I didn't just say Christians because I know that others of different faiths believe that what ever harm they cause will return to them. But what about the Athiest? Do they get off scott free?
2007-08-12 07:57:18 · 38 answers · asked by pkvan 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Everyone reaps what they sow but some people are too full of themselves to realize it.
2007-08-12 08:00:39 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
Yes they do. Let's take a look at God's word in Galatians 6 to find:
7: Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.
8: For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.
This means that no matter who you are, you will reap what you sow. If you sow to your flesh, which in today's terms translates to material and social indulgences, you will reap to this world's consequences. Someone who gets into drugs will reap the consequences, and they are many and morbid.
On the other hand, if you sow to the Spirit, which is to invest your life into God and glorifying Him, you will reap everlasting life. You can also find the fruit of the Spirit in Galatians 5:
22: But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
23: Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
As for Atheists, they do not get off "scott free." As it says in Galatians 6:7, God is not mocked: just because you are not a christian, it does not mean you don't have to follow the rules established by God.
Hope this helps. God bless.
2007-08-12 08:11:50 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Most people can't sew a button on a shirt these days. Non-believers and believers don't do a lot of reaping, either, for that matter.
2007-08-12 08:06:49 · answer #3 · answered by Jack P 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This is an age old argument. Yes Athiests have morals. No, we do not believe we have to justify these morals by saying some mystical being told someone to right them down. We're just trying to make everyone's lives easier. Unless we're mean people.
2007-08-12 08:04:07 · answer #4 · answered by matthewmooregirl 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Yes they do. They just don't know why these things are happening to them they don't put 2 & 2 together. No they don't get off scott free.I don't believe that you said that all Atheists are inmorral like a few have implied.
2007-08-12 08:22:05 · answer #5 · answered by Pamela V 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Each Atheist believe differently..
I believe treating other with respect generally leads to others treating you in kind.. There will always be rogue people who will treat others however they want to matter what, they are usually easily identified and avoided when necessary..
By the time I was 5 I had already learned "You catch more flies with honey than you so with vinegar." Meaning you make more friends by being sweet than you do by being sour.. It simply makes logical sense..
2007-08-12 08:09:17 · answer #6 · answered by Diane (PFLAG) 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Karma- everything that comes around goes around. Has nothing to do with "a higher power" and if the "believers" feel other wise well then... I guess I'm in the clear. Not that I am an atheist but I def feel that many people play religion up way to much.
2007-08-12 08:02:19 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
There is no disclaimer that says this applies to believers only.
You must not apply this to evil alone. Sowing good reaps more good.
There are laws that are universal in our sphere and this seems to be one of them. It could be argued that this is just cause and effect, or even Newton's second law of motion.
There are consequences to all action, and we are responsible for our actions and their consequences.
Jesus didn't create the fact, He just saw fit to bring it to our attention.
Grins :)
2007-08-12 08:16:54 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely NOT, as this reaping what you sow is a UNIVERSAL rule. It applies to everyone. Even atheist farmers in the field in the physical sense, not just in the abstract sense of sowing and reaping in sins. God bless.
2007-08-12 08:05:44 · answer #9 · answered by hillbilly 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
No. Although I don't believe in the exact interpretation of this saying, I do think that for anyone your behavior will have an effect on the outcome surrounding that behavior. If you're an ahole at work, people will treat you as such. If you're a sucker, people will take advantage of you. If you earn respect, you will receive it.
2007-08-12 08:07:20 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I try not to do something to someone else that I wouldn't want done to myself. I don't believe in karma or anything like that. Usually I feel bad enough if I do something wrong to someone, just because I am a normal human being with morals.
2007-08-12 08:01:36 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