The understanding of sin allows us to apply Christian morality to our lives.
It gives us the knowledge to judge right and wrong.
We look to the scriptures to learn what Christ defined as sins, and what He did not.
So we use that information as a guide to the morals of our lives. What we should do, and what we should not do.
It is an inevitable consequence that we will also use that knowledge, to judge the actions of others. So whether it be, applying morals to our own lives or judging the action of others, it is important to know what sin is.
The scriptures speak a lot about judging. Christ warns about this and in fact, as far as sins go, this topic and hypocrisy are some of His longest discussions. But still, putting it in motion, we have to judge some things based on these morals. Like choosing Deacons in our church, who we are going to go into business with, if we are going to let a hitchhiker step into the car with our family, or who will date our young daughter. Or the Policeman that has to judge when to arrest someone. Judging others is inevitable and necessary, but what is the standard, what are the consequences of our judgment?
How many sins are man-made? Man-made sins are routinely used to unjustly condemn others. This is a sin in of itself, and it can cause great harm to others, to the extent of offending someone and they turn away from Christianity. At which point the condemner is directly responsible for the loss of a soul. If I recall, something about a milestone and the sea.
To cut to the chase and the obvious, rejection of God, idolatry, murder, adultery, stealing, do not covet…anything…are taken as the standard. This brings us back to the question…..What are man-made sins?
It gives us the knowledge to judge right and wrong.
We look to the scriptures to learn what Christ defined as sins, and what He did not.
So we use that information as a guide to the morals of our lives. What we should do, and what we should not do.
It is an inevitable consequence that we will also use that knowledge, to judge the actions of others. So whether it be, applying morals to our own lives or judging the action of others, it is important to know what sin is.
The scriptures speak a lot about judging. Christ warns about this and in fact, as far as sins go, this topic and hypocrisy are some of His longest discussions. But still, putting it in motion, we have to judge some things based on these morals. Like choosing Deacons in our church, who we are going to go into business with, if we are going to let a hitchhiker step into the car with our family, or who will date our young daughter. Or the Policeman that has to judge when to arrest someone. Judging others is inevitable and necessary, but what is the standard, what are the consequences of our judgment?
How many sins are man-made? Man-made sins are routinely used to unjustly condemn others. This is a sin in of itself, and it can cause great harm to others, to the extent of offending someone and they turn away from Christianity. At which point the condemner is directly responsible for the loss of a soul. If I recall, something about a milestone and the sea.
To cut to the chase and the obvious, rejection of God, idolatry, murder, adultery, stealing, do not covet…anything…are taken as the standard. This brings us back to the question…..What are man-made sins?
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