a guy wants me to explain about God. how do I explain to him that everyhting isn't sinfull?

Question

getting a tatto(not that i'd get one), smoking etc etc, small thing. he blieves it's against God.

Answer 1

Explain to him that he doesn't get to decide what God thinks... that is up to God and God alone... not a mere mortal such as him.

Answer 2

We are to treat our body as the temple of God. Anything we do purposely to harm ourselves is a SIN. 1 Corinthians 3:16,17-------
Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?
If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.
1 Corinthians 6:20--- For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's
1 Corinthians 7 ---Sex without marriage is a sin.
1 Corinthians 10:13---God does not let us be tempted above what we can handle, there is always an escape from every temptation.
2 Corinthians 7:10 Godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation
2 Corinthians 8:21 Providing for honest things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.
Smoking is now proven to cause lung cancer---this harms the body---thus it is sinful.
Drinking cause liver damage, among other things---This is harmful to the body---Thus it is sinful
Gluttony---causes harm to heart and blood flow---Thus it is a sin.

Just ask yourself
If I do this will it harm my body in any way???????
If the answer is yes, it is a sin.

Answer 3

No no

Sin is sin, abomnation to God.

There are things God hates:

Revelation 2:6 But this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitanes, which I also hate.
Revelation 2:15 So hast thou also them that hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitanes, which thing I hate.

tattoos: Leviticus 19:28 Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am the LORD.

Romans 3:23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
Romans 3:10 As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:

Romans 5:12 Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:

Answer 4

Whenever you explain the existence of God or a god to somebody, you can't do it through the knowledge of religion really. I once explained this to somebody. Yiu have to put away your surface side, (the side you use to be cool to others, sometimes acting like a goof or a fool). Speaking about God/god is no laughing matter and shouldn't be taken lightly. You have to reach down, deep within your heart for those answers that you know of. And even if you don't know, just take a look at yourself, the beauty of the human form, how and why we are what we, the existence of mankind, through nature and civilization, all of which wouldn't be possible without God.

You don't have to necessarily explain that Christians believe in God or that Muslims worship Allah. None of that really matters. You have to explain to this person that smoking isn't sinful or getting a tatoo isn't either, it's merely choice. However, with all decisions that we make, there are prices to be paid, whether good or bad. For all seeds that are sown, we must reap what we have sown. My personal belief of getting a tatoo is desecration of the human form. I don't believe it's against God or any of his laws, it's merely a choice. Man created it, so man must deal with its consequences. Just like with smoking, I wouldn't do it, because it is basically taking a knife to your throat early in life, but, through man, we created it and must deal with the consequences.

Just like drinking alcohol. Having a drink every now and then doesn't mean you're a drunk. And it's isn't illegal or sinful. That is something that has to be done in great moderation and with carefulness and isn't something that should be ever taken lightly.

Explain to your friend, if you decide to take this advice that God created man, so that man could create. However, He did warn us to be careful and cautious about our own constructions and devices of our own desires, for, with these we have the knowledge and will to destroy ourselves.

Best luck to you and your friend.
J.F.

Answer 5

Tell him that it is extremely arrogant to put himself in the place of god and tell others what god says and means. Some might say sinful. Tell him you have a bible and you can figure out what you believe to be a sin and what's not.

Answer 6

The Law was given unto man, not as a set of things that will damn you, so much as a path or way for one to live in unity with his fellow man. In this way, we can live together in harmony and live a full life.

Answer 7

If you are not qualified to answer his questions get someone who is, sometime we cause more harm then good. As long as no one is getting hurt physically or emotionally he can just about do anything.

Answer 8

well... smoking is harmful to your body..

If you are a christian, your body is God's temple.

If you smoke, you're harming God's temple, and his creation... for one.

Sin is a vague word..

Answer 9

Tell him there are only ten commands...other things are common sense

Answer 10

Consider this : An archaeologist digs deep into the desert sand and finds a piece of an old clay pot. After his investigations, this archaeologist can tell us, from this little old piece of dusty clay, so much about the civilisation that existed thousands of years ago that produced it; he can tell us about the types of ovens, temperatues, and dyes that they worked with, the raw materials that they used, and thus assess the level of their artistic skill and technological ability, etc. All this from a small piece of clay lying in the desert.
Did this archaeologist ever see the civilisation that produced this pot ?

How does he know that it ever existed ?

He knows because he saw that the piece of clay was produced by someone who designed it, and shaped it, and had the intelligence to be able to heat it and produce the pot, and not only that, they also had the ability to colour it and make it look beautiful.

Design ==> Designer.

To the archaeologist the existence and intricacy of the piece of pottery is conclusive proof of the existence, intelligence and ability of the people who made it.

