is complacency sinful?
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yes...  The bible says it directly in :  James Chapter.4,  Verse.17\nTherefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.       KJV\nI knew that verse was in there somewhere but it took me some time to find it, being in the small but important and powerfull part of the bible.\n"the person who does not do the good he knows he should do, is guilty of sin"    Today's English Version\n\nAnd it says it indirectly too, many times, for example when Jesus was upset that even the religious leaders were complacent not to \nstop the money-changing in the temple;  \nAlso when he saved he saved the animal's life on the sabbath, showing that non-complacency in order to save a life was the right thing to do, even at the expense of the technical regulations not to work on the sabbath,  It seemed more sinful to be complacent, not to help a living creature than to break the rules about sabbath.\n\nand the example of the diligent Pharisee in a hurry to the temple and complacently ignoring someone along the way who was injured or needed help, was a hypocrite, for wanting to show up for his job, but not helping out someone in need as he should have.
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If someone told you, "In order to prove your faithfulness, you must not allow a mechanic to fix your car. You must trust God to do it."... would that seem reasonable to you? Probably not. If you had an arm torn off in an accident, would you expect God to inject Himself supernaturally? Or would you go to your nearest emergency dept.?\n\nGod has given us the ability to learn and to apply that learning in areas such as medicine. Going for medical help isn't a denial of God or a sign of our unfaithfulness. It's utilizing the abilities that God gave us.\n\nGod works in many ways, but most often He works through people. Having said that, God is also capable of working in spite of people and limitations.  Trust Him to help you whether through medicine or supernaturally, but continue to use the medical resources that are available to you.
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That explains this darn wheel, Thank you. But now what do I call my hamster?\nReally\nGod does not expect you to defeat sin, but to try to resist it. You are in christian terms full of sin by birth, those sins are paid for. you have nothing to worry about but to try to learn to do better. Like a toddler, you will fall, just try not to learn to walk, and if you stumble you try to improve. You will stumble.\nIn christian faith God does not seek your perfection but rather you are to exemplify his love to you ability , you should be feeling joy not guilt, It should give you peace and freedom from worry. If you are not finding this maybe you need another church or another religion. And to why we are here. hmm christian teaching say we were created for fellowship, to do good works. Islam says man was created to worship me ( in many ways worship of prayer and a righteous life and a happy family and so on.)
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Every human being (except Jesus) has a Sin Nature, and with that in place, it is impossible for you (and I) to love Him and follow Him 100% of the time: distractions! He told Adam after the Fall that he would have to work by the sweat of his brow: that is man's lot in life. Consider: He gave you a job to do, you may not like it, but as a Christian, you say thank you and perform it to the best of your ability, and do it to honor and glorify Him.
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Yes, it is.  My religion does not preach this, and it's one of the reasons that I chose to believe what I do.  Actions have consequences.  People should be made to deal with them, even if it's just a guilty conscience.
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If you entertain a sinful thought, it is considered a sin.
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Blaspheme of the Holy Ghost is not an easy sin to accomplish. One must know the thruth of the Holy Spirit and choose to blaspheme or deny the power of the Holy Spirit. All other sin is forgivable. But this is personal to God. In my life I cannot imagine any situation that would lead me to commit such a sin. It is not easy to do and requires a conscious decision to do so.\n\n\nI have known those who have commited this sin. These few were Spirit filled believers at one time and this happened only after years of God dealing with them and reaching out to them and their refusal to change. God is not a hard-fisted stern old man sitting on the throne just waiting for someone to make a mistake. He is perfect compassion and unending patience. He is forgiveness beyond measure and unconditional love beyond understanding. He is life and hope. But even He has one limit that we dare not cross. Every loving father must say no at some point.
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There is nothing wrong in and of itself with pursuing a path of vigorous physical conditioning.\n\nIf you are in regular contact with God, ask him specifically that he help you remain vigilant over one of your possible pitfalls--namely, vanity. If you are earnest in your desire to remain faithful to God and not to fall into self-adoration, it is highly probable that God will continue tempering your spirit in this regard.\n\nOne thing that I have experienced is that I have had to give my natural gifts back to God so that he may set me in right relation to them. For example, God gave me a degree of intelligence, and I used to be prideful about it, believing that since I had a different degree of intellectual capacity than others that I was better than most. When I accepted salvation and asked God to teach me humility, one thing I needed to surrender to him was my intellectual pride. What God has shown me--and it has been a process--is that he can and will clarify my mind so that he may best use my capacities for his own glory, not mine. In my surrendering my pride to my creator, God has allowed me to continue utilizing my abilities, but he has also given me the ability to question the previous underlying assumptions so that I may find them to be false.\n\nIn other words, and in short, the fact that I have a measure of intelligence just means I have a gift from God. It places me neither above nor below anyone else. If I place myself below God--where I belong--then God places me in right relation to myself and others.\n\nI would suggest that you pursue this path, and be ever vigilant. Ask God to reveal to you when and if you are tempted to become vain again. Ask his infinite mercy and strength in guiding you to remain humble while pursuing that which brings you challenge and pleasure.\n\nBest to you in your walk with Christ.
