God is perfect, and anything we do that falls short of His perfection is sin.
The Bible actually uses a number of examples or "word pictures" to illustrate what this means. For example, it tells us that sin is like an archer who misses the target. He draws back his bow and sends the arrow on its way—but instead of hitting the bull's-eye, it veers off course and misses the mark. The arrow may only miss it a little bit or it may miss it a great deal—but the result is the same: The arrow doesn't land where it is supposed to.
The same is true of sin. God's will is like the center of that target—and when we sin, we fall short of His will or miss the mark. And this is something we do every day; as the Bible says, "For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God" (Romans 3:23). Even when we aren't aware of it, we commit sin by the things we do (or fail to do), or by the way we think.
This is why we need Christ, for only He can forgive us all our sins, and only He can help us live the way we should. We can't forgive ourselves, nor can we change our hearts and make ourselves better in God's eyes. But when we know Christ, He takes away our sins and comes to live within us by His Spirit. Does He live today in your heart?
2006-10-01 10:41:23 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, let's talk about that. Have you ever lied? Cheated? Stolen? Gossiped? Any of those things is sin. You don't feel like you've ever done anything wrong? I don't mean to talk down to you, but I have a really hard time believing this is true.
Any honest person has to know that in the course of their life they have done and said things that they shouldn't have. That is why Jesus came to die on the cross, so if you repent of those sins and accept Him as your savior, God will no longer see your sin, but the righteousness of His son, imputed to you by your belief in Him.
2006-10-01 10:07:04 · answer #3 · answered by christian_lady_2001 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Romans 3:20
for through the Law comes the knowledge of sin
look at the 10 commandments. Have u followed them all? This will show u that u have done wrong and your heart will tell u
atheists shut it. LOL.
2006-10-01 10:04:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
well technically you're sins aren't forgiven unless you want forgiveness. If you can honestly say you've done nothing wrong then you don't have the need to be forgiven.
2006-10-01 10:08:03 · answer #5 · answered by tinkerbell42891 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Shut what? If you insist on living in fantasy land, it's your business.
2006-10-01 10:06:42 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE FORGIVEN OF IF YOU DON'T FEEL LIKE YOU DID ANYTHING WRONG?
2006-10-01 10:35:30 · answer #7 · answered by ELENA J 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
even if you dont sin
your still guilty of adams sin
2006-10-01 10:05:14 · answer #8 · answered by Truthasarous rex 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO one is perfect. everyone has done something that is wrong.
2006-10-01 10:06:39 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