fair or does that idea go against what God stands for, justice?
2007-09-21 21:36:09 · 10 answers · asked by Richie Spice 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
so there is contradiction, God can not be just, if you're born with sin.
2007-09-21 21:47:32 · update #1
Islam does not believe that mankind is born inheritantly evil and with a burden of some original sin.
In fact Islam says every child is born totally sinless and pure and if they were to die at any early age they would go to paradise without any accountability.
In Islam there is no concept of punishing a child for the sins of the father and there is no concept of lawful procreation(sex) being a dirty or sinful act.
Islam does not believe we are predisposed to commit sin and being imperfect creations, we are not predisoposed to absolute goodness either. On the contrary Islam says we have choice to obey or disobey God. The choice is ours either way equally. To predispose us to lean to one side would not be true freedom of choice or free will.
Islam believes that all disobedience is bad – Pride, lying, cheating etc. but mankind is not guilty until proven innocent. In Islam all are innocent until proven guilty. We are not born guilty of crimes but when we do commit crimes then there is forgiveness through repentance.
The way to atone for the sins is through sincere repentance to God directly without any priest/pastor or intercessor. God is the one who loves to forgive the sins of those who cry in repentance…..with broken hearts. This shows our humility and recognition of the Sovereignty of the Lord.
God is the one who gives strength to mankind to obey his laws and come closer to him. The only thing we need is the sincere heart felt desire and intention.
Accountability is started at the age of puberty – when children start to distinguish between right and wrong and can make choices.
Islam says that God created us and blew his spriit into our souls. If no evil were to tempt a man then he would perfectly recognize who the Lord is and submit in total obedience just as we will the second after we pass away.
Islam is therefore the effort to protect the heart and cultivate the goodness which is in every heart.
The heart is protected from outside corruption by obeying the Laws of God in every sphere of life - 24 hours a day (hadith and sunnah) and by bringing the correct understanding of the oneness of God and perfect Monotheism (as detailed in the Quran).
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2007-09-21 21:40:02 · answer #1 · answered by Mithrianity 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Sweetie, God loves you very much. You need deliverance, and to study the bible starting with the new testiment, so that you understand the truth only as it is written,. Also, I would get into christian counseling - find someone who can help you get to the ROOT of the problems. The symptons you describe are from repressed problems that are not being dealt with probably in your family or your environment. It is like your mind is trying to solve something, but can not access the problem. Blasphemy when you truly understand it is people who take pride in the sin, calling thier own acts of evil good and those who do good evil, making a mockery of the spirit of truth and waging war against the teachings of christ, even when they claim to serve god. And just as a note, jesus defines "adultery" as an act commited by a woman who divorces her husband and remarries ANOTHER man . Study Mark 10:12, LUke 16-18, matt 1-9, romans 7-3, Cor 1 6-9 etc. And, the term sexual immorality is implied in the bible as permarital inappropriate relations. AS a christian, you are to flee from sexual immorality... and the term flee is defined as to run away from as if in danger. The reason why is that your body is holy, and it houses christ. The relationship that YOU have with god is the most important and the bible will tell you how to live and how NOT to live, and how people have fallen away from the truth in the end times.
2016-05-20 22:34:47 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a harsh way to describe not being spiritually awakened. A spiritual person is motivated by love not personal gain of any kind, even admiration is to much. Money is of no importance because even without it the worse thing that can happen is that I'll starve. The carnal things of this world are of little importance once a person awakens to love. One should of course continue to labor but nothing is so important it breaks your peace of mind. Before this spiritual birth and the ability to love unconditionally you aren't connected to God even though the breath of life resides in you you can't relate. Sin is just your nature not what you do or don't do. Salvation can become your nature but it will not happen because of something you do or don't do, it will happen when you learn the irrelevance of everything except love.
Love one another as I have loved you.
2007-09-21 21:47:59 · answer #3 · answered by gnosticv 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
...first, the word Christian is an invented word of the Roman Church... there is no reference to such a word in the Greek lexicon or Hebrew text (Tanakh or the Brit'Hadashah)... Gods word clearly shows that sin entered the World thru Man (his choice of disobedience)... The Scriptures also clearly confirm that "all have sinned and fallen short of the Glory of God)... Try to remember, God is not a "fair" God... He is a Just God.
2007-09-21 21:49:44 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
The doctrine of Original Sin was first most clearly taught by Saint Augustine. A spiritual giant, he was nevertheless tormented by feelings of guilt due to his erotic impulses. He had previously lived a profligate life, according to his autobiography. Celibacy as a bishop proved very difficult. In my opinion, his difficult emotional struggles coloured/ influenced some of his writings; he felt corrupt, and on a subconscious level, he came to feel that all mankind was corrupt.
2007-09-21 21:47:29 · answer #5 · answered by Jerusalem Delivered 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anyone who understands the nature of slavery can also understand the nature of original sin.
When Adam rejected God and threw in with satan, he soon became enslaved to satan, sin, and death ... and Adam had no power to EVER undo what he had done.
The offspring of slaves automatically become the property of the master, so all of Adam's children were also slaves to satan, as well.
This slavery to satan, sin, and death, is the true nature of original sin, and since every human being, even one still in the womb, is most certainly subject to death, than every human is most certainly afftected by that sin, in some way.
God sent his son to redeem mankind from slavery to satan, sin, and death.
Jesus paid the price for our foolishness, and Jesus remains the only judge of all mankind.
And that is where your JUSTICE comes in.
2007-09-21 23:34:12 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure its fair, everyone starts out with a strike against them, thats fair. It wouldn't be fair if only poor people, or those that didn't get baptised were considered sinners. Its one of the few fair ideas christians have. Now the crap about those that have never heard of Jesus going to hell because God didn't find it important enough to tell them about him... thats unfair.
2007-09-21 22:08:30 · answer #7 · answered by scorch_22 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I like that, Good point! god cant be just if there is always sin.!
2007-09-21 21:53:45 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
question the original lie...! who says god said ?
2007-09-21 21:43:55 · answer #9 · answered by dogpatch USA 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Yes.
What?
2007-09-21 21:43:20 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