2007-01-03 01:38:00 · 28 answers · asked by Paul 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Hell no. Just because He is ready to forgive our sins doesn't mean it's okay to sin.
2007-01-03 01:41:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
The first thing that someone should be considering is whether the idea of sin is actually real.
If God is supposed to be perfect how could She have made anything or anyone that wasn't perfect.
Think about it. The idea of sin assumes certain things about God that seem highly unlikely.
First it assumes a God who is too incompetent to organize a simple educational field excursion and figure out a way to get all of the students home safely.
How likely is this that God would not be smart enough to come up with a plan for our salvation that is going to work?
It also assumes that God must have created us imperfect if we are sinners.
One might assume that God would be able to create someone perfect each and every time if he chose to. Assuming God is capable of this, then it follows logically that we must be perfect creations if we are actually creations of this perfect God.
Unless of course you are saying that God chose to create us imperfect.
If God created us imperfect then anything that may go wrong is Gods fault, not ours. This seems a bit illogical at best so I think that we need to assume that What God creates would have to be perfect.
If this is the case and Gods creations are perfect, then nothing that we can do could change what God created perfect and make it imperfect unless we think that we are more powerful than God is.
How likely is it that we the creation could be more powerful than the creator. I personally find this idea somewhat amusing, and a bit absurd.
Religion tells us that God is perfect. If this is true then it could hardly be logically for Gods creations to be considered to be anything less than perfect.
If this is the case and we are perfect creations of a perfect God then Nothing that we can ever do could possibly change this perfection that God willed, unless we were so powerful that our choices could override and change the will of God.
How likely is that????
Think about it.
The idea of sin is simple nonsense; a lie made up about God by religion.
Love and blessings
don
Source --- Course in miracles
2007-01-03 09:48:41 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
God's grace is free, but if after we have accepted God's forgiveness through Jesus' death on the cross, continue to sin and then just expect God to forgive, that makes His grace cheap. It is far from cheap- it cost Him His life. Granted Christians will sin, and we do have an advocate before the Father, however when we truly are made new in Christ, we will not choose to sin. With Christ, we have freedom from sin, it is not freedom to sin.
2007-01-03 12:14:34 · answer #3 · answered by AdoreHim 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The future is set, but free will is given. God, being God, gets to decide what mercy is. If this is a little less lenient than your definition, you might be in trouble (Just look at the old testament.).
2007-01-03 09:44:51 · answer #4 · answered by Alice S 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. God isn't only merciful. He's just, righteous, and holy. He cannot tolerate sin. If one is a Christian, they won't be able to live in sin for God will constantly chastise them. And that's not fun.
2007-01-03 09:46:44 · answer #5 · answered by srprimeaux 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, that would be called taking advantage. Also, part of repenting and recieving God's mercy is to actually be sorry for sin (repent means turn around or to turn your back on sin). If you are not sorry and plan to sin again, that is not called repenting.
2007-01-03 09:42:10 · answer #6 · answered by Lady of the Garden 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Paul tackles this in Romans (chap 5 to 6)
Long story short.
No you do not have the right
but you will
don't worry aboout it it will not seperate you from God but why not try being nice to people for a change
2007-01-03 09:50:26 · answer #7 · answered by phil_the_sane 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
From my own experience, God gave us the commandments for our own benefit. Not necessarily just to please Him. I have always found that I bring on my own suffering when I go against His will for me. I end up in pain, and then I ask for His help to stop whatever it is, because I don't want to keep hurting my self and the people I love. Also, God knows what we're thinking, so if we just keep doing things figuring we'll be forgiven - well - to me that is like playing games and I don't want to know the outcome really.
2007-01-03 09:49:03 · answer #8 · answered by amethyst1195 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well if he forgives sin then taking a quote from the film Nuns on the Run:
"The more I sin the more I can be forgiven"
Sounds good to me, only one thing I don't believe in god.
2007-01-03 09:46:39 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Absolutly not. God's mercy only exists because we can't not sin. If at all possible, we should try to avoid evil at all costs, trying to represent God in our lives.
2007-01-03 09:42:29 · answer #10 · answered by fatherhawk 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
no it doesnt mean that at all,His grace is what forgives us we are not perfect there was only one perfect(Jesus)knowing that He knew we were sinners and would come short of the glory of God so He made a way to forgive us,saved by grace simply means you dont want to sin against Him and we will still sin daily but He has made a way to forgive us ,all we have to do is have faith and believe and He loves us enough to forgive us all ask His forgiveness and He is just to forgive us
2007-01-03 10:00:24 · answer #11 · answered by loveChrist 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