Why don't ppl understand when there are sinful things in the Bible, such as incest, God isn't?
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Exactly. This is the same thing that goes on in our lives when we make negative choices. Religion pretends that it is sin and that we are bad. This is just nonsense. It is only Gods way of teaching us what not to do.\n\nGod has not intention of judging us for learning our lessons in the way He always intended.\n\nLove and blessings Don
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I agree with you 100% cassandra.  People continue to disregard God, and this is a pattern.  In the third chapter of Genesis we read the account of Adam And Eve's disregard for God's commands, and the fact that it resulted in the birth of sin and death.  We are descendants of these two people and some of us continue on in their footsteps.  I think that this is an intelligent observation on your part.  If you read on in your bible, at 2 timothy 2 :19, you will see that there is hope that God recognizes those that belong to him.  Psalms 37:11, goes on to tell us that one day the earth will be inhabited by those that share your opinion.  I don't consider your observation to be Pious Bilge, but on the contrary, it shows that you DO have regard for God, and that is to be commended.
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It use to be thought that is something was wrong with a person, such as they were born blind that is was because of sin. The sins of the fathers are brought down upon the sons to the 4th generation. It was thought of as a punishment from God. Jesus did not agree with this idea.
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Ah, that is very astute, and it raises another interesting question doesn't it. \n\nIf Adam and Eve sinned why are we held responsible for an act they committed?  Hardly seems fair, but interestingly this very theme is seen elsewhere in the Bible.\n\nNoah gets drunk and falls asleep.  His son Ham sees his nakedness, but Noah curses Canaan.\n\nDavid commits adultery and murder, but God causes his son to become ill and die.\n\nBTW not atheist.
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which bible do u mean? I think u people have got many bibles...and y would u care about the "number" while nobody cares about following the bible by NOT committing this deadly sin (adultery)
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The Bible says that for a time God winked at the silliness of mankind until they got out of hand with brutality and so on..., MEANING he didn't wink as in approval, he pretty much just let man do his own thing.\n\nI cant recall where the scripture is other than the New Testament and I assume it was the Apostle Paul.\n\nHOWEVER If your read the Genesis you'll find there was an understanding that there were certain things considered sinful. This suggest it was passed down from father to son and family to family by word of mouth.\n\nThe WRITTEN LAW.., came as a hard copy (so to speak) something more tangible. Men can argue over what's legal and illegal all they want UNTIL there is a written code for all to see.., hence God passed to Moses the Law which gaged sin without a doubt and the fines and penalties and remedies for violating these laws. Violation of those laws is a sin.\n\nPlease leave $5 in the bucket on your way out. Daddy needs a new pair of shoes.
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the Bible condemns a lot of things, including lusting, stealing, etc.I will never understand why my fellow "christians" pick homosexuality as the be all end all sin.
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Nobody is born sinful.  How in the world is a tiny little newborn a sinner?  They have committed no crime and do not have any sense of the word at all.  All a newborn knows is that it needs food a lot, it needs diapers, and it needs its parents to love it.  It needs to see its mother's face and feel comfort at her breast.  Nothing sinful about that.  The bible was messed up by the Romans and changed.  The original bible has nothing of the sort in it, and eve is not the cause of all pain either.  A person is not guilty of another person's crime, and that includes eve.  In Islam, BOTH adam and eve were at fault.  Blame is not placed specifically.  And you are told that your own actions determine whether or not you go to heaven or hell.
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It's easy to ignore.  Cause today God is different.  If they say otherwise, then they are the one's who are dishonest.  Why would selling your daughter as a sex slave be alright in one book, then suddenly bad the next?  Obviously something has changed here.  And I am sure that many will justify it by calling you Ignorant and say you don't know what the Bible really says (even though you just quoted it).  No matter how they turn, though, there is no rationalizing the Old Testament God with the New Testament God.\nGood to see you, btw.  ^_^
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God would never command such a sinful act that pleases you so selfishly from His people.\n\nPeace.
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just dont be gay it forbids it in the bible here are some verses:1) 1 Corinthians 6:9, 10 - Do you not know that unrighteous persons will not inherit God’s kingdom? Do not be misled. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men kept for unnatural purposes, nor men who lie with men, nor thieves, nor greedy persons, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit God’s kingdom. \n\n2) Romans 1:24-27 - Therefore God, in keeping with the desires of their hearts, gave them up to uncleanness, that their bodies might be dishonored among them, even those who exchanged the truth of God for the lie and venerated and rendered sacred service to the creation rather than the One who created, who is blessed forever. That is why God gave them up to disgraceful sexual appetites, for both their females changed the natural use of themselves into one contrary to nature; and likewise even the males left the natural use of the female and became violently inflamed in their lust toward one another, males with males, working what is obscene and receiving in themselves the full recompense, which was due for their error.\n\n\nand 1 Cor.6:9-10 these are some of the verses i remember. there are a lot more but i forgot them
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In the Bible ( I assume that is where you are wanting your answers derived form), God indeed separates sins and even catagorizes some for us\nDisobedience is = witchcraft\nnot providing for your family = infadel\n'there is a sin unto death and a sin not unto death"\nblasphemy against jesus or father forgivable, but against holy ghost not forgivable\n7 deadly sins that God hates\nbut sexual immorality is all bad, but NOWHERE does God call any type of man/woman sexual sin an abomination, but he does call man/man sex an abomination\n\nsome sins are worse, clearly, but that is like asking which cyanide laced drink has more in it because you don't want to be extra dead
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God probably wouldn't care as long as you are following the law that he or she put forth in the Scriptures. It's just that over the years Christians have manipulated the meanings of these Scriptures to endorse their bullshit and the way they treat people.
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The whole issue is summed up in the holiness of God. When I was a child I was taught very strongly something  that is rarely taught in church today at all. I was taught that God was holy and He could not be in the presence of evil. That is why we cannot be in fellowship with God, because we are sinners. For us to be with God that sin must be dealt with. God declared to Adam that in the day he sinned he would die. That is a principle of life when we sin we die to God (separated from Him). Paul said it this way in Romans, the wages of sin is death. To overcome sin death must take place. When Jesus came He cam as a perfect man and completely God. When He died because he was perfect He was able to pay for  all sins with His  death. Now we can be forgiven, not because we are perfect but because the penalty is paid. All God asks of us to obtain forgiveness in faith in what He has done.
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I agree with what you are saying. And I think some christians get hung up on certain scriptures about same sex relationships because they don't understand those scriptures in context. \n\nGood articles on that here:\nhttp://www.mccchurch.org/Content/NavigationMenu/Resources/SexualitySpirituality/Sexuality_Spirituali.htm\n\nFollow up: Do you see what I mean about all the people who don't understand those scriptures in context? Not one of them can be bothered with reading the articles and learning something new. It is a shame to see people so close minded.
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Interesting but contrary to Scripture. I understand the problem you're considering and offer this as a possible solution...\n\nAdam and Eve were perfect and it took several generations before the degenerating gene pool became severe enough to forbid incest.
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People are wrong.  The Bible is right.  People who practice homosexuality are sinning.  Pretty simple.