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At any moment, every person reading this is committing some kind of sin.  Some sins are really bad (mortal); other sins are relatively mild (venial).  Essentially, at any moment a person is becoming either a more heavenly or more hellish creature, based on that person's will and decisions based on given circumstances.  The strong sexual attraction felt between a man and woman in a marriage is not sinful.  Looking at another person's spouse in a lustful manner is sinful.  The Lord knows every person's weaknesses, and even knows of any shameful perversions that might plague that person's mind--important thing is what that person tries to do; i.e., what decisions that person makes to the best of that person's abilities given the circumstances.  If you read Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis, he gives excellent insights into these ideas.  Hope this helps.
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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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Whether I believed in God or not, my behavior would change very little.  I believe that life is more pleasant when we treat each other with respect, compassion and generosity, and demand the same from our leaders.  It is worse when we seek to comfort ourselves to the detriment of others.  Promises of reward and threats of punishment are not necessary.\n\nIt's not a matter to me of whether I believe God exists but whether God, as presented, makes sense.  If God created us to endure a series of tests or a rule-bound game, with an absolute reward/punishment outcome, I'd consider that God unworthy of the concept.  If God is a co-witness and fellow traveller who values experience over obedience, whose concept of justice is based on compassion rather than rules, and who would never consider abandoning one of his creatures, I could buy into that.  \n\nGod is supposed to be omniscient and omnipotent.  They say knowledge is power, then they say power, especially absolute power, corrupts.  Not quite true.  As humans, we can never have absolute knowledge or power, only "more" of each.  It is the remaining ignorance and fear that corrupts us because our grasp is tenuous.  Were someone to have absolute control of all power and knowledge in the universe, that person would be invulnerable and would understand everything.  That person would have no needs or threats, and no obligation to "settle" others' conflicts.  That person would be free to either ignore the problems or to objectively show a better way out of them.\n\nIf you are a parent, you may have had an experience of children fighting among themselves, understanding both of them perfectly while realizing that their dispute is meaningless.  Or you may have comforted a child facing a new experience, or cautioned a child incapable of recognizing a danger.  That's what it would be like for God.  Dispassion, wisdom, and patience would be God's attributes.  Anger, revenge and score-keeping just don't fit the picture.  These are the attributes of weak, fearful, childish humans.\n\nThe omniscience we lack is the reason we are in conflict, because we don't understand each other.  The omnipotence we lack means some of us will be stronger than others and we would likely exploit that for the sake of our own security.  God would transcend all that.  Absolute knowledge is understanding.  Absolute power is compassion.\n\nIf God were presented logically, as a loving creator who calls us out of fear into confidence and sympathy, I could go for it. The petty, capricious autocrat painted by Bible-thumpers doesn't make the grade.
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No.\n\nSin is a deliberate thought, word, deed, or omission contrary to the eternal law of God. \n\nIn other words, sin is anything that hurts your relationship with God.\n\nSin is a personal act. Moreover, we have a responsibility for the sins committed by others when we cooperate in them:\n- by participating directly and voluntarily in them;\n- by ordering, advising, praising, or approving them;\n- by not disclosing or not hindering them when we have an obligation to do so;\n- by protecting evil-doers.\n\nWith love in Christ.
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There is no justification for pushing guilt. God does not make you feel guilty. That is from the dark side. God will convict you of sin by making you aware. The devil likes to make people feel guilty so they will self medicate through everything from sex, to drugs, to work, etc. It then becomes a round robin because you then feel not only guilty for what you might have done off target, but you will also start to feel guilty for the addiction that is robbing your reality. You then need more of what ever is keeping your mind off of the problem and that opens the door for more guilt. Don't let another human being judge you period. If they are not trying to help you tell them to buzz off and keep looking for help. If you seek you will find. God will never point out what is wrong with your walk without a solution. Satan is the author of guilt.
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agree....we have morals, values, integrity, and sense of what is right--which may vary depending on the person and situation--but, no... I don't believe that I am sinning, and while a religious cat may say that what I am doing is a sin, it is only a sin only by the fact that he is judging me based on his on belief system.  Ironic of course, I mean doesn't your bible say, "judge not lest ye be judged likewise also,"  or have they removed that section?
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No ,they believe it is sinful.
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you see this as a challenge and since you don't feel guilty you don't stop.  Its an addiction.  Not being a christian, i cant lecture you on sin, but I will say you are addicted.  In all honesty a single therapy session with a qualified doctor could work wonders.  You know you aren't supposed to do this but being forbidden, its even more appealing.  Its like your parents telling you you cant do something and that makes you want to do it more.  I can't treat that, but any good doctor could.
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There is only one sin that will send you to hell and that is rejecting JESUS CHRIST as your personal savior. John 3:18-19\nIf someone truly excepts Christ as their savior they do not want to continue to live a life of sinfulness. 1 John 3:9-10 explains this quite adequately. Rather than wondering how much sin you can commit you should be wondering how to become more like CHRIST... you can not have a relationship with the world and with CHRIST  James 4:4 . Just simply acknowledging that GOD exists is not becoming a Christian. Even the devil believes in GOD in this manner and I assure you that he is not going to \nheaven. Look up Romans 10:9-10 for a study on how to be saved. I hope and pray that you truly submit to the LORD SHIP OF CHRIST in your life through a relationship with HIM.\n~GOD BLESS YOU AND LEAD YOU INTO ALL TRUTH~