If its true we are born into sin, then why do we keep brings sinners?
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errr....i kinda wish this question was better written.. but i'll try to answer it anyways...\nthe reason we sin is b/c God gave us that option.... if u sin.. its satan work... so dont sin?.. \n(this is harder than i thought)
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I believe it is all planned ahead of time by God. If you study the Christian Bible, it really opens your eyes. It's kinda neat in a way to think about, becuase sometimes I think about how I could have been born ANYWHERE. In a poverish country, to a wealthy or poor family, with disabilities, etc. but I was chose to be born in New Jersey and 100% healthy. I'm a Christian like the person you spoke to, and would say that YES things such as our gender, where we are born, are fated. However, God also allows us to make our own decisions. So if a person commits a crime and goes to jail, or a person does something negative, I feel that it was their mistake that they chose to do and that things like that aren't fated.
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All people sin because we are not perfect and that includes Christians.  We all sin!!  Christians are to confess their sins, be truly repentant, and make a firm resolve to sin no more to be forgiven.  We are forgiven, then we sin again.  Its a cycle but Jesus knows each of our hearts and He alone decides who will receive Salvation and His mercy and forgiveness.  I think it is a little harsh to call them hypocrites because most are trying to live in example of Jesus but because we are human, we fall far short and do occassionally fall into sin.  What I do not believe is the assumption by some that "Once saved, always saved"...that is not true because we cannot claim to be saved and then go on our merry way committing sin and expect forgiveness with no need of repentence and confession, simply on the basis that Jesus died for our sins.....Yes, He did, but He also gave us very clear and concise teachings on how to live our lives as a true disciple.  Look back at Peter...did not Peter sin in denying our Lord three times...but he was repentant and Jesus forgave him.  Bottom line...........We all Sin...its how we deal with it that makes the difference.
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No. Just because someone was raised with the moral teachings of Christianity doesn't mean they are Christian. Being a Christian means being born again, a choice one has to make to be.
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It only makes sense to me that if you truelly are repentant of your sins, then you would STOP PERFORMING THAT SIN instead of having to repent for it again and again every week. It is in human nature to do what Believers call "sin" - we will probably never stop doing that for as long as we exist - therefore, we will never "repent" completely. If one was a true Believer in every sense of the definition of their respective religion, then they would follow the dictates taught therein and, therefore, would never sin - but sinning is human nature, therefore they/we will not stop sinning, ever, so we cannot ever truelly repent. Yes, I'm going in circles, but so does anyone who is trying to make universal sense of such a subject as this, which should qualify in an explanation in and of itself.
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Real Simply - Man is sinful.\n\nGod gave us free will; we chose to turn from God and carry out our own desires.  This free will was given to us to determine those of us who are going to follow Jesus to the cross.
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These are really good questions.  \n\nJesus did die for our sins, for the sins of those who recieve His death as payment for their sins. (John 1:12) (If you do not believe in Him, than His death does not pay the penalty for your sins and you are responsible for paying it, thus eternity spent in hell)  We still die in our earthly bodies, because this earth is not eternal.  For those who are in Christ, earthly death is merely the end of the temporary and the beginning of eternal life in the presence of God.  1 Corinthians 15:50-57 talks about that.\n\nAdam and Eve did sin.  So has every human after them.  By their sin, Adam and Eve broke the perfect fellowship with God that He had created them to live in with Him.  Once that relationship was broken, as one of the many consequences of it, Adam and Eve's children were born into that broken relationship.  We are not responsible for Adam and Eve's sin, but we do live in the effects of it. (just like if a stranger comes into your house and kills a loved one of yours, your life will be forever changed.  You will now live with the consequences of that person's actions, though you had no personal responsibility for them.)  The sin that we are responsible for is our own.  We were born incapable of not sinning, whether it is sin we are aware of or not.  Romans 3 tells us that absolutely every human on the planet is guilty of sin.  But God, though we broke relationship with Him, sent His perfect Son, Jesus, who knew no sin (2 Corinthians 5:21) to take on the penalty of our sin and pay it for us in His death and resurrection.  Romans 3:23-26, Ephesians 2:8-9\n\nYour last question is a very difficult one, that many people don't agree on, because the Bible is not clear, and it is most likely one of those questions that we'll never figure out and will have to ask God when we get to heaven and will see things from His perspective.  Some people believe that all humans are born in sin and are responsible from birth.  Other people believe in an "age of accountability", basically that there is a certain age, around 2 or 3, when children begin understanding right and wrong, and that's when they are responsible for their sin.  If they die before that age, such as at birth or a miscarriage, God will not condemn them because they were unaware of their sin.  \n\nHope that helps some.  I encourage you to read the book of Romans in the Bible, it gives a whole lot more than I just did, and it shows the amazing gift that God has made possible by sending Jesus.  I pray that the eyes of your heart may be opened so that you will know what is the hope of His calling and the riches of the glory of His inheritance and the greatness of His power toward us who believe.  (Ephesians 1:17-23)
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Galatians 2:17\n17"If, while we seek to be justified in Christ, it becomes evident that we ourselves are sinners, does that mean that Christ promotes sin? Absolutely not!\n\nSIN.\n\nThe Point of it all is SIN, and yes Sin is serious! We need Christ's forgiveness!
