Is it possible for man to not sin?
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Phil,\n\nJesus lived without sin, and so theoretically, it is possible, but no one else has ever done it. I don’t think you can do it either, but go for it! Let me know how it turns out. (Just kidding – we’re both out of the running because if you have to ask you weren’t able to do it either.)\n\nYou are in the “religion and spirituality” section and your question relates to Jesus, so I guess it’s fair to bring the Bible into the discussion. Paul is highly respected among Christians. As a young man, he persecuted Christians and even killed some. That puts him out of the running for the lifetime achievement award, but he certainly tried to make up for his indiscretion over the remainder of his life. Is it possible not to sin from this point onward? This is Paul’s conclusion:\n\nI do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do. And if I do what I do not want to do, I agree that the law is good. As it is, it is no longer I myself who do it, but it is sin living in me. I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature. For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out. For what I do is not the good I want to do; no, the evil I do not want to do – this I keep on doing. Now if I do what I do not want to do, it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does it. \n\nSo I find this law at work: When I want to do good, evil is right there with me. For in my inner being I delight in God's law; but I see another law at work in the members of my body, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin at work within my members. What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death? Thanks be to God-through Jesus Christ our Lord! \n\nSo then, I myself in my mind am a slave to God's law, but in the sinful nature a slave to the law of sin. \n\nTherefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set me free from the law of sin and death. For what the law was powerless to do in that it was weakened by the sinful nature, God did by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful man to be a sin offering. And so he condemned sin in sinful man, in order that the righteous requirements of the law might be fully met in us, who do not live according to the sinful nature but according to the Spirit. \n\nThose who live according to the sinful nature have their minds set on what that nature desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires. The mind of sinful man is death, but the mind controlled by the Spirit is life and peace; the sinful mind is hostile to God. It does not submit to God's law, nor can it do so. Those controlled by the sinful nature cannot please God. \n\nYou, however, are controlled not by the sinful nature but by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Christ. But if Christ is in you, your body is dead because of sin, yet your spirit is alive because of righteousness. And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit, who lives in you. \n\nTherefore, brothers, we have an obligation-but it is not to the sinful nature, to live according to it. For if you live according to the sinful nature, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live, because those who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. Romans 7:15-8:14\n\nI’ll try to be brief, and if you have more questions, I will be happy to answer them. Paul’s conclusion is that he was not able to do the good things that he wanted to do nor was he able to stop doing the bad things that he hated. Twice he says, by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit
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Temptation itself is not a sin.  Giving into that temptation is a sin. God gave us free choice.  We are free to make bad choices and therefore free to sin.  God is perfect but we are not.....)(
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At that time, there had been no sin.  It was not Lucifer's temptation that was a sin, but that he acted upon it.  God gave the angel's free will, and they could choose to follow Him or not.  Lucifer, who was one of God's Archangel's (Lucifer means most beautiful) thought he was equal to God.  It was his rebellion that went against God, and subsequently the act of sin began.  \nSimilarly, man has free will, and we can choose to do what God asks, or not.  So the thoughts to do wrong exist, but it is what we CHOOSE to do that makes the difference.
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This is a serious question and I don't appreciate others making light of it.  First of all, the Bible is clear that being homosexual is a sin.  "For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet" \n(Rom 1:26-27).  Just look at the example of Sodom and Gomorrah (Gen. 19:24)!  Now, can a person be homosexual and go to heaven?  Well, if one has a sin of which is not repented, then he will perish:  "I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish" (Luke 13:3, 5). This is talking about the "2nd death" which is Hell.\n\nPut simply, "Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind," (I Cor. 6:9).  The "abusers of themselves with mankind" is refering to homosexuals.\n\nNow, God is a just and righteous God!  He would NEVER make it to where someone was UNABLE to repent.  Therefore, homosexuals are that by choice.  They can choose to repent, and obey God faithfully, and get out of that sin.  "There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it" (I Cor. 10:13).  Therefore, these that are involved in this sin are able to come out of it.  They can escape it, and repent, and become Christians, and then go to heaven!  How wonderful our God is.  The God of mercy, the just One!\n\nI hope this has helped.\nPlease e-Mail me if anyone would like a Bible study (Treytrumpet1@hotmail.com)
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nothing is impossible.\n\na married man can resist temptation by removing his self from it.\n\nbad company creates bad impulses.\n\nwhen one stop drinking one does not continue going to bars-\nthey stop that action- when a man is tempted by a woman-he moves from that woman--\n\nhe no longer assoicates with that woman or women.\nlust is sin-yes but when h you yeild to lust you commit adultery and that is pure willful sin.....\n\none should never allow themselves to be in a position to be tempted.\nnever compromise.\ndrinking ect is that worst culprit that leads to adultery.
