are feelings a sin?

Question

for example being jealous of someone? are feelings that do not come by your full will and consent a sin? for example someone fails at something ...for a second in time i'm happy that happened, the my mind kicks in realizes it's sin and avoids this feeling..is having the feeling in itself sinful?

Answer 1

Just because a bird lands on your head you don't have to let it build a nest.

Thoughts! They come from within, and the spiritual realm. Strongholds comes from allowing thoughts to keep building until they become fixed in your mind ( soul ). This is why it is important to have the Word of God in your mind. The Word is like a door of which other thoughts have to pass through. If the other thoughts don't line up with the Word of God, push them from your mind.
These "other" thoughts are refered to in the Bible as " fiery darts of Satan ". Darts are what they used to tie to a rope and pitch into the water to see how deep the water is. If you have plenty of the water of the Word in your mind, they will extinguish the " fiery " darts.
Note: Fiery puts on recognition here as leaving a scar, or, burned in.
It is through your mind that sin gains entrance. Pondering on these "other thoughts" give entrance to temptation. Let this mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus.

Answer 2

According to perceptions or the bible it may be, but no it isn't, it is a part of humanity to have feelings and all kinds of them, it is what differentiates us from other species. I am not sure what you want here, but no I don't think any feeling is a sin and I don't think that drugging away the so called sin of feeling is making it any less so of a sin.

I think that learning to understand what feelings, thoughts, and actions are and not changing all of our feelings and thoughts into actions all the time is actually a blessing in many ways unless we take and turn them into a positive action and sometimes that happens if they are justifiable and we recognize them for what they are and then act in positive or better ways because of them.

You have to determine the best choice of action and if that action is going to be the most beneficial and positive or destructive and negative way to express whatever feeling or thought it is?

Lying about thoughts and feelings is a bigger sin to me and to not feel is the biggest sin of all.

Answer 3

No. Jesus himself felt our sins. The were all put upon Him.

But acting out when our flesh buttons are pushed, is sin. If someone tells you you are a good for nothing, etc... You could react in the flesh & yell, cuss, etc... Then it is a sin. If you recognize the buttons are being pushed, you can then replace the reaction with following after the fruits of the Spirit; faith, hope, love, joy, peace, patience, etc... But it is a choice to follow after the Spirit. God doesn't force us.

If you are feeling happy when one fails, even for a moment, then that is the devil pushing your buttons. You need to make the choice what to do. First, just confess it to your Lord & Savior. Replace the feeling with a prayer for the success in so & so's life. Thank God for blessing the other person abundantly above all they can ask or think. For it is written that God is able to do abundantly above all we can ask or think. This is blessing others. Even if that person has cursed you in the past, etc. Bless them who curse you.

Remember, God will also bless you. You don't need to be envious, God is able to do for you abundantly above all you could imagine. So claim that promise for yourself also.

Answer 4

Well, I'm not the authority on this, but whether or not they actually are, I don't believe they should be.

Feelings are things that people, for the most part, cannot control. Why something that is beyond our control would be considered a sin, I wouldn't understand. Now how one acts upon those feelings...that's completely different.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

You can't control what thoughts/feelings come into your mind. Satan is constantly bombarding us. That's not a sin. You can control how long you dwell on evil thoughts - that can be a sin.

"Every man is tempted when he is drawn away of his own lust and enticed. Then when lust has conceived it bringeth forth sin..." James 1: 14, 15

So, if you dwell on a bad feeling (let it "conceive") then sin results. If you push it out of your mind there is no sin.

Answer 7

Having a feeling about something is not really a sin, but the real sin is how you act on it.

Answer 8

Usually feelings are not in themselves a sin but Jealousy is though,also it is not a sin to be tempted but allowing feelings and or temptation to become wrong actions is always sinful.

Answer 9

Well, some feeling are just that ...feelings..
but some things are more then feelings...they are feelings, and ideas and plans and lead to sin.
That's why the bible tells us not to allow "lust full" thoughts into our minds, first comes the idea, then the feeling, then comes the action.

I was reading today about a women who used a shotgun to kill her husband, she said, "I was thinking about doing that for so long....like forever." and there you have it.

If your "feelings" are wrong, (and you know it) all you have to do is ask the Lord to forgive you and move on. Don't dwell on them, that's what leads to sin..and sin...leads to death

Answer 10

I wouldn't worry too much about it if I were you.You realized what you were feeling was wrong and you took necessary steps to correct it.You try your best and that's all you can do.We won't be perfect until we get to Heaven and our loving Father knows this.But for now in the meantime just do the best you can and don't let your negative feelings become your actions.You'll be ok.