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The sin concept in religion is the way that control is maintained!\n\nIt's a bit of a paradox!  Sin came about as the result of Adam and Eve gaining knowledge of good and evil.  However without knowing good and evil they could not have freewill.  The ability to make a choice is based us knowing good and evil.\n\nThe fact is God set us up to fall!  After all God is all knowing and everything fulfills the will of God!  So it was God's will that everything that has occured would occur!  God is the ultimate control freak!!
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We come from God. He creates and forms us in the womb and gives us our spirit. We are here to experience good and evil and decide which is best. We have a free will to decide where we go next. If we seek God we will find him.
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We are still sinning because we are human.  Jesus' death (and resurrection) is still important to Christians because that is how their imperfections can be clean, and we can become spritually worthy to be with God.\n\nRemember, these are things of faith, not reason.  It is not ours to know, but only to believe.  A question for your friend may be - we are sinners, but how can we redeem ourselves before God?  As a Christian, we can accept Christ.  I wonder what your friend believes?\n\nIt may not be yours to convince her that she's wrong (and some people think that's roude, anyways!  But you can show her what you believe, and she can show what she believes.  Then go have a sandwich.
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I'm a Seprate Baptist in Christ.We beleive once in grace always in grace....If you stay that way,you can backslide(which is sin),but you have to be forgiven.We aren't made perfect like the Lord, and thats why we need to continue to strive to enter the Gates of Heaven.God Bless
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Dear ES,\n\nThrough the years I've heard so many people say that it isn't fair to people who aren't born in Christian families or in a Christian nation.\n\nThe thing is that nobody is born a Christian, absolutely nobody.  The awesome uncreated Creator didn't have to save a single person because ALL have sinned and fallen short of His glory.  But while we were yet dead in our sins Christ died for the ungodly.\n\nJesus is the only Way to the Father but the Father does NOT have any quotas.  He doesn't want anybody to be eternally separated from Him.\n\nI'm enjoying your questions but I'll eventually get to the links you have provided.  Thank you!
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This is why...\nI JOHN 1:8-10\n   8    If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.\n   9    If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. \n   10    If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.\n   \n I JOHN 2:1,2\n   1    My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: \n   2    And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.\n\nAlthough these verses seem to contradict with these...\n\n I JOHN 3:6\n   6    Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him.\nI JOHN 3:9\n   9    Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.\n\nThey do not.\nSin is unbelief.\nJesus said if you believe not you're condemned already.\nIf we are already a born again Believer, then how can we be an unbeliever?\nTo walk in darkness means to be IN SIN...or, in unbelief.\nBut we are no longer in darkness...if we walk in the Light...\n I JOHN 1:7\n    But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.\n\nBecause all Scripture is given by Revelation...which is Light.\nWe must have an understanding of these things, in order for them to take effect.\nThat's just common sense.\nIf we are no longer IN SIN, but we remain in this flesh, we will still fall and make mistakes.\nBut if the Blood covers us, then God doesn't see it. Therefore, we cannot sin.\nApostle John also says that we should not have a desire to walk in the lusts of the flesh.\n He shows the difference between the believer (child of God/Light), and the unbeliever (child of the devil/darkness).\nIf we are in Christ, then we do not live a carnal life of satisfying this flesh. We serve God and our desire is to please Him.\nBut if we fall (and we will every day), we are easily forgiven by repenting (which we always will), and the Blood is always there for us.\nBut without an understanding of this (thru Revelation), it cannot take effect.\nThe understanding can easily be had by simple obedience and faith (just believe it and do it).\nChrist said His commandments are not greivous...which means, they are easy to do. He gives us the power to follow them, by the infilling of the Holy Ghost.\nIt's us doing it, but thru the power He gives us to do it.\nThis is why He said our righteousness must exceed that of the Pharisees.\nWithout the Baptism of the Holy Ghost, we could not do that.\nThis is why all the so-called christians trying to please God, thru their own efforts, will not work. They are the same as the Pharisees...and they will never reach the Kingdom that way.\nThe only way to stop sinning, is to start believing (without question). We then must totally surrender to His will. He will then fill you and give you the power to stop sinning.\nFor we are saved FROM our sins...not IN them (ROMANS 6).\n\nThe Word is very simple. The problem is, people complicate it by not having that desire to surrender.\nIf God's Seed remains in them, then we will surrender...but if they are like Cain (who was of that wicked one), then they will remain as those full of dead's mens bones. Lifeless and unable to obey. Of their father, the devil. Servants of unrighteousness. Children of darkness.\nGod bless you.\n\nSee also my previous answer...\nhttp://answers.yahoo.com/question/;_ylt=A9G_fxsqYl9EZikBn0wezKIX?qid=1006050808093
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No.\nChildren are born sinless and pure.
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Because it's in our nature to commit sins.
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you basically got it....through adam sin came into the world, which was continued through all the generations. But when Christ came, he made forgiveness and reconciliation available and now it is less hardship to be close to God.