Do people become sinners because they sin or do they sin because they are sinners?

Answer 1

According to the Bible, all 'men' are born sinners. Therefore, it is inherent in human nature to sin, since we were all born sinners. Therefore, people sin because they are BORN sinners.

Answer 2

people become sinners.
we are NOT born sinners. we become them. for example, look at a child, in the great age of innocents, are they not blameless, or some of them at least? what sin do they commit while learning to crawl? it is when one starts to hear of what IS wrong and right, when one starts to question oneself, a child does not have the guilt of sinning, until we teach them to.
is it not possible, to forever and always follow the ten commandments? the bible says that one should strive for perfection and want nothing more but to be perfect, not to use it as an excuse, which is what we all do, we say 'oh well, im a sinner i cant help it nobody can' but that is false!!
it doesnt mean that everybody can sin and sin and just ask for forgiveness and be okay, if you read more then just about the sinning, you will find that it says that in order for one to be forgiven one must repent, meaning never do again.

Answer 3

They become sinners because they sin.

Jesus was born of the virgin Mary... and she is a descendant of Adam. The reason people believe that we are all inately sinners is because of the Fall, and that sin was therefore inherited from Adam. By that logic, Jesus would be a sinner (because he, too, is Adam's descendant, through Mary).

Of course, he's not a sinner at all, because if he were, he could not have Atoned for our sins. Therefore, it is sin that makes us a sinner.

Note: Children are not sinners either.... not until they sin, anyway. (Have you ever looked into the purely innocent eyes of a baby? There's no sin there. That comes later.)

Peace and Love.

(This is just my humble opinion... I could be wrong.)

Answer 4

We are all born with the capability to be sinners. Babies are not sinners yet because they are not aware of sin or know the difference between right and wrong. Most people think the age 12 is the age of accountability (when we know the difference between right and wrong). We are sinners when we know the difference between right and wrong.

Answer 5

Tricky ques? Well, In my opinion people become sinners because they sin: since people sin they start believing that are sinners. Though I wouldn't call it sining , I would call it more along the lines of making bad decisions!!!

Could also be; they sin because we are sinners from birth. Going back to Adam dn Eve: we all are sinners so we can't help but to sin, unless your with GOD!!!

IT all depends on the person because they choose to sin: they may not be sinners but can become this by sining !!!!!!!!!!*************__***************

Answer 6

Neither. People become sinners because they sin. But according to the bible, people do sin because they are sinners and are born into it.

Answer 7

If they don't sin, you can't call them sinner. So wait till they sin, then they become sinners. The first choice is definitely true.

Answer 8

People sin because it's in their nature to do so... it's usually inherited or learned from an influence on their life. But it is their decision and initial choice to decide to start sinning: if they know it's wrong to do it but do it anyways that was basically the catalyst that inevitably brought about their sinful nature. Sinning becomes habit, and habit is difficult to break so they take on more permenant sinful attributes. It relates closely to philosophy, like chain reactions where one thing leads to another and comes to a consequence that defines character. People sin because it's the "easy" route... which is all the wrong reasons to persue it.

Answer 9

Sinners because they sin, really. You are not born a bad child, when you gain knowledge and the ability to create your own decisions you can often sin. Not babies.

Answer 10

assuming the person knew right from wrong, in that context I would be inclined to think they became sinners by the act of committing a sin. If on the other hand, they are not capable of knowing right from wrong, then I would have to disagree.