Is life a paradox of sorts?

Question

Sure, this question may be inappropriate for R&S- but you all are opinionated, and strongly. I like that sometimes.

I was thinking about something. As a Christian, I do believe that we are all sinners, each and every one of us. The only person that ever existed and did not sin was the son of God, Jesus Christ. You think you are innocent? How many lies have you told before in your entire life? How many times have you lusted after someone? How many times have you used God's name in vain?

And yet, part of me just cannot embrace the idea that we are all guilty by nature. Maybe the truth is that we are all guilty.

The way I see it is that life is a paradox. We are all innocent- and we are all also guilty.

Agree or disagree?

Answer 1

Yes, i agree. I think the state of mind a Christian should cultivate is one where he (i.e. me) is aware of his own misdeeds to others and not others' misdeeds to him or others. The problem with this, though, is what to do about perceived injustices perpetrated by others on others.



I think it's sort of about victimhood. It's more important to see the mass of humanity other than oneself as victims rather than as perpetrators. So in other words you look at yourself as guilty and everyone else as innocent.



Nice question, by the way.

Answer 2

First we have to understand who we are and why we are here. We are

'human persons" with a physical body and a soul. We were created by God with the "free will" option to know, love, and serve Him.



If we choose to live merely in the carnal natural state and ignore the spiritual we will have only that end and the physical, psychological, and social challenges of that choice.



If we choose to acknowledge the spiritual in our lives we will have Gods assistance in living in a physical world.



Jesus Christ came to us as a "Divine Person", so yes He, being God, is without sin. His mother Mary was sinless in order to be His mother. She is not Divine, but rather a "Human Person". She was sinless throughout her life.



We have a loving God. And the more we learn about Him, the more we love Him, and the more we love Him the more we desire to serve Him. Many seem to be studying ways to hate God and only seek out means of remaining ignorant about God.



Very sad to be so voluntarily mentally handicapped. The wise person seeks to prove both sides before deciding to choose sides on issues.



It is not a curse to have a sinful nature. It is a blessing. We have a free will to choose between sinful acts that are destructive to us and charitable acts that help us and others.



If we make a bad choice God forgives us if we repent (change our ways). He loves us so much that He keeps on forgiving us even if we keep making the same mistakes.



The Commandments of God are not some sort of tyrannical set of rules set forth by a tormenting ruler or King.



Look at the teachings in the Old and New Covenants and see them from a viewpoint of a Father concerned about the welfare of His children.



There is no Paradox in a Father loving His children enough to set some rules and guidelines for safe and healthy living, and forgiving the child who realizes his mistake and says "I'm sorry".





The list of sins are hurtful to, not just the sinner, but, those around the sinner as well. Forget about religion fo a moment, if you can.



Is it good for society if I run around killing people for no good reason at all?



Is it good for society if I grab any woman I want and make her have relations with me?



Is it good for society if I am rude and disobedient toward my parents?



We could go on and on, but if you don't get it by now, you have some lessons yet to learn the hard way in life. I hope you are a quick study. Take care.

Answer 3

The concept of sin is man's invention.. It is impossible to offend God in any way. You are obviously in line with christian teaching because you mistakenly believe that Jesus was Deity..It is also untrue that God ever judges, condemns or punishes..It is a small wonder christian churches are closing daily in our country..You can know God's truth now by reading the "Conversations with God" books that are available at all libraries. Many hard core christians will unfortunately reach death before the learn the truth about God. If you have an open mind and a lot of courage, read these miracle books. God bless.

Answer 4

Oh dear God you sounded exactly like Ray Comfort there for a minute. Did you just copy and paste that from his website or something?

Answer 5

The Bible teaches that we are born with a sinful nature. But if you believe babies go to Heaven, you do not believe people are born guilty. You are guilty (or innocent) because of your actions.

Answer 6

Honestly, I think the concept that we are born in sin is a negative one that contributes to low self-esteem.



Additionally, i've never understood what an powerful deity would find use in our worshiping or lauding him.



Therefore I don't think we are all guilty.

Answer 7

Guilty of what? Sin doesn't exist. Especially if we're just talking about wanting to have sex with another person. Lust is perfectly natural.

Answer 8

Jesus may have died for somebodies sins but not mine. I didn't ask him to and don't need him to.



And that shall be his eventual downfall.



Sorry, but life is just a game we play. We can cheat or change the rules anytime we want if we have the guts to.

Answer 9

yes because bad thoughts come to our head wether we like it or not so our innocence saves us from acting on the bad thought or ignoring it...maybe lol

Answer 10

Who deserves to be Worshipped Alone?

http://turntoislam.com/forum/showthread.php?t=105

Answer 11

I was guilty for being born according to you people. Screw that ancient cult myth

Answer 12

Blasphemy is a victimless crime.

Answer 13

Hell no. What got into you, boy?