who put weakness in men...? if thinking against the god is a sin ...i m a great sinner
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It's not a sin - it's the sign of a healthy, active, intelligent mind.
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I hope you mean "Holy Bible".  Matthew 6:14-15 "For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.  But if you do not forgive men their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.  \n\nMatt 18:15-17 tells you how to treat someone who sins against you and Luke 6:27-31 Says we should love our enemies and do good to those who hate us.\n\nDetermine in your heart that you WILL forgive the guilty person and then pray to God for the strength to do it.  Everyday, say out loud, "I forgive ______________ for what he did to me."  By speaking and hearing yourself say this, it makes it easier for you to actually do it.  Forgive them and let it go.\n\nForgiving someone does not mean that you approve of what they did or that it is "OK".  It just means that you no longer hold it against them.  But be safe.  If this person might hurt you again, it is a good idea to keep your distance from them.
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hi. I've had problems with low self esteem myself.  I see that you said you prayed so you do believe in God, that is good.  Low self-esteem is the devil's way of trying to keep you down.  You can seek counseling  there is nothing wrong with that.  But before you do that, see if you can make a list of all the things that you are good at.  All your strong points, then make a list of all the things that you are not good at and your weak points.  Compare them, see if you can change the weak ones, or what steps you can take to make the weak points stronger.  Praying is good, but you must also read your bible, start with the book of John and then go into Galatians.  Get a revised standard version study bible.  Believe your husband when he talks to you and says you are pretty.  If you didn't have any strong points he would not have married you.  He saw something in you that was strong enough to attract him, and not only attract him but also to want to be with you for the rest of his life.  Remember, God is good all the time.  He will never let go of your hand.  I hope this really helps you. bye
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God's grace is sufficient! He loves us so much that he gave His son to die for our sins...past, present, and future. We recognize that we have sinned, ask Him to come into our lives and that we want to follow him, and we are reborn! New creatures in Christ. Sometimes we waiver and take a few steps back, but when we reach out to Him, miraculous things happen! Thanks for posting article.
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I personally struggle with relying on God instead of myself.  I am a worry wort and often times try to fix things myself.  This usually ends up in a mess and when I give it to God things work out, not always the way I would like but still they work out.  Thank you for sharing your struggles.  As Christians we need to support and build each other up as well as help each other with our struggles.
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I cannot agree more, we are, since the beginning of time, have been sinning against God the Father.  Its how we are made.  With our own free will.  The self is always fighting for supremacy than be subjected to a higher one, in this case, the laws and guidelines in life found in the Bible.  It is really a difficult struggle and only if one surrenders himself to the will of God can he win over selfish desires and sins to a life leading to God.
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A sin is a sin is a sin.
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James 1:13 When under trial, let no one say: “I am being tried by God.” For with evil things God cannot be tried nor does he himself try anyone.\n\nSince that scripture is clear. It is impossible for god to try anyone with evil. We can see that the evil and bad things that happen are from Satan the devil not god.
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At least you are trying, and you can tell the difference.  The good one is your conscience, the Holy Spirit, applying Himself to your life.  Bad thoughts, are fleshly, worldy influences, thus from the enemy.  Don't be stuck, be happy you have conscience, most of society does not care to acknowledge theirs!!!
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I think first off you have a wrong idea of what sin is, and so your question becomes difficult to answer.  \n\nSin is often thought of by modern day people as an act that one does that God does not approve of.  This is a fine definition in some respects, however when one begins to speak of God, this definition is hardly adequate, because it leaves open the possibility of one being able not to sin, which scripture clearly teaches against.  Sin could better be defined, (as it was in the ancient church) as separation from God, or even as a loss of the "image of God" which was bestowed upon Adam and Eve at their creation.  When one thinks of sin in those terms there is not a specific sin that caused God to destroy Sodom and Gomorrah, instead there is a lack of faith, or realtionship with God.  This faith, or Relationship comes from the promise of God given to Adam and Eve in Genesis 3:15-16, that One will come from Eve's womb whom Satan will pierce but who will crush Satan's head.  Only when God works through that means can one have faith, which none had in Sodom and Gomorrah.  Further more, when one looks at the book of Matthew (25:40ff) one understands what Ezekiel was saying.  With out faith, one cannot do good works to serve their neighbor.  However at the time when God puts Himself into relationship with man, everything that they do is a good work, and consequently, in their faith relationship they are not arrogant, overfed, unconcerned, and they help the poor and needy.  \n\nIn the end you are right with your last statement in the question: "It appears that the people became self indulgent and did not care for the needs of others. Sounds a lot like most of us in this modern era. Thank God that Jesus was sent for our redemption."
