About sin, the commandments and humility before God

Wynona said:

I don't think giving up on being able to overcome sin is the answer.

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Amen!!

devin553344 said:

Well the only thing in your statements past that I disagree with is that it is easy to follow all of Jesus teachings. Perhaps it's easier to obey the ten commandments than to obey the "Royal Law" James 2:8-10 of the sheep and goats to love your neighbor.

And I think it is because I am poor compared to normal people and have health problems. Sometimes I see people suffering and don't help because I either can't because of my health problems or choose not to because I have so little. But maybe like @Wynona said, it's not sin for me. But I still feel like it could be.

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Jesus himself said: (Matthew 11:29, 30) . . .Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am mild-tempered and lowly in heart, and you will find refreshment for yourselves. 30 For my yoke is kindly, and my load is light.”

And John penned: (1 John 5:3) . . .For this is what the love of God means, that we observe his commandments; and yet his commandments are not burdensome,

Admittedly at times this can be difficult, but mostly the difficulty is in us Dev, I struggle, and likely most of us struggle with some thorn in the flesh, even as the apostle Paul did sir. So really the hard part is overcoming our thorn, an we realize that Jehovah don't ask much of us. As we do the will of God, it usually gets so much easier, and with the feeling you get from doing it, makes you want to do more in Jehovah's service.

I see you live in the USA. Even if we are at the poverty level when filing taxes, that puts us in the top 30% range of the richest people in the world monetarily, according to Forbes. I think you are really asking why does God allow suffering, is that what you would like to know sir? I know it can be difficult to take, but the Bible does give the answer, and I can tell you that it is soon to end.