I believe
Can an act that inflicts unjustified moral evil on the self be a sin?
Yes, you are a child of God. To sin against yourself, is to sin against God.
To be a sin, does it have to be a physical act? No, either by word or deed, or lack of.
Is thinking unkindly of another person a sin...
Ok I'll bite.
1). What constitutes sin?
Sins are our actions and or words that separate us from God. Throughout the OT and NT, it is evident that God wants a relationship with his children. God also wants us to have a relationship with everything that He created, land, animals, fish birds...
I voted for none. To be honest, there are certain traditions & rituals in all religions that I don't care for, and there is good and bad people in all walks of life. To condem a religion because of some fanatics is simple minded and lazy. I believe all people including those who reject God...
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I personally believe that praising God in song either by chants, hymns or with electric guitars is worship to God. I also think if someone were to look closely enough, they can probably find scriptural reference to either side. I'll reference some here.
Exodus 15
1 Then Moses...
I own a small telecommunications company. I have worked in the industry for over 24 years, from a tech to exec managment. Working for my wife is the bomb. We plan to retire in 5-10 years and my wife and I are going to go do disaster relief/aid work
I got drunk with Randy Bachman at bar in Nova Scotia.
Maize, I too have Ode To Joy as my ringtone, but only when my wife calls me.
I watched Sat morning cartoons on the TV @ the Director of the CIA office.
My wife and I have dear friends and our kids are friends. We are on opposite sides of the spectrum on both politics and religion. Our debates are fun and educational, but never personal. Sometimes our bias shows, but we respect each others opinion.
Through out the 4 Gospels the Chief Priests and the Experts of the Law tested Jesus' knowledge of scripture. These tests were in vain. All 4 Gospel writers have this interaction. It is important for several reasons.
1. In this time, the Priests and expert knew the way to salvation, but...
[Charles Wesleys hymn, CATHOLIC LOVE, added in some editions:
Weary of all this wordy strife,
These notions, forms, and modes, and names,
To Thee, the way, the Truth, the Life,
Whose love my simple heart inflames,
Divinely taught, at last I fly,
With Thee and Thine to live and...
III. 1. One inference we may make from what has been said. We may learn from hence, what is a catholic spirit.
There is scarce any expression which has been more grossly misunderstood, and more dangerously misapplied, than this: but it will be easy for any who calmly consider the preceding...
II. 1. If it be, give me thy hand. I do not mean, Be of my opinion. You need not: I do not expect or desire it. Neither do I mean, I will be of your opinion. I cannot, it does not depend on my choice: I can no more think, than I can see or hear, as I will. Keep you your opinion; I mine...
10. Although, therefore, every follower of Christ is obliged, by the very nature of the Christian institution, to be a member of some particular congregation or other, some Church, as it is usually termed (which implies a particular manner of worshipping God; for two cannot walk together unless...
I. 1. And, first, let us consider the question proposed by Jehu to Jehonadab, Is thine heart right, as my heart is with thy heart?
The very first thing we may observe in these words, is, that here is no inquiry concerning Jehonadabs opinions. And yet it is certain, he held some which were...
Please note this is long. I want to post the whole sermon due to the subject John Wesly preached. We in the Christian community and this country and our world are divided by our differences. Are differences are man made.
And when he was departed thence, he lighted on Jehonadab the son of...
The kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.
Mark 1:15
These words naturally lead us to consider, First, the nature of true religion, here termed by our Lord, the kingdom of God, which, saith he, is at hand; and, Secondly, the way thereto, which he points out in...