so why is 'sin' so much fun or what comes natural, why is it "bad" or "wrong"?

Question

how can doing something not approved by religious folks be harmful if you are helping what they call unbelievers and then go to hell? If I elevate my brother on a Sunday or heal the sick, give to the poor and they throw a fit, how is this "sin" not love and what is needed for all to work together?

what if babies were not 'sinful' by birth and held to a standard only when grown and proven to know difference?

I am not talking about harming self or others

I am talking about simply not following commands of other people who say that is sin

check out Boulder City in Nevada and the resulting Las Vegas or "sin city" that a culture of conformity and sinless society it fostered

very interesting indeed

Answer 1

Sin is bad because it separates us from God.

Answer 2

First of all, let us see how does the Bible define sin

I JOHN 3:4
Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.

Sin is the transgression of the law. There is an existing law where in if you transgress it, you are committing sin. Moreover, the Bible also tells us that

JAMES 4:17
Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.

See, if you know what is good and you don’t do it. You are merely committing sin.

You yourself will know by heart what were those good things to be done. It was implanted by God in you because you were originally created as upright so committing sin is not natural.

ECCLESIASTES 7:29
Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.

Answer 3

Sin is stuff that is selfish and takes away time, money, or love from others or God.

It feels good short term, but if you were supposed to pay your bills with the money or spend time with the fam instead of the mistress it will get you in the long run.

Or another example: you go to Vegas and spend thousands on yourself but you were supposed to go on a mission trip and feed the hungry, some people could even die because of your disobedience( extreme example yes but sin reverberates throughout the world, like the proverbial guy who kicked the dog who bit the mailman who went home mad....)

Answer 4

Since the sabbath is on Saturday, what you choose to do on Sunday is not the issue. Furthermore, true christians don't follow "religious folks." They follow Christ. Babies are not sinful by birth; they are born into a sinful world, just as you were. By reason of the prince of the power of the air, babies breathe in sin, just as you do. And since we actually breathe in satan's nature, sin does indeed come naturally to us. When you come to the reality of Christ, sin no longer has a place in your life, which means it is no longer "fun." Since you still think it's fun, you haven't come to the knowledge of the truth yet. Hopefully, you will some day.

Answer 5

Some things that are "natural" are OK some are Not. Your mom probably tried to teach you to share with other kids because it's"natural" to be SELFISH, but in the long run selfishness is very damaging to self & others. I think Jesus tried to teach selflessnes regardless of what the "authorities" came up with on their own to try to control others (which is selfish) Simply stated :Selfishness is the real root of evil. Love of money is selfish...
Babies are nuetral at birth but grow up with an instinct to "protect" themselves. which unchecked turns into "selfishness".
Y'all know in your heart what sin is , some just refuse to look at the long term repercussions of their own actions and want to do what is "easy" or "fun" regardless of the cost.

Answer 6

The Fight to Do What Is Right
AS LONG AS Satan’s world exists, Christians must fight to keep free from its wicked influence. The apostle Paul wrote: “Put on the complete suit of armor from God that you may be able to stand firm against the [crafty acts] of the Devil.” (Ephesians 6:11-18) However, our fight is not only against Satan and his world; it is also against our own desires to do what is bad. The Bible says: “The inclination of the heart of man is bad from his youth up.”—Genesis 8:21; Romans 5:12.

Because of the sin inherited from the first man Adam, our hearts may crave to do what is bad. If we give in to that craving, we will not receive everlasting life in God’s new system. So we need to fight to do what is right. Even the apostle Paul had such a fight, as he explained: “When I wish to do what is right, what is bad is present with me.” (Romans 7:21-23) You, too, may find this fight a hard one. At times a powerful conflict may be going on within you. What will you then decide to do?

You have come to know of God’s wonderful promises about living forever under perfect conditions on earth. You believe these promises, and you want these good things for yourself. So you know that it is in your lasting best interest to serve God. But in your heart you may desire things that you know are bad. At times you may have a strong desire to commit fornication, to steal, or to take part in other wrongdoing. Some persons studying this book may actually be engaging in such bad practices, though they know that these things are condemned by God. The fact that they do wrong when they wish to do right demonstrates the Bible truth: “The heart is more treacherous than anything else and is desperate.”—Jeremiah 17:9.

THE FIGHT CAN BE WON
This does not mean, however, that a person has no control over his strong desires to do wrong. If you really want to, you can strengthen your heart so that it will lead you in a right way. But it is up to you to do this. (Psalm 26:1, 11) Nobody else can win the fight for you. So, first of all, continue to take in life-giving Bible knowledge. (John 17:3) Yet more is needed than simply getting that knowledge into your head. It must also sink into your heart. You must come to have a deep feeling about what you are learning so that you really want to act upon it.

But how can you gain heart appreciation for God’s laws? You need to meditate, or think deeply, about them. For example, ask yourself: What difference does obeying God really make? Then look at the lives of people who have ignored his laws, such as the 19-year-old girl who wrote: “I have had a venereal disease three times. The last time it cost me my right to bear children because I had to have a hysterectomy.” It is truly sad to consider all the trouble that is caused when people disobey God’s laws. (2 Samuel 13:1-19) A woman who had committed fornication sadly said: “It’s just not worth the pain and emotional breakdown that comes with disobedience. I’m suffering for that now.”

Yet you will hear people say that fornication, as well as getting drunk and taking drugs, is fun. But the so-called fun is only temporary. Do not be misled into a course of action that will rob you of true and lasting happiness. Think of Moses who was raised as “the son of the daughter of Pharaoh.” He lived in the richness of the royal household there in ancient Egypt. However, the Bible says that, when he grew up, he chose “to be ill-treated with the people of God rather than to have the temporary enjoyment of sin.” (Hebrews 11:24, 25) So there must have been enjoyment or fun in the immoral, loose-living way of life that apparently existed among the Egyptian royal household. Why, then, did Moses turn away from all of it?

