Is it possible for sinners to have the same kind of selfless, moral, spiritual love that saved people have?

Answer 1

Of course not.

Answer 2

First, I'd suggest that "sinners" and "saved people" are not mutually exclusive categories. I certainly can't speak for everyone, but I'm certainly a sinner; I know some really good people, and they fall into the category of sinners. I've also read enough history to know that a lot of people who thought they were "saved" or had the key to salvation have done some really bad things.

Second, if someone loves G-d with all his heart, all his mind, and all his strength and loves his neighbor as himself (as Jesus says quoting Deuteronomy); or, put another way, does justly, loves mercy, and walks humbly with his G-d (as the Prophet Micah instructs); he has fulfilled the Lord's requirements.

The story is told about the great 1st Century rabbi Hillel that a Gentile approached him promising he would convert to Judaism if Hillel would teach him the entire Law while standing on 1 leg. The rabbi stood on 1 leg and said "Do not do to others what you don't like having done to you. This is the whole of the Torah. All the rest is commentary. Go now and study."

Our beliefs animate our acts and those beliefs come in a wide range of types and a great variety of sources, but "sinner" and "saved" are merely religious (or religiously pejorative) labels of limited help in evaluating people. "By their fruits ye shall know them."

Answer 3

According to your religion, everyone is a sinner, saved or not.

According to my religion, there is no sin.

Of course, anyone can be selfless, moral, spiritual and loving no matter what they believe. People are naturally caring, cooperative creatures.

Answer 4

First of all, saved people are sinners, too.

But, since I got out of the traditional Christian religion, I have had better, more selfless, more open, and more amazing love than I ever knew while I was a practicing, believing, and born-again Christian. Because I found my true spiritual path, and someone else who believed as I did. The joining of the male and female, in spiritual unity, is pretty incredible. No matter which spiritual path you might be on, or what other belief you might hold - it's having belief in common that makes for this particular kind of love.

Answer 5

We're all sinners.

We ALL have fallen short of the glory of God. If your asking if a non-christian can do good. Well - in man's eyes they can, but in God's eyes, without accepting Christ as their savior, there is not one who does good.

Romans 3:12
they have all turned aside, they have together become unprofitable; there is none who does good, no, not one.

Romans 3:19
Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.
20 Therefore, by the deeds of the law no flesh will be justified in His sight, for by the law is the knowledge of sin.
21 But now the righteousness of God apart from the law is revealed, being witnessed by the Law and teh Prophets,
22 Even the righteousness of God, through faith in Jesus Christ, to all and on all who believe For there is no difference.
23 For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.

So yeah, you can do good works, but they don't count for anything if you do not have faith in Jesus Christ.

Answer 6

Hello,

Sure they can and the irony of it all is that those "saved" people only "think" they are saved through a false Calvanistic doctrine disputed by the majority of Christians. The reality is no one will know until the end and they face Jesus. Many thinking they are saved will be in for one big bloody surprise.

Cheers,

Michael Kelly

Answer 7

I do more for the community, and do more selfless things for people less fortunate than myself, than any Christian I know.

Yet I am a "sinner". I don't believe in God.

Answer 8

yes it is possible becaust a "sinner" can be a good person deep down inside and just sin for a show i use to do that but i found out hey whats the point i'm not getting noticed by God any more so i should just stop so i won't have much sin on my slate and not get sent to HELL but realy i believe no matter how much you sin you can go to heaven as long as you believe God is real and Jesus Christ came down and was your savoir and he died on the cross for your sins

Answer 9

It's not even possible for the "saved" people to have Spiritual Love.

Answer 10

Sure, except that "sinners" is only applicable if you believe in the Xian God and the idea of "spiritual" is probably not an accurate statement.

Answer 11

Considering all people of Faith have ‘Sinned ‘ against Knowledge. I am forced to say that they are More Moral , More Selfless and less superstitious .

God Bless you all.

RAmen