Look around you: at the beautiful sunset on a summer evening, at the moon and the stars on a cloudless night, at the water that you drink, at the trees and how they grow from tiny seeds.

Think about yourself: your eyes with which you see, your ears with which you hear, your tongues with which you taste and talk, your hands and your feet, your heart and your brain.

Consider how these things are so complex in themselves and yet work together in such perfect harmony.

From the movement of the galaxies to the complexities of the interaction of molecules, from the dynamics of eco-systems to the intricacies of DNA, all lead to the obvious fact of the existence of the great Wisdom, Knowledge and Power that allows our Universe to exist and function.

To any perceptive person the existence and intricacy of creation is conclusive proof of the Existence, Knowledge and Wisdom of the One who creates, organises and sustains it.

Most people naturally recognise the existence of the Creator, and we find reference to the Creator in all cultures and religions. Even the atheists, communists and (disbelieving) scientists cannot avoid this reality, but avoid the term 'creator', for phrases like 'Mother Nature' and 'the amazing way nature has designed...'

How strange in the face of this, that many today reject the belief in the existence of the Creator. Perhaps this is due more to fashion and the desire to justify a materialistic attitude to life rather than real observation and comprehension of reality.

Something stranger still, and perhaps another reason for the trend to deny the Creator, are those who claim that a man, or men, who walked on the earth, breathed air, who had bodies and souls subject to the Laws of the Universe, are the Creator, or manifestations of the Self-Subsistent One.

This is of course a complete contradiction in terms. Something cannot be the Creator and created at the same time, needing air, food and drink and being self-sufficient, being temporary and eternal!

If you are one of those who believe that a man such as Buddha, or Krishna, or Jesus is the Creator and Controller, then think again.

We were created from a drop of despised fluid, in which was a microscopic sperm, which in turn fertilised a microscopic egg and we grew in our mother's womb in stages predetermined, over which we had no control. We came from our mother's womb, urinating and defecating, needing constant attention and care. Without food we will die, without air we will die ... and then such a one is God?

Indeed any intelligent person would recognise exactly how dependant life, the universe and everything is on its Creator. Our dire need for His help makes itself plain in times of great distress.

Imagine yourself in an aeroplane and you know it is going to crash...

Who do you turn to for help then ?

Or on a ship in the sea, thrown helplessly up and down by towering waves ...

There will have been a situation at one time or the other in your life when you called upon your Creator alone, forgetting everyone and everything else, hoping, trusting, wishing that the Being you know in your heart and soul that has power and control over all things would help you. The only One you know can save you!

O creature of God, contemplate upon these verses:

" Behold! In the creation of the Heavens and the Earth; In the alternation of the night and day; In the sailing of the ships through the Oceans for the profit of mankind; In the rain which God sends down from the skies, and the life that He therewith to an earth that is dead; In the beasts of all kinds that He scatters through the Earth; In the change of the winds, and the clouds which they trail like their slaves between the sky and the earth -Indeed these are signs for a people that are wise." [The Qur'aan 2:164]

"It is He who has made the sun a shining glory and the moon a light of beauty and has measured out their stages, that you might know the number of years and their reckoning.Allah did not create this but in Truth. He explains His signs in detail for people who understand.[The Qur'aan 10:5]

"He has created the heavens and the earth with Truth. Far is He above having the partners that they ascribe to him. He has created mankind from a sperm drop; and behold this (same) man becomes anopen disputer! And the cattle, He has created them for you; in them is warmth (warm clothing) and numerous benefits, and of them you eat." [The Qur'aan 16:3-5]

"Blessed be He who sent down the Criterion to His servant that it may be an admonition to all creatures. To Him belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth; no son has he begotten, nor has He any partner in His dominion; It is He who created all things and gave them their due proportions.Yet they have taken besides Him gods that can create nothing but are themselves created; that have no control of hurt or good to themselves; nor do they control life nor death nor Resurrection."[The Qur'aan 25:1-3]

"Were they created by nothing or did they create themselves? Or did they create the heavens and the earth ? No, they have no firm belief."[The Qur'aan 52:36]

"He it is who enables you to travel through land and sea, until, when you are in the ships and they sail with a favourable wind and you are glad about that. Then comes a stormy wind and the waves come to you from all sides and when you think that you are encircled by them, you call upon God making your faith pure for Him alone saying :'If You deliver us from this we shall truly be grateful.' But when He delivers you, behold! you rebel in the earth wrongfully. O mankind, your rebellion against God is only against your own selves - a brief enjoyment of this wordly life, then in the end unto Us is your return We shall inform you of that which you used to do." [The Qur'aan 10:22-23]