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people rebel agaings god for things gone bad in their life and feel that if they rebel things will problely go their way.remember that we all where born in sin so i guest that it is in our geans.People need to understand that in times like these we need to look to the lord for help and not rebel againg him
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To wilfully sin against God is a vastly much greater offence than to sin against man. It is a sin of infinite proportion.\n\nYou do not have the proper or right appreciation of Who God is.\n\nHis absolute perfection, goodness and love, His absolute holiness , righteousness and purity. His wisdom and beauty. His infinite knowledge and prescence and power. How can you not love, and how can you reject such a wonderful, glorious Being ???\n\nAll your life and benefits, all your happiness, all you need to live, besides the opportunity to know Him and to live forever in His favour and prescence is given to you by His kindness and what do you return to Him ?  -  Not love, with all your heart and soul and mind, as would be only reasonable, but  that you think you know better than Him ???\n\nPhew !\n\nSuch self righteousness.\n\nThe infinitely loving, and pure, and blameless Saviour died, under the full weight of God's righteous wrath, to deliver you from that wrath and from that self righteousness.\nAnd rose again for our justification. But  you think you are right to question Him. Has He not earned the right to choose ? What have you earnt ?\n\nHow unutterably sad that you cannot see your need and the need of all,  of every single one of us.\n\n\nYou speak of someone being good !  So you, with all your vileness, of which you are obviously ignorant, presume to judge God ? ? ?  You are clearly far from knowing the true state of your own heart and of any human heart. There is no good person apart from what God gives. What, do you not know that what you have is not yours but is given to you of God ?\n\nDo you not see that a, "really good person all his life," would love God with all his heart and soul and mind and being ?  Who decides who is a really good person ?  You ?  Is your wisdom and knowledge and perception greater than God's ? Can you weigh the motives and secrets of the heart more finely and accurately than God ?  Do you think that  you know better than the Almighty ? \n\nShall not the Judge of all the earth do right ? Who are you to reply against God ? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why have you made me so ? \n\nDo you despise God for His goodness to some ?  \n\nThe salvation of any one sinner shows forth the praise and riches of His glory and the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward that sinner. Even if I am lost that remains true and I should glorify and praise Him for it.\n\n"No faith, no heaven, fair enough."  God does not deal fairly with us , else we should all be instantly and rightly consigned to hell, every one. He deals with infinite mercy and grace, His forbearance and longsuffering are extreme. Even faith is a gift generously given to the supremely undeserving.     - And you say, "fair enough" ! ! !\n\nPhew !\n\nSuch ignorance and arrogance and unthankfulness.\n\nSin is made to appear sin by working in me through that which is good and is made exceeding sinful.\n\nWe are all utterly sinful, absolutely degenerate, it is only God's grace to us that makes us to differ, that holds us back from absolute depravity. Do you think you are better because of your own goodness? Perhaps as the Pharisee praying to himself, ' I thank you Lord that I am not as other men ' ??\n\nYou ask if that is "REALLY  what the Bible teaches."\nThe Bible is a dead book to those without life, until the Holy Spirit quickens and brings conviction of sin.\n\nGod in His infinite love and mercy tells us in the Bible of our most miserable estate that we might be awakened, brought to see our desperate condition and need and seek Him for His gracious help and perfect provision for us in Jesus Christ.\n\nDo you think that Christ would have died and suffered our deserved  punishment  in our place if there were any other way ?  He twice prayed to the Father that if it were possible that cup should be removed from Him, nevertheless not His will but the Father'
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We let others sin go right by us ... we sweep their evil under the rug and endure all their iniquity.  Lets also look hard in the mirror and when the evil is our own, do the exact opposite and make sure to go and make ammends for our wrongs before doing anything else.\n\nKeep turning the other cheek and take the spot least availible always putting others first.\namen
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You do have a good point, and it is something to take notice of. I haven't thought about it that way, but as a Christian, I will take this constructively and maybe there can be things that I can change that I wasn't doing before in treating people. As for my shortcomings in life, I blame that all on myself.
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Yeah, there is a scripture that says something like "I am a jealous God" (not exact quote) and I have no idea what exactly it was referring to, but it was not our supreme being saying he was jealous.  Geez Louise!  Whomever wrote that surely wasn't quoting God.  God is all love and I would imagine in a constant state of bliss.  Can you really imagine him being angry or jealous.   I don't care what Sunday School teaches, that's just silly!
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I'm sorry to hear that you stumble in this area, but I assure you that all of us fall short.  And remember that there is no condemantation for those who are in christ.  The bible says that we should confess our sins to one another and then we may be delivered.  Short answer...yes, it's a sin.  And not only that those impure thoughts are the breeding ground for all those things that you mentioned you haven't done yet.  But there is hope.  I suggest that you pray for God to reveal to you who to confess this sinto...could be your pastor or even an elder who loves you but will hold you accountable.  Have them to pray with you.  Stay away from all media that wll entice your weakness.  Stay away from the people that ignite any impure desires.  Pray without ceasing and God will deliver you.
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I went back and answered both of your questions.  I hope that helps.\n\nBut understand this, the arguments and thinking of men are not to turn you to God, they are to cause you to open your heart and mind and turn yourself toward God.  Only you can make that choice, not only for today but for eternity.