It is because Moses believed in God. And he knew about something far better than any temporary enjoyment of sin that he might experience in the Egyptian royal household. The Bible says: “He looked intently toward the payment of the reward.” Moses meditated, or thought deeply, about the things that God had promised. He had faith in God’s purpose to create a righteous new system. His heart was touched by God’s great love and care for humankind. It was not simply that Moses had heard or read about God. The Bible says that “he continued steadfast as seeing the One who is invisible.” (Hebrews 11:26, 27) God was real to Moses, and so were his promises of everlasting life.

Is that true of you? Do you view God as a real Person, as a Father who loves you? When you read about his promises to provide everlasting life in Paradise on earth, do you picture yourself being there enjoying these blessings? (See pages 156 to 162.) To win the fight against the many pressures to do wrong, we need to have a close relationship with God. And we need to look, as Moses did, “intently toward the payment of the reward.” A 20-year-old youth, who was faced with the temptation to commit fornication, had Moses’ viewpoint. He said: “My hope for everlasting life was too valuable to lose for a few moments of immorality.” Is that not the right attitude to have?

LEARNING FROM THE MISTAKES OF OTHERS
You can never let down your guard in this fight, as King David once did. He happened one day to be looking from his rooftop, and in the distance he saw beautiful Bath-sheba bathing herself. Rather than turn away before improper thoughts grew in his heart, he kept looking. His desire to have sexual relations with Bath-sheba became so strong that he had her brought to his palace. Later, since she had become pregnant, and he was unable to have their adultery covered up, he arranged to have her husband killed in battle.—2 Samuel 11:1-17.

That indeed was a terrible sin. And David really suffered for it. Not only was he greatly distressed by what he had done, but God punished him with trouble in his household for the rest of his life. (Psalm 51:3, 4; 2 Samuel 12:10-12) David’s heart was more treacherous than he had realized; his wrong desires overpowered him. Afterward he said: “Look! With error I was brought forth with birth pains, and in sin my mother conceived me.” (Psalm 51:5) But the bad thing David did with Bath-sheba did not have to happen. His problem was that he kept looking; he did not avoid the situation that caused his sexual appetite to grow for another man’s wife.

We should learn from David’s experience to be on guard against situations that excite improper sexual feelings. For example, what will happen if you read books and watch television programs and movies that put emphasis on sex? Sexual desires will likely be stimulated. So avoid activities and entertainment that work up “sexual appetite.” (Colossians 3:5; 1 Thessalonians 4:3-5; Ephesians 5:3-5) Do not put yourself in a situation with another person that can lead to fornication. A 17-year-old wisely commented: “Anyone can say, ‘we know when to stop.’ True, a person may know when, but how many can do it? It is better to avoid the situation.”

If David had kept in mind the example of Joseph, he would never have committed that great sin against God. Down in Egypt, Joseph had been put in charge of the household of Potiphar. While Potiphar was away, his sex-mad wife would try to seduce the handsome Joseph, saying: “Lie down with me.” But Joseph refused. Then one day she grabbed him and tried to make him lie down with her. But Joseph broke free and fled. He kept his heart strong by thinking, not of satisfying his own sexual desires, but of what was right in God’s sight. “How could I commit this great badness and actually sin against God?” he asked.—Genesis 39:7-12.

HELP THAT YOU NEED TO WIN
To win this fight you must let Bible knowledge sink down into your heart so that you are moved to act upon it. But you also need to associate with God’s people, to become a part of God’s visible organization. With its help, no matter how deeply you may have been involved in wrongdoing, you can change. Concerning persons in ancient Corinth who changed, the apostle Paul wrote: “Do not be misled. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men kept for unnatural purposes, nor men who lie with men, nor thieves, nor greedy persons, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit God’s kingdom. And yet that is what some of you were. But you have been washed clean.”—1 Corinthians 6:9-11.

Think of that! Some of those early Christians had formerly been fornicators, adulterers, homosexuals, thieves and drunkards. But with help from the Christian organization they changed. The apostle Paul himself had once practiced bad things. (1 Timothy 1:15) To his fellow Christian, Titus, he wrote: “For even we were once senseless, disobedient, being misled, being slaves to various desires and pleasures.”—Titus 3:3.

When Paul became a Christian, was it then easy for him to do what is right? No. Paul had a lifelong battle against the wrong desires and pleasures to which he had once been a slave. He wrote: “I [beat] my body and lead it as a slave, that, after I have preached to others, I myself should not become disapproved somehow.” (1 Corinthians 9:27) Paul ‘got tough’ with himself. He would force himself to do what is right, even when his body desired to do wrong. And if you do as he did, you also can win this fight.

The pressure to do wrong is on us, not only from Satan’s world but from within our sinful selves. So to be faithful to God is a daily fight. But how good that the fight will not continue forever! Soon Satan will be removed and his entire wicked world will be destroyed. Then, in God’s new system near at hand, there will be righteous conditions that will make our course much easier. Eventually all traces of sin will be gone, and no longer will there be this hard fight to do what is right.

Think regularly about the blessings of that new system. Yes, put on “as a helmet the hope of salvation.” (1 Thessalonians 5:8) May your attitude be that of the young woman who said: “I think of everything that God has done for me and promised me. He hasn’t given up on me. He has blessed me in so many ways. I know he wants only the best for me, and I want to please him. Eternal life is worth any effort.” If we faithfully pursue righteousness, ‘all the good promises that God has made’ toward those who love him will come true.—Joshua 21:45.