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nope - Jesus has never and will never commit Sin
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If that person does not change their lifestyle(If they continue have homosexual sex)NO,they will not go to heaven.\n\nIf that person does not want to change their lifestyle,they are not showing very much love for Christ,are they?\n\nEven if a person could not choose what they were born as,they can choose not to sin.\n\nIf someone tells you they are a Christian homosexual and they do not abstain from homosexual sex,then they are lying to you and themselves.\n\nIf Jesus could go through the torture he went through for us we can abstain from sin for Jesus.
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Sinning doesn't expel one from the Christian faith! Sinning is a natural part of our lives as mere human beings. Making mistakes is only human, but forgiving is of the divine.\n\nGod knows what each of us has done and will do and He will judge us all. Hiding your sins is worse because it implies a second sin, lies.\n\nNo one is good enough to judge others, especially not faith. The only just and truly wise judge is God Almighty Himself. We shouldn't judge our neighbors, we should love them.\n\nThere was once a wise monk who one day saw two monks fighting. A third comes and asks the wise monk, "Father, why don't you stop them?"\n\n"Why should I stop them when God Almighty Himself doesn't?"
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All true Christians know this there are sects which call themselves Christian that do not believe this.According to Christian doctrine Christ would have to be God. Our salvation dep0end upon it as Christ was sacrificed for our sins. It is a Christian belief that no man could overcome sin because man is falible and that the wages of sin is death. Therefore no created being was perfect there was no one who couold save us from our sin. God who loved us so much even in our sin. Had mercy upon mankind and came down to us to be tempted by the devil to overcome all the temptations of mankind as a man and to be sacrificed to pay the penalty for all who accept him.
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What is sin? Is it not a mans invention? I don't no what sin is, so i cannot sin, because i don't believe that sin exist. I can do things that  i know is wrong because it destructs.
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In a fallen world (which this is) free will is almost equated with sin - you can't eradicate sin and still have free will.
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Sin is not defined by man (monyet_lu2002). Sin is defined by God. It is disobedience to His will.\n\nMan can't serve 2 masters. If one loves God with all his heart, all his mind, all his soul, all his strength, God will be his Lord. The person  will still be an imperfect human who sins, but his lifestyle will not be sinful.\n\nIt is the effectiveness of the Great Deceiver to convince some to choose a sinful way of life.
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I have never convested a sin in my life.  What is that?
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As an elder of a congregation, I believe that I can answer this for most men.  I believe that most men would answer "no" to the question.  However, if men were being honest in their answers, they would probably say "yes".  You see, man by nature, is sinful.  And "sin" is in everyone's life somewhere.  I would like to believe that a Christian man would be honest enough to admit sin, but also to know that if they've asked for forgiveness, then that sin no longer exists in their life.   Hope this sheds some light.
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A sin is any act against the Word and Will of God.\n\nedit note... if you are not of The True Christian Faith you need not be concerned with sin... the concept dose not apply to you... it applies to those of God... it is a misconception that sin will keep someone from Heaven... What will keep most out of Heaven is rejecting God( not coming to Him in The Way he proscribes)\n\nI accept email questions concerning The True Christian Faith.  1 honest question receives 1 honest answer to the best of my ability.
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Sure you "can", the question is should you? Obviously not, worshipping idols is a sin.
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God created mankind with individual moral responsibility.  He also created mankind with volition...the act of choosing by the will.  He also gave us a set of instructions to live by found throughout all of scripture.\n\nMankind CAN make up his own rules and refuse God's.  But, there are consequences for doing so. \n\nSo, yes, man can choose to live and believe how he darn well pleases.  But living according to God's instructions brings positive consequences.  Disregarding them brings negative consequences.\n\n"This is the love of God that we keep His commandments, and His commandments are not grievous" - I John 5:3\n\n"For the penalty for sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord".  Romans 6